A silver table prayer wheel and a metal 'elephant' oil lamp, Nepal, 20th century | 尼泊爾二十世紀銀轉經筒及鐵象紋油燈一組兩件

Auction Closed

June 12, 04:08 PM GMT

Estimate

1,200 - 1,800 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

Property from an Important European Private Collection

A silver table prayer wheel and a metal 'elephant' oil lamp

Nepal, 20th century

(2)

Height of taller 24.5 cm, 9⅝ in.

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Collection particulière européenne

Moulin à prières en argent et lampe à huile en métal à décor d'éléphant, Népal, XXe siècle

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歐洲私人收藏

尼泊爾二十世紀銀轉經筒及鐵象紋油燈一組兩件

This hexagonal shrine with pagoda roof houses a prayer drum with raised Lantsha characters, supported on a circular lotus stand with a key-patterned gallery, and an iron spindle emerging from a lotus bud finial above. The ritual oil lamp (sukunda) with a Ganesha shrine is flanked by two rats at the foremost of the three reservoirs, supported by a vessel (kalasha) attached to a makara-headed handle with naga canopy, all carried on the back of a caparisoned elephant resting on a stylised leaf pedestal.

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A silver table prayer wheel and a metal 'elephant' oil lamp, Nepal, 20th century | 尼泊爾 二十世紀 銀轉經筒及鐵象紋油燈一組兩件

A silver table prayer wheel and a metal 'elephant' oil lamp, Nepal, 20th century | 尼泊爾二十世紀銀轉經筒及鐵象紋油燈一組兩件