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Lot 550
TWO BRONZE FIGURES OF RATNASAMBHAVA AND AKSHOBHYA
Estimated Value:
1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
Tibet, 17th/ 18th cent.H. 10 cm
Ratnasambhava is seated in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a throne cast with a pair of horses to its front, his right hand in varadamudra, the left resting on his lap, wearing dhoti, scarf draped around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, urna at his forehead, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara, aureole missing, resealed; and Akshobhya is seated as well in vajrasana on a lotus base placed on a throne, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is supporting the vajra, wearing dhoti, bejewelled and his face is displaying a serene expression, resealed.
An important private collection from southern Germany, assembled between 1956 and 2007, collection no. 20009 and 20135, the Ratnasambhava bought from Lempertz Cologne, 17.6.1994, Lot 421, plate 53, the Akshobya bought from Nagel, 8.11.2002, Lot 1281 - Minor traces of age
