A HAT OF A SENIOR TIBETAN OFFICIAL

Estimated Value:

900 € - 1.500 €

Result:

1.424 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibet, 19th c.
D. 34 cm
On the apex of the hat is an appliqué of silver, with the symbol of the holy water vase (kalasha). A large coral ball is placed on the opening of the vase, and above it is a small cut amethyst in a setting. The symbol of the Kalasha is said to give the wearer a long life. Silk, fringes of silk.
From an old and important German private collection, collected between 1950 and 1987, collection number V 62
See photo in: Lobsang P. Lhalungpa, Sacred Space, Photographs 1880-1950; Zweitausendeins, Frankfurt/M. 1990:137 - Very minor traces of age

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