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TIBET, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A Silver and Ivory Box and Cover**
Tibet, 19th Century
The ivory panel carved with the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum in Lantsa script and set into a silver vessel with beaded lotus frieze and ball feet, the cover worked in silver repoussé with gilt dragon, tiger, lion, and phoenix amid mountains and clouds with finial inlaid with turquoise and coral
5¼ in. (13 cm.) high
Tibet, 19th Century
The ivory panel carved with the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum in Lantsa script and set into a silver vessel with beaded lotus frieze and ball feet, the cover worked in silver repoussé with gilt dragon, tiger, lion, and phoenix amid mountains and clouds with finial inlaid with turquoise and coral
5¼ in. (13 cm.) high
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.