You are bidding on very rare, unique and precious Very Large and TALL Stunning Gold Paint on Solid Wood early 20th Century Mandalay Style Burmese Standing Buddha (75+ years old).

I am proud to announce that I will have the privilege to be the seller (and will be the owner of some pieces) of an outsdanding Southeast Asia Private Collection of more than 100 Original and Authentic Antique Decorative items.

(mostly Buddha or Buddhist Related).

They are all authentic and from reliable sources and have been part of the same collection for a long time (in South Florida).

I do have a huge collection (in New York - of more than 200 pieces) of Southeast Asian Buddha images and have a very extensive knowledge about Southeast Asia Buddha images, as I have been to Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia Several times.

Before you bid it is important to understand some facts about Burmese Buddha Wood Images (just in case you don't know).

The old Buddha Statues were usually offered outside pagodas and some were buried.

Most of them, especially the wood ones, have normal cracks, chips and paint loss due to many years of exposure to weather and other "deteriorating" conditions.

CONDITION:

This is a beautiful piece!!!!

I will try my best to report the accurate condition of all images I am offering on ebay.

There are some cracks on its base near the image's feet and bottom part od the dress. (please see detailed photo).

There is also some crack on the image's neck. (please see photo).

Most of the gold paint is very well preserved. It looks like red was painted first and gold paint on top of it.

Otherwise it has the typical wear and tear of old Burmese Statues due to aging and use which adds character to this absolutely stunning and important collector's item.

PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT IT.

The carving details are gorgeous.

Please see pictures and feel free to ask me any questions about this item.

I will be offering several fantastic Southeast Asian REAL ANTIQUE Buddha images on ebay including wood, bronze and alabaster).

It measures:

29"Tall (73.7cm)

9"Wide (22.8cm)

6 1/2"Deep (16.5cm)