A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

2.590 € incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Tibet, 18th c.
H. 16,8 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with his right hand lowered in vitarkamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic robe including a mantle draped over his left shoulder, its border incised with scrolling tendrils, his naked body-parts cold-gilded, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, traces of painted facial details, his blue-coloured hair continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus-bud.
Collection Herbert Credé (1930 - 2022), collected by his father in Berlin in the 1920s, sold at Nagel, 15.5.1998, lot 2046a - Very minor traces of age, re-sealed

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