Gilt Bronze Thai Standing Buddha - Early Rattanakosin Damchiya Sideboards combining warm ochre tones with

combining warm ochre tones with stylised floral bands and darker contrasting panels

These Indian boxes were traditionally used to store a bride's dowry

In desperation

Its simple utilitarian form is softened by decades of wear

In recognition of this extraordinary legacy

Gilt Bronze Thai Standing Buddha - Early Rattanakosin Damchiya Sideboards combining warm ochre tones withThis fine Thai standing bronze Buddha is cast standing in samabhanga with hands in abhayamudra dispelling fear and anxiety. The figure of Buddha is made in has hallmarks of the Ayuthaya style but is likely later, probably early Rattanakosin period (1782 1932) circa 1800. with a regal appearance, his earlobes hanging long in a princely fashion. He is on a lotus base placed on a stepped circular pedestal. A truly beautiful example of Buddhist art.