A Large Thai Gilt Bronze Figure of a Standing Deity
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $600 - $800
Estimate$600 – $800
Status
Closed
A Large Thai Gilt Bronze Figure of a Standing Deity
19TH/20TH CENTURY
the figure cast standing on a stepped throne, both hands held at front with the palms facing outward, dressed in elaborate robes with floral designs, wearing a peaked headdress, the face bearing a subtle smile.
Height 51 1/2 in., 130.8 cm.
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
