{"product_id":"antique-thai-gilt-bronze-fighting-temple-guardians-statue-49-cm","title":"Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Fighting Temple Guardians Statue, 49 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo temple guardians caught mid duel, frozen forever in glorious bronze. This is theatre cast in metal, a swirling, kinetic tableau of Siamese mythology where one crowned warrior lunges and the other recoils, every sinew and ceremonial robe rendered in extraordinary, almost obsessive detail. Standing a commanding 49 cm tall and weighing in at a serious 6 kilograms, it is the sort of piece that quietly takes charge of a room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat lifts this far above the souvenir shelf is the surface. The figures wear a true fire gilding, the old mercury process now banned and once reserved for sacred and royal objects, layered over richly chased garments and finished with gold leaf. Time has given it a wonderful broken patina of warm gold, soft silver and shadowed bronze, the kind of honest age you simply cannot fake. A collector grade sculpture from the late Rattanakosin tradition, mounted on its original hardwood plinth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStyling \u0026amp; Collectors Inspiration\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis pair of warriors loves company from across the Buddhist world. Set it among other gilded and bronze devotional works to build a serene yet dramatic gallery corner, or let it hold court alone on a console against a dark wall where the gold can really sing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePair it with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/vintage-mandalay-style-standing-buddha-gold-gilded-burma-myanmar-60-cm-spiritual-statement-sculpture\"\u003eVintage Mandalay Style Gold Gilded Standing Buddha\u003c\/a\u003e for a regal, all gold devotional grouping.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/antique-southeast-asian-bronze-buddha-head-sculpture-khmer-style-verdigris-patina-mounted-on-wooden-stand\"\u003eAntique Khmer Style Bronze Buddha Head\u003c\/a\u003e to play warm gilding against cool verdigris bronze.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround the arrangement with the meditative \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/antique-bronze-buddha-statue-seated-in-meditation-on-lotus-34-cm-heavy-patinated-bronze-asian-buddhist-sculpture\"\u003eAntique Bronze Buddha Seated on a Lotus\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor a scholarly flourish, display it beside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/products\/rare-burmese-kammavaca-ordination-manuscript-gilt-lacquered-sutra-leaves-myanmar-19th-century\"\u003eRare Burmese Kammavaca Gilt Lacquered Manuscript\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrigin: Thailand (Siam), late Rattanakosin period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: bronze with traditional fire gilding (Feuervergoldung) and gold leaf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: two fighting temple guardians, a dynamic combat composition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: approximately 49 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: approximately 29 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth: approximately 29 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBase: original hardwood plinth, 23 x 12.5 x 5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: approximately 6 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: authentic age related wear, casting core remnants and a beautiful broken gilt patina consistent with age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003e📦 Free Insured International Shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis item includes free insured worldwide shipping. It will be carefully packaged by our experienced team to ensure safe arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques De Cosmutia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53239817437450,"sku":"279","price":3595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/1548\/8010\/files\/IMG_8498AAA_TITEL01.jpg?v=1781978485","url":"https:\/\/decosmutia.com\/de\/products\/antique-thai-gilt-bronze-fighting-temple-guardians-statue-49-cm","provider":"Antiques De Cosmutia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}