![A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY: A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY China, 15th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a beaded double lotus base, the hands held in aakash and varada mudras, wearing loose-fitting robes openin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2748/331488/178780966_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716989988)
Lacquered Buddhism Collectibles
![A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY: A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTY China, 15th century. Seated in dhyanasana on a beaded double lotus base, the hands held in aakash and varada mudras, wearing loose-fitting robes openin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2748/331488/178780966_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716989988)
![A LARGE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA, LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY: A LARGE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA, LATE MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY Finely carved seated in dhyanasana, the hands lowered in dhyana mudra, wearing long flowing monastic robes dra](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/2748/331488/178780969_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716989988)
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Palekh lacquered box a hard sell in post-communist Russia
PALEKH, Russia (AP) – A squirrel tail. Wolf teeth. Sheets of gold. Flax oil. These are the things Vladimir Buldakov uses to work a feat of modern-day alchemy: transforming an ordinary papier-mache box into a gilded miniature masterpiece that will tell the story of saints or heroes, fairies or dragons. Buldakov comes from Palekh, a […]
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Gio Ponti Triennale Armchairs lead our five auction highlights
Gio Ponti Triennale Armchairs, $117,900 CHICAGO – Among the starring lots at the Wright Design sale on March 28 was this pair of Gio Ponti lacquered wood, upholstery, and brass Triennale armchairs dating to 1951. The design is one produced for ISA (Industria Salotti e Arredamenti), the luxury furniture firm. To achieve the effect of […]
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‘Protest furniture’ by Brazilian Jose Zanine Caldas featured at Wright March 28
CHICAGO — A signature example of ‘protest furniture’ by Brazilian designer Jose Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) is among the starring lots in the Wright Design sale on Thursday, March 28. Previously in a collection in Sao Paulo, the Namoradeira tete-a-tete rocker dating to circa 1963-1967 was consigned by a vendor in New York and is estimated […]
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Adnet and Quinet midcentury works were in strong demand at LAMA
LOS ANGELES – Mid-century works by the modernist architects and interior designers Jacques Adnet (1900-1984) and Jacques Quinet (1918-1992) were in strong demand at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA). A trio of pieces in their signature leather-clad style brought five-figure sums on February 28. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. While Adnet began his career […]