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A GROUP OF ALTAR VESSELS
Tibet, 19th/20th century
Comprising: a brass alloy stem cup, formed
as rows of stylised lotus lappets rising from
tumultuous waves; a brass alloy bowl and
cover, similarly decorated; a copper alloy
‘kapala’ cup and cover, the bowl shaped
as a skull, the cover with vajras and lanca
characters, with associated reticulated stand;
and a white metal repoussé cylindrical prayer
wheel. The kapala cup: 15cm (6 in) high,
10cm (4in) long (8).
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£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 15,000
CNY9,000 - 13,000
Provenance
The Oliver Robert Coales Collection, acquired
by Mr Coales when working and travelling
in Eastern Tibet in 1916-17, and thence by
descent.
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TWO CORAL-INSET SILVER FILIGREE
AMULET HOLDERS, GAU
Tibet, 19th/20th century
The first, of oval section with central
protruding coral bead surrounded by two
inset turquoise stones and a gilded row of
lappets, followed by several diverse registers
of respectively brocade pattern, minute
beads, flamiform motifs, further lotus petals,
weaves and beads, the sides with a punched 263
key-fret style band, with a wide loop for
hanging at either side; the second, of shaped
lozenge form, with central drop shaped
turquoise surrounded by various registers of
brocade and weave pattern in applied filigree.
The largest: 16cm (6 1/4in) wide (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 15,000
CNY9,000 - 13,000
Provenance
The Oliver Robert Coales Collection, acquired
by Mr Coales when working and travelling
in Eastern Tibet in 1916-17, and thence by
descent.

For two amulet holders of similar style, dated
in the catalogue to the 18th/19th century,
see The State Hermitage Museum, Abode
of Charity, Tibetan Buddhist Art, Exhibition
Catalogue, The State Hermitage Publishers,
Saint Petersburg, 2015, pp. 472-473, nos. 264
335 and 336.

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