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LOT 2039
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue
20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/2 in. (6.45 kg, 38.5 cm).
Seated cross-legged in virasana on a lotus flower dais, right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left resting on his lap with bumpa vessel, wearing a samghati adorned with floral motifs, his face with a meditative expression and with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, aquiline nose, urna to the brow, with gentle smile, elongated earlobes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by a flame; inset glass studs to the legs and chest.
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1990-2000.
Ex London, UK, collection of Oriental art.
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LOT 2039
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Northern Wei, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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Ex Hong Kong collection, 1980-1990. -
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Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
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South East Asian Bronze Kohl Pot
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Biconvex reservoir with three stub legs, tapering neck and flared rim to the mouth. 56 grams, 54 mm
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
