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LOT 2233
Tibetan Bronze Seated Buddha with Attendants
13TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
6 3/4 in. (918 grams, 17 cm).
Modelled in the round throne scene with Buddha seated protected by a canopy of seven-headed naga, flanked by standing male and female figures with arms bent to accept offerings; tiered stand with stage below.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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LOT 2233
Tibetan Bronze Seated Buddha with Attendants
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Tibetan Bronze Seated Buddha
19th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
Sitting cross-legged on a lotus-flower dais wearing a mantle uttariya, his right hand holding the stem of an utpala flower, loop to reverse to accept a mandorla. 193 grams, 10.1 cm
Private collection, UK. -
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South East Asian Stone Funerary Idol
4th century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £59
A rhyolite funerary idol with bulbous head and body, low-relief facial features, arms forming a horizontal band; traces of red pigment. 460 grams, 11.8 cm
Fine condition.
Property of a South East Asia collector; formerly acquired on the Asian art market before 2000. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Blue and White Vase Trio
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising three miniature vases with painted tendrils and floral motifs, remains of looped handles above the shoulder. 580 grams total, 79-92 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.
