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Early 20th C Burmeses (Mandalay) Gilt Wood Buddha
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Early 20th C Burmeses (Mandalay) Gilt Wood Buddha

1920 - 1940
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A Gilt Wooden Standing Burmese Buddha. A serene Burmese Buddha figure carved from wood and adorned in gold gilt, shown in a graceful standing posture with gently outstretched hands. The robe drapes in rhythmic folds and is finely bordered with raised dot detailing, evoking a sense of movement and tranquillity. The Buddha’s face is rounded and calm, with a faint smile, framed by tightly curled hair and an ushnisha at the crown

Early 20th Century circa 1930.

Good overall condition age related gilt rubbing and some roundal missing to the headdress.

Standing 53cm to a later 6cm plinth

Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this Burmese Gilt Wood Buddha to the 1930s.

Independent Date Guide ID 08990717
Dealer's Item Date1930s
Sellingantiques Date1930s
Sellingantiques agingItem 85-130 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1930s:
Carved timber folds: Mandalay style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Mirrored glass roundels set in raised lacquer: traditional Burmese embellishment technique.
Gilding rubbed through to the dark lacquer base: long-term handling and environmental wear.
Inlaid glass eyes set into the wood: customary finishing of the period.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
27cm (10.63")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Reference Numbers
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SA1141531
Description
A Gilt Wooden Standing Burmese Buddha.
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A serene Burmese Buddha figure carved from wood and adorned in gold gilt, shown in a graceful standing posture with gently outstretched hands.
Timberhill Gallery

The robe drapes in rhythmic folds and is finely bordered with raised dot detailing, evoking a sense of movement and tranquillity. The Buddha’s face is rounded and calm, with a faint smile, framed by tightly curled hair and an ushnisha at the crown

Early 20th Century circa 1930.

Good overall condition age related gilt rubbing and some roundal missing to the headdress.

Standing 53cm to a later 6cm plinth

Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this Burmese Gilt Wood Buddha to the 1930s.

Independent Date Report ID 08990717
Dealer's Item Date1930s
Sellingantiques dating1930s
Sellingantiques agingItem 85-130 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1930s:
Carved timber folds: Mandalay style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Mirrored glass roundels set in raised lacquer: traditional Burmese embellishment technique.
Gilding rubbed through to the dark lacquer base: long-term handling and environmental wear.
Inlaid glass eyes set into the wood: customary finishing of the period.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
27cm (10.63")
Depth
10cm (3.94")
Reference Numbers
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SA1141531
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An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details.
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Archive I An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details.

Early 20th C Burmeses (Mandalay) Gilt Wood Buddha

Archive II An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details. View II
Archive III An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details. View III
Archive IV An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details. View IV
Archive V An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details. View V
Archive VI An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details. View VI
Archive VII An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details. View VII
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An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details.
Early 20th C Burmeses (Mandalay) Gilt Wood Buddha
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An early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish and glass mosaic border details.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSculptures
  • Period1920 - 1940
  • StyleBurmese Mandalay
  • MaterialWood, Gold Leaf, Glass, Lacquer
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFlowing robes, Glass mosaic trim, Stepped plinth, Ushnisha headband
  • SizeH 57 cm (22 in) x W 27 cm (11 in) x D 10 cm (4 in)

This early twentieth-century Burmese Mandalay standing Buddha figure originates from 1930. The sculpture is rendered in carved wood with a gold leaf finish, glass mosaic border details, and lacquer. It depicts a serene figure with a rounded face, a faint smile, tightly curled hair, and an ushnisha at the crown, shown in a standing posture with outstretched hands. The flowing robes feature rhythmic folds with glass mosaic trim and raised dot detailing. The carving displays age-related gilt rubbing, missing roundals to the headdress, and rests on a stepped plinth. The sculpture measures 57 cm high, 27 cm wide, and 10 cm deep. This decorative piece suits placement on a sideboard top in a home interior setting today.

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The Mandalay style, which developed in Myanmar during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is characterised by naturalistic facial features, broad headbands, and elaborate, flowing drapery with decorative mirror mosaic trim.

These sculptures are typically carved from teak or softwood, coated with layers of black thayo lacquer paste, decorated with glass or mirror mosaic inlays, and finished with applied gold leaf gilding.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved wood joinery beneath the lacquer, subtle age-related wear to the gold leaf showing underlying dark lacquer, and hand-cut glass or mirror mosaic embellishments along robe borders.

Sculptural figures of this scale function well as focal pieces placed on a dark wooden sideboard, within a minimalist display niche, or atop a hallway console table alongside simple neutral ceramics.

Clean gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush to remove dust from crevices. Avoid water, liquid polishes, or chemical cleaners, which can degrade the lacquer, loosen mosaic pieces, or strip fragile gold leafing.
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