Loading, please wait...
LOT 0430
Chinese Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha
CIRCA 20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 3/4 in. (6.85 kg, 45 cm high).
A hollow-forme gilt-bronze Buddha figurine sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais with left hand resting palm-upward in the lap to accept a bumpa vessel.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
with Ogotai (?) Auctions, Paris, France, 22 January 2016, lot 5.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11712-199349.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0430
Chinese Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
-
Large Chinese Tang 'Pagoda' Reliquary Stupa
Tang to Liao Dynasty, circa 907-1125 A.D. or laterEstimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
A substantial hollow bronze 'pagoda' stupa with three-tiered square and stepped base showing bodhi leaves, flaming jewels and foliage tendrils respectively, surmounted by a pierced frieze, each side depicting a seated Buddha flanked by standing figures and clouds; with triple pitched and hipped roof elements rising above pierced wall panels; in turn all surmounted by a column with five graduated discs affixed and terminating in a four-lobed flammiform element. 4.9 kg, 59 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1960s to early 1970s. ‘Buckingham Collection’, the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert. Accompanied by Nik Douglas's collection cataloguing pages. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant ‘Out of Uddiyana’ exhibition catalogue pages including an image of this lot featured in one of the display cases. This lot has also been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no. 10493-170984. -
Chinese Song Tile with Six-Armed Deity
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A square ceramic tile with six-armed deity seated on a lotus flower base within an oval-shaped recess. 4.8 kg, 28.5 x 28.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s. West Country, UK, collection. -
Chinese Wei Buddha Brick
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £165
A rectangular ceramic brick featuring a standing Buddha figure in high-relief, robed, nimbate and one hand raised, canopy above; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 3.6 kg, 33 x 16.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 2000s. London, UK, collection.