Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 130
A TIBETAN GILT-COPPER THRONE 18TH/19TH CENTURY With an elaborate repoussé mandorla
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3200
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Description
A TIBETAN GILT-COPPER THRONE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
With an elaborate repoussé mandorla, decorated with scrolls, apsara, mythical figures, elephants and minor deities surrounding the central niche, the rectangular base inset with turquoise and decorated with borders of key fret, lappets and formal leaves, with a pair of snow lion supports, the reverse with an inscription, 43cm, 2.2kg.
Provenance: a private English collection, London and Shetland.