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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY
ACQUIRED IN FRANCE IN THE 1980s AND 1990s

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A COPPER-REPOUSSÉ AND PARCEL-GILT FIGURE
OF USHNISAVIJAYA
18TH-19TH CENTURY

清十八/十九世紀 局部鎏金銅尊勝母像

The fgure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus
base, wearing ornate jewellery and a dhoti with detailed hems.
Her eight hands are in diferent mudras, one holding a fgure of
Buddha, and her three heads are surmounted by a single high
topknot. The three faces all have the third eye. The jewellery is
highlighted by colourful inset stones.

7Ω in. (19 cm.) high

£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800

PROVENANCE:

A private Swiss collection, predominantly acquired in France in
the 1980s and 1990s.

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
18TH CENTURY

清十八世紀 鎏金銅無量壽佛坐像

The fgure is shown seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, with his
hands in dhyanamudra. He wears a dhoti with detailed hems and is adorned
with jewellery, his face has a serene expression and he wears a foliate tiara.

4æ in. (12 cm.) high

£2,500-3,500 $3,800-5,300
€3,400-4,700

PROVENANCE:

A private Swiss collection, predominantly acquired in France in the 1980s
and 1990s.

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