Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
(3) Tay Guan Heng Joss Dough Taoist Sanxing Deity Sculptures
- Price realized
- $98
- Pre-sale estimate
- $80 – $150
- Hammer price
- $80
- Category
- Sculptures and Carvings
- Sold
- September 6, 2024
- Sale
- DAY 1- SPECTACULAR SEPTEMBER ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
(lot of 3) Joss dough figural sculptures, Tay Guan Heng, Singapore, each sculpted from cinnamon wood clay depicting a Taoist deity, standing on platform base having stamped date underfoot January 1983, including: (1) Shouxing, holding peach and staff strung with huluping vessel; (1) Luxing, with ornate headdress and clutching a ruyi scepter; (1) Fuxing, in scholar's dress with scroll in one hand; largest: approx 12 7/8"h, 5.75"w, 3.75"d; 3.5lbs total Note: Tay Guan Heng was one of the longest-running joss stick makers in Singapore, closing its doors in 2022 after 90 years of operation. Provenance: from a fine Houston estate
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.