19th century Thai gilt bronze seated Buddha. Shakyamuni 'Calling the earth to witness' mudra. Traces of gilt to recesses. On a gilt and lacquer wooden stand. Height 24 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.