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COLLECTION PARTICULIÈRE SUISSE

LOTS 51–57

Sotheby’s is honoured to present for sale the
following seven pieces from a Swiss private
collection that was formed over 50 years ago in
London and Paris. Collected with an eye for the
unusual and rare, the collectors were guided by
well-known specialists in the respective fields, most
notably Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard, a well-known
expert in Asian art who became a close friend.

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IMPORTANTE GRANDE TÊTE DE BOUDDHA EN GRÈS
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DYNASTIE TANG, FIN DU VII -DÉBUT DU VIII SIÈCLE
a l’expression sérène et souriante, les larges sourcils disposés
sur le front en d’élégantes courbes lisses évoluant jusqu’au bas
des narines, les grands yeux sereins sous de lourdes paupières
mi-closes, la bouche esquissant un délicat sourire au-dessus
d’un double menton arrondi, les oreilles à longs lobes, coiffé de
mèches de cheveux tournoyantes se resserrant autour d’un
chignon hémisphérique aplati, socle (2)
42,8 cm, 16⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection M. Raufast, Paris (according to the invoice by
Samy Chalom).
Acquired from Galerie Samy Chalom, Paris, 28th April 1967
by the current owner.
With certificate by Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard, Paris,
27th April 1967.
An important sandstone head of Buddha, Tang Dynasty, Invoice from Galerie Samy Chalom, Paris, 28th April 1967.
late 7th/early 8th century

‡ 150 000-250 000 €
1 320 000-2 190 000HK$ 168 000-279 000 US$
唐七世紀末至八世紀初 砂岩石雕佛首

來源
Raufast 舊藏 （Samy Chalom 發票）
Samy Chalom 舊藏
現藏家得自Samy Chalom 藝廊， 巴黎， 1967年4月28日
附 Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard 鑒定証書， 巴黎，
1967年4月27日

Certificate by Jean-Claude Moreau-Gobard, Paris,
27th April 1967.

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