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A Tibetan Chest with sheet copper overlay,
20th century, set with coral and turquoise (?),
40.5cm diameter x 19cm wide x 22cm high and
two other wirework and hardstone boxes,
17.7cm long and smaller (3)

Provenance:
By repute collected by the current owners’
maternal grandfather, George Leeson, while
working in North-East Indian between circa
1898 and 1935.

西藏铜镶百宝箱等三件
拍品来源：现藏家祖父George Leeson于晚
清民国时在东北印度工作时所收

£200-400
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257 258 Υ A group of Tibetan items, including a A Chinese gold ‘Immortal’ nail guard, late
A Tibetan silver Butter Lamp, 19th century, A Chinese soapstone seal, 6.2cm high, fabric Buddhist prayer necklace, 59cm long; a Qing Dynasty, depicting a sage holding a ruyi
revolving in three parts, 23cm high box; a cloisonné bowl, 20th century, 20cm turquoise rosary, 24cm long; a white metal sceptre and scroll, marked zu chi which refers
diameter; a red lacquer box with dragon, teapot, 13cm high; a bronze garuda statue, to the purity of the gold, 4.5cm high, 7 grams
Provenance: 20th century, 9.5cm x 8.5cm x 5cm high; 11.5cm high; a mini bronze mirror, 4cm
By repute collected by the current owners’ a Cantonese ivory card case, with cross diameter, etc (11) 晚清 金寿老护甲（克重7g）
maternal grandfather, George Leeson, while pattern, circa 1860, 9.5cm x 5.5cm x 8mm and
working in North-East India between circa a fish lock and another lock, the largest 14cm 海兽葡萄纹小铜镜等一组十一件 £180-250
1898 and 1935. long (6)
£200-300
清19世纪 银酥油灯 Provenance:
拍品来源：现藏家祖父George Leeson于晚 Private English Collection 261
清民国时在东北印度工作时所收 Two Chinese Straits silver-gilt repoussé buckles, Peranakan, each of oval navette form, both
寿山石印等一组六件 decorated with auspicious symbols and with impressed marks to the bars on the reverse Zu Yin
£200-400 拍品来源：英国私人收藏 and Mei Zhen, 16cm long and 13.3cm long (2)

£150-250 Elaborate buckles such as these were worn at wedding ceremonies by wealthy Peranakans,
Chinese immigrants who adopted Malay customs. 260

£250-350
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