Asian Art I - 12th November 2014
Lot 64
A large Tibeto-Chinese gilt copper repoussé figure of a lama 18th century
Estimate £10,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £8500
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Description
A large Tibeto-Chinese gilt copper repoussé figure of a lama 18th century, sitting with his right hand raised, his robes engraved with stylized foliage and flowers, his head ungilded, the enclosed base with a single band of lotus, 41cm.
Provenance: formerly in the collection of David Murdoch, and by repute purchased by him as one of a pair at Sotheby's, New York, October 1987.