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LOT 2342
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
5 7/8 in. (1.2 kg, 15 cm high).
Modelled in the round; seated cross-legged, supporting his weight on his left arm, left hand pinching the stem of a blossom supporting a vajra above his left shoulder, the right hand resting on his raised knee, clad in opulent jewellery studded with coral and turquoise beads, wearing a lavish crown.
Provenancewith Chiswick Auctions, 18 November 2021, no.178.
Ex London gallery stock.
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LOT 2342
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Song Terracotta Tile with Musician
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising an elaborate ogival niche with a figure dressed in long robes and holding two wind instruments in his hands, leaning against a small architectural feature. 5.9 kg, 29.5 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Lidded Box Collection
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising three facetted powder boxes with painted floral and geometric motifs to the body, two with the lidded decorated with floral motifs and one with an advancing traveller. 178 grams total, 47-48 mm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau. -
Nepalese Gilt Bronze Avalokita Chitra Vishrama Seated in Rajalalitasana
19th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £430
Modelled in the round; seated cross-legged, supporting his weight on his left arm, left hand pinching the stem of a blossom supporting a vajra above his left shoulder, the right hand resting on his raised knee, clad in opulent jewellery studded with coral and turquoise beads, wearing a lavish crown. 1.2 kg, 15 cm high
with Chiswick Auctions, 18 November 2021, no.178. Ex London gallery stock.