19th century Rattanakosin Thai bronze Buddha head. Loses to left eye and cheek, inlaid eyes missing. On a hardwood stand. Height 32 cm (without stand). Provenance: Estates late Adolphe and Asra Alexander, a German-Thai couple involved with architecture, interior design and import-export merchant trading, initially operating in Bangkok they moved to Brisbane in 1960. Asra was the daughter of a German merchant living in Thailand whose Company imported luxury European goods, and (with Royal warrant) counted the Thai palace among their customers. Thence by descent - private collection, Canberra.