1850s Sculptures and Carvings

Antique Japanese miniature model of a suit of armor made for the Boy’s day display. Constructed of a lacquered paper cuirass, upper arm guar...

Antique bronze figure of Baby Bata Krishna crawling figure holding the pearl of wisdom or butterball. Antique Indian Bronze Figure of Baby krishna with his Butterball. An Indian Bronze Figure of Balakrishna, the baby Krishna wearing chains around his waist and a necklace, his face with a humorous expression, holding a ball of butter in his right hand, it is considered the ball of wisdom. Antique Asian collectible cast bronze copper sculpture figurine of Hindu God Lord Krishna in a baby form. 19th century lost wax cast bronze Bata Krishna figure, India Avatar of Vishnu, the Bala Krishna form represents him as a baby. Krishna is probably the most beloved avatar of god Vishnu and is widely worshipped all over India. Crawling Krishna is a common subject, the craftsmanship and the elegance of proportions make this Vigraha an outstanding one. Dimensions: Height: 3 inches Length: 2.50 inches Depth 2.50 inches. From the Art collection of Marian and John Scott. Acquisition date: 1986. From the Art collection of Marian and John Scott who purchased this item from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces. About Mark Lissauer: Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material. Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica. He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum. Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert. Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...

19th century bronze Chinese Foo Dog.

Depicting two large melons with calligraphy surmounted with lotus and flower and dragonfly. Painted in golds, reds, blues and green. Estate of John Volk, Pa...

Big japanese deer sculpture in lacquered wood. Black, red and gold patina. The ears and wood are removable. Probably Edo period