Asian Art / 5000 Years

Asian Art / 5000 Years

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1157. A gilt-bronze repoussé Ushnishavijaya stupa, Central Tibet, Shigatse, dated 1805 | 藏中 日喀則 1805年 銅鎏金佛塔.

Property from a Maryland Private Collection

A gilt-bronze repoussé Ushnishavijaya stupa, Central Tibet, Shigatse, dated 1805 | 藏中 日喀則 1805年 銅鎏金佛塔

Lot Closed

November 30, 05:07 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Height 7¼ in., 18.4 cm

Collection of William Tait (by repute).

Peaceful Wind, Santa Fe, 6th January 1994.

The Newari inscription on the baseplate reads, "On the 15th of the bright half of Kartika, in the year 925 [AD 1805, winter], Tejakara of Araturtha house in Lagan [Kathmandu or perhaps Patan] had this image of Sri 3 Ushnishavijaya made while he was residing in Shigatse [in southern Tibet] where he was doing business. May it be auspicious."

You May Also Like

A Vienna (Du Paquier) porcelain octagonal chinoiserie teabowl and saucer, circa 1725
A Vienna (Du Paquier) porcelain octagonal chinoiserie teabowl and saucer, circa 1725

Estimate: 2,400 - 3,500 EUR

A Meissen porcelain Kakiemon dish, circa 1730
A Meissen porcelain Kakiemon dish, circa 1730

Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

A Meissen porcelain coffee pot and cover, with silver-gilt mounts, circa 1725, the mounts Elias Adam, Augsburg
A Meissen porcelain coffee pot and cover, with silver-gilt mounts, circa 1725, the mounts Elias Adam, Augsburg

Estimate: 8,000 - 12,000 EUR

A Louis XV gilt-mounted stained horn and mother-of-pearl contra-boulle quarter repeating bracket timepiece, Le Noir, Lyon, circa 1735
A Louis XV gilt-mounted stained horn and mother-of-pearl contra-boulle quarter repeating bracket timepiece, Le Noir, Lyon, circa 1735

Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

A South German carved polychrome-painted mirror, probably Bayreuth, circa 1750-1760
A South German carved polychrome-painted mirror, probably Bayreuth, circa 1750-1760

Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

A Louis XIV red marble wall fountain, early 18th century 
A Louis XIV red marble wall fountain, early 18th century 

Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000 EUR

A rare Fulda porcelain figure of a female musician, circa 1770-75
A rare Fulda porcelain figure of a female musician, circa 1770-75

Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

A Meissen porcelain teabowl and saucer, circa 1725-30
A Meissen porcelain teabowl and saucer, circa 1725-30

Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 EUR

Three Ludwigsburg porcelain figures from the ‘Kleine Musiksoli’ Series, circa 1765 -70
Three Ludwigsburg porcelain figures from the ‘Kleine Musiksoli’ Series, circa 1765 -70

Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

A German porcelain assembled composite part tea and coffee service, the porcelain 18th century, the decoration probably Dutch
A German porcelain assembled composite part tea and coffee service, the porcelain 18th century, the decoration probably Dutch

Estimate: 6,000 - 10,000 EUR