A WONDERFUL OLD MANDALAY BURMESE BUDDHA DATING FROM THE MID TO LATE 19THC, HE IS CAST IN BRONZE USING THE LOST WAX METHOD OF CASTING AND HAS A STILL GOT MOST OF THE INTERNAL CASTING CORE LEFT ON THE INSIDE, THE OVERALL PATINATION IS GOOD AND CONSISTANT WITH AGE AND HE IS DECORATED AROUND HIS CROWN WITH SMALL GLASS INLAYED MIRRORS (SOME MISSING) AND HAS INSET GLASS EYES, HE HAS NEVER BEEN CLEANED AND IS SOLD AS I FOUND HIM MANY YEARS AGO IN AN ANTIQUES SHOP HERE IN THE WEST COUNTRY OF ENGLAND, PROBABLY BROUGHT BACK DURING THE COLONIAL TIMES HE IS A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THE MANDALAY BUDDHA AND HAS A REALY GOOD EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE,, A LOVELY OLD BUDDHA AND UNMOLESTED BY CLEANING AS MANY OF THEM SADLY ARE OVERCLEANED AND THE PATINATION DESTROYED,, A NICE
SIZE, HEIGHT 6 INS, WIDTH 4 INS AND FRONT TO BACK 3- 1/2 INS, A LOVELY AND VERY HONEST ANTIQUE BURMESE BUDDHA WITH CHARACTOR.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PAYPAL ONLY, NO EXCEPTIONS, I DO NOT TAKE CHEQUES FROM OVERSEAS BUYERS, BUYER MUST COMPLETE THE PAYMENT WITHIN 48 HOURS OF AUCTION ENDING, I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGED ITEMS IN THE POST UNLESS INSURED BY THE BUYER, PARCELS WILL BE SENT WITH AIRSURE PARCEL TO WHICH COUNTRYS THEY COVER AND WILL HAVE A TRACKING NUMBER,INSURANCE ETC,ALL COUNTRYS NOT COVERED BY THEM I USE INTERNATIONAL AIR PARCEL, THIS DOES HAVE INSURANCE AND ALSO HAS A TRACKING NUMBER. I INSIST ON INSURANCE !!! ALTHOUGH THIS IS USUALLY INCLUDED IN THE POSTAL PRICE QUOTED BY ME.. I PREFER PAYPAL BUT WILL TAKE CHEQUE FROM UK BUYERS.