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LOT 2655
Large Thai Head of a Buddha
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
6 1/2 in. (385 grams total, 16.5 cm including stand).
With lentoid half-lidded eyes, wide nose, full, curved lips and richly elaborate gilt headdress; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
with Christie's Interiors, London, 4 October 2011, no.57 (Part).
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 2655
Large Thai Head of a Buddha
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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