TIBET, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

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An Assortment of Jewelry and Ritual Objects**
Tibet, 19th/20th Century
Including: Gau boxes inlaid with turquoise and sections of silver filigree; the earrings nicely set with green and blue turquoise; a group of six ceremonial spoons in silver with decorative stones; a fine turquoise pendant; two strands of rare tibetan turquoise beads one complete with gau box; a bracelet strung with dzi beads, coral and turquoise; two tinder pouches; a fine mulitstrand coral neclace with five silver filigree pendants and ornate bronze vajra. (44)

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

See John Clarke, Jewellery of Tibet and the Himalayas, 2004, p. 73, for a comparable example of the turquoise inlaid earrings. A similar pair of earrings sold in a three-piece group at Christie's New York, 20 September 1999, lot 107.

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