13th Dec, 2023 13:00
Fine Asian Art Holiday Sale
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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ RITUAL EWER
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Tibet, 19th century. Finely chased and incised, the round body supported on a petal-lobed spreading foot, a spout emerging from the mouth of a makara with a dragon headed tip and the handle shaped in the form of a dragon. The body with two gilt foliate-shaped panels decorated in relief with Jambhala holding a mongoose in one hand and a jewel in the other, the ground neatly incised with leafy peony. The shoulder with smaller gilt panels, each with one of the eight Buddhist symbols. The neck is incised with band of foliate lappets. The similarly decorated cover with a gilt bronze bud finial rising from lotus petals.
Provenance: From a private estate in Dublin, Ireland. The base incised with a collector’s number, ’63.’
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minor casting irregularities, light tarnishing, minor dents, and light scratches.
Weight: 818 g
Dimensions: Height 20.1 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 23 March 2011, lot 159
Price: EUR 6,000 or approx. EUR 8,100 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Tibetan silver and gilt copper tea vessel, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and spout. Note the larger size (36.5 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 10 June 2021, lot 73
Price: EUR 3,825 or approx. EUR 4,300 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A parcel-gilt silver repoussé ritual ewer, Tibet, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related style with panels on either side of the main body and a mahakala handle and spout. Note the size (25 cm).
Tibet, 19th century. Finely chased and incised, the round body supported on a petal-lobed spreading foot, a spout emerging from the mouth of a makara with a dragon headed tip and the handle shaped in the form of a dragon. The body with two gilt foliate-shaped panels decorated in relief with Jambhala holding a mongoose in one hand and a jewel in the other, the ground neatly incised with leafy peony. The shoulder with smaller gilt panels, each with one of the eight Buddhist symbols. The neck is incised with band of foliate lappets. The similarly decorated cover with a gilt bronze bud finial rising from lotus petals.
Provenance: From a private estate in Dublin, Ireland. The base incised with a collector’s number, ’63.’
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minor casting irregularities, light tarnishing, minor dents, and light scratches.
Weight: 818 g
Dimensions: Height 20.1 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 23 March 2011, lot 159
Price: EUR 6,000 or approx. EUR 8,100 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Tibetan silver and gilt copper tea vessel, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and spout. Note the larger size (36.5 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams Paris, 10 June 2021, lot 73
Price: EUR 3,825 or approx. EUR 4,300 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A parcel-gilt silver repoussé ritual ewer, Tibet, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related style with panels on either side of the main body and a mahakala handle and spout. Note the size (25 cm).
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