• Art d'Asie auction at Christies

    Sale 5598

    Art d'Asie

    Paris

    |

    8 June 2010

    Browse Sale
Previous Lot
Search
Next Lot
    • STATUETTE DE SAMVARA EN BRONZE
    Lot 364

    STATUETTE DE SAMVARA EN BRONZE

    TIBETO-CHINOIS, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

    Price realised

    EUR 7,500

    Estimate

    EUR 3,000 - EUR 4,000

    Follow lot
    Add to Interests

    STATUETTE DE SAMVARA EN BRONZE
    TIBETO-CHINOIS, EPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
    Représenté avec sa parèdre, assis en vajrasana sur un socle lotiforme, ses deux mains tenant des attributs à l'origine, vêtu du dhoti, paré de bijoux partiellement incrustés, d'une écharpe, le visage féroce, les détails peints, le front ceint d'un diadème, les cheveux coiffés en chignon, sa parèdre tenant deux kapala, traces de pigments et de dorure, rescellé
    Hauteur: 17,5 cm. (6 7/8 in.)

    Provenance

    Ex Collection Lingero, Brussels

    Contact us

    • Contact Client Service

      info@christies.com

      New York +1 212 636 2000

      London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

      infoasia@christies.com

      Asia +852 2760 1766

    • Giulia Cuturi

      gcuturi@christies.com

      +33 (0)1 40 76 84 22

    • Mathilde Courteault

      mcourteault@christies.com

      +33 (0)1 40 76 86 05

    • Tiphaine Nicoul

      tnicoul@christies.com

      +33 (0)1 40 76 83 75

    Other information

    Special Notice


    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis


    Post Lot Text

    A BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMVARA
    TIBETO-CHINESE, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)


    Recommended features

      • Collecting guide: Buddhist&nbs
      • Collecting guide: Buddhist sculpture

        Specialist Tristan Bruck advises on how to identify valuable pieces in different styles and materials from across Asia

      • Collecting guide: Kashmir shaw
      • Collecting guide: Kashmir shawls

        An introduction to textiles worn by royalty or nobility, and highly prized for their wool, embroidery and texture

      • Quentin Blake on ‘doing things
      • Quentin Blake on ‘doing things a writer can’t do’

        As the Quentin Blake: Not in Books sale opens, the illustrator of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many other books offers a glimpse of his creative process

      • Virtual tour: Handbags x HYPE
      • Virtual tour: Handbags x HYPE at Christie’s New York

        The viewing showcases the most comprehensive selection of limited-edition handbags and Supreme accessories ever seen at Christie’s

Share
Email
Copy link