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A MUGHAL BRASS EWER A PAIR OF BRONZE MODELS OF MONKS
India, 17th century Burma (Myanmar), mid-19th century
Cast with a globular body supported n a spreading foot, the spout Each heavily cast figure kneeling on a double lotus petal base, the
opposite a sinuous handle connecting to a hinged cover. 29cm (11 hands clasped together in prayer, one upright and the other bowing
3/8in) high forwards, their robes draped over the left shoulder, black lacquered
decoration to the hair. The upright figure: 34.2cm (13 1/2in) high (2).
£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000 £1,200 - 1,800
CNY6,800 - 10,000 HK$12,000 - 17,000
CNY10,000 - 15,000

753 *
TWO COPPER-ALLOY AND SILVER APPLIED TEAPOTS AND 755
COVERS A COPPER-ALLOY VAJRA AND GHANTA
Tibet, 19th century Tibet, 16th/17th century
One rising from a domed foot, each with applied silver cartouches set The ritual thunderbolt-form implement with four arching prongs
on a vertical strap, with a dragon form handle, the spout issuing from between a connecting central section with lotus lappets; the bell Fine Chinese Art
the mouth of a turquoise eyed dragon, the shoulder and neck with with a single vajra handle, cast to the exterior with lanca characters,
Buddhist Emblems pierced decoration, the cover with a repoussé bejewelled swags and further double vajra.
silver lotus top and foliate bud finial. 32.5cm (12 3/4in) high and The ghanta: 15cm high (2). New Bond Street, London | 18 May 2023
29cm (11 3/8in) high (2).
£800 - 1,200
£1,500 - 2,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000
HK$15,000 - 19,000 CNY6,800 - 10,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 ENQUIRIES A MAGNIFICENT GILT-BRONZE FIGURE
END OF SALE +44 (0) 20 3988 6371 OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
Olivia.xu@bonhams.com Yongle incised six-character mark and of the period
bonhams.com/chineseart 21cm high
£300,000 – 500,000 *
Provenance: Henrik Valdemar Jacobsen (1887-1955),
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