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Auction archive: Lot number 249

A large Tibetan gilt-bronze pierced circular box and cover

Auction 10.04.1997
10 Apr 1997
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$977 - US$1,303
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,248
Auction archive: Lot number 249

A large Tibetan gilt-bronze pierced circular box and cover

Auction 10.04.1997
10 Apr 1997
Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$977 - US$1,303
Price realised:
£1,380
ca. US$2,248
Beschreibung:

A large Tibetan gilt-bronze pierced circular box and cover inset in turquoise and other stones, the central roundel depicting a seated multi-armed deity before foliage and above an acolyte and a mythical animal within a band of sanscrit characters interspersed with flowerheads, all surrounded by quatrefoil cartouches containing mythical lions and dragons, all on a gilt ground incised with scrolling foliage, the base and similarly decorated -- 14.in (35.5cm) diam, 17th/18th Century , (slight old wear and minor dent). See Colour Plate 6 .

Auction archive: Lot number 249
Auction:
Datum:
10 Apr 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
Beschreibung:

A large Tibetan gilt-bronze pierced circular box and cover inset in turquoise and other stones, the central roundel depicting a seated multi-armed deity before foliage and above an acolyte and a mythical animal within a band of sanscrit characters interspersed with flowerheads, all surrounded by quatrefoil cartouches containing mythical lions and dragons, all on a gilt ground incised with scrolling foliage, the base and similarly decorated -- 14.in (35.5cm) diam, 17th/18th Century , (slight old wear and minor dent). See Colour Plate 6 .

Auction archive: Lot number 249
Auction:
Datum:
10 Apr 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
London, South Kensington
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