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148 | BONHAMS AN INSET STONE GILT-METAL FILIGREE VOTIVE PLAQUE
Nepal, 19th/20th century
Depicting three crowned deities standing beneath three joined ogival
arches and pillars resting on a horizontal plinth fronted with four
lions, the surfaces inset with coral and colored glass pieces set amid
elaborate gilt wire filigree that also covers the front edges of the copper
sheet-covered frame.
10 1/2 x 14 1/2in (26.7 x 37cm) overall
US$4,000 - 6,000
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A GOLD AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE PENDANT, GAU
Nepal, 19th/20th century
Of thin irregularly circular section adorned in gold filigree and overlaid
cabochons to depict the Green Tara below possibly the Medicine
Buddha, the hinged front panel opening to reveal an additional interior
image of Vajrasattva; together with a gold amulet adorned in Eight
Auspicious Emblem decorations overlaid in a small coral carving of
Amitayus. [2]
2 and 2 1/2in (5 and 6.4cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000
