Lot 162

AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE 'TIBETAN SILVER' AND PARCEL-GILT TEMPLE EWER
LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY








Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
of globular pear-shape on a tall splayed foot with domic-stepped lid and pineapple finial, with upward protruding spout, the body profusely chased in low relief with parcel-gilt dragons and other mythical winged creatures, on a ground of foliate scrolls, the neck with a a frieze of lotus-heads in relief, the shoulder inscribed with invocations and blessings to Buddha, the lid decorated with Buddhist animals
Dimensions
42cm high, 21cm diameter (3.864kg)







