Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

Tibetan and Burmese Stupa Wood Boxes

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

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Tibetan and Burmese Stupa Wood Boxes

(2) items including a Tibetan wedding box having painted geometric design with metal fittings and a Burmese offering basket

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Exhibitions: Art Center of Battle Creek, ‘The Faces of Buddha’, April 7-27, 2019

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 16 inches, Diameter: 17 inches (basket)

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear, cracking, finish loss, dirt accumulation; basket having cracks (possibly repairs) at base of all legs; box latch slightly bent, rust to metal

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Asian

Estimated Sale Time: 12:14 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 2, 2022, 11:22 pm

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear, cracking, finish loss, dirt accumulation; basket having cracks (possibly repairs) at base of all legs; box latch slightly bent, rust to metal

Dimensions: 16 in