Lot Essay
Reputedly this vessel was used in the kitchen of the Dalai Lama.
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19TH CENTURY
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A Tibetan silver and gilt copper tea vessel
19th Century
On domed circular foot chased with scroll-work, the compressed hammered globular body with raised neck fitted with a band of scroll-work, the handle with a gui-dragon, the spout shaped as the head and trunk of a makara, the domed cover with bud finial, finial loose
36.5 cm. high
19th Century
On domed circular foot chased with scroll-work, the compressed hammered globular body with raised neck fitted with a band of scroll-work, the handle with a gui-dragon, the spout shaped as the head and trunk of a makara, the domed cover with bud finial, finial loose
36.5 cm. high
Brought to you by
Nicole Verkade-Schraven
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