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STATUETTE D'UN BODHISATTVA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉTibet central, XVIe siècleA GILT COPPER ALLOY RETINUE FIGURECentral Tibet, 16th centuryHolding a vajra in the raised right hand and a kapala in the left hand, the face with a serene expression, framed by a pair of disk-shaped earrings, the hair pulled into a high chignon hidden and surmounted by a half vajra, hidden behind an elaborate five-leaf tiara, adorned with incised floral pattern and beaded jewellery richly inset with turquoise. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in) highFootnotes:藏中 十六世紀 銅鎏金伴神像Provenance:Formerly in the collection of Monsieur Erik Le Caruyer De Beauvais, Paris.來源埃里克‧勒‧卡魯耶‧德‧波維先生私人珍藏，巴黎For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

RARE GRANDE STATUETTE D'AVALOKITESHVARA À ONZE TÊTES EN BRONZE DORÉXVIIIe siècleA RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESHVARA18th century Heavily cast, the standing figure with eight arms eleven heads arranged in three tiers (the top two heads missing), the principal hands held in anjalimudra, the other six hands fanned out, one hand holding a kundika, wearing a fine two-layered dhoti with finely chased floral borders, tied at the waist below a bejewelled belt, a fine shawl over a deerskin draped around the shoulders, wearing elaborate bejewelled necklaces and bangles. 49 cm (19 1/4 in) highFootnotes:十八世紀 銅鎏金十一面千手觀音像Provenance:A French private collection acquired in Paris in the 1970s.來源法國私人收藏，於1970年代得自巴黎In Buddhist philosophy, the bodhisattva is a being who postpones his or her own liberation for the sake of ushering others along the path to enlightenment. The figure of Avalokiteshvara in its eleven-headed aspect represents the supreme, highest embodiment of compassion. Buddhist tradition holds that this bodhisattva, seeing the state of many beings throughout the world, was so moved to help alleviate others' suffering that his single head became a tower of eleven in order to see panoramically, and his two arms multiplied such that he could reach out in all directions. In this superb representation of the Compassionate One, the universal aspiration of a Buddhist deity and the regal status of a prince are united in a single figure that combines spiritual wisdom with worldly authority. The eleven-headed Avalokiteshvara was an important iconographic figure throughout the Buddhist world over a long duration of time. Masterfully crafted, the present Tibetan example can be compared with others from places as widespread as Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia, and East Asia. Compare with a Nepalese example in the collection of LA County Museum of Art, illustrated in P.Pal, Art of Nepal, 1885, p.36, fig. 17. See also a Tibeto-Chinese example at the Pacific Asia Museum, acc.no.1995.20.2; and a closely related Tibetan example in a private collection, HAR item no. 66738.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

STATUETTE DE BOUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE INCRUSTÉ DE CUIVRETibet, XIVe siècleA COPPER INLAID GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHATibet, 14th centuryHimalayan Art Resources item no. 1983 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in) highFootnotes:西藏 十四世紀 銅鎏金錯紅銅釋迦牟尼像 Provenance:French private collection.來源法國私人收藏The Buddha Shakyamuni sits in serene equipoise on a double lotus throne with his right hand held in bhumisparsha mudra, the gesture signifying the moment when the earth bore witness to his enlightenment. His idealized form, reflecting the purity of this moment, illuminates his enlightened physique with the third eye, perfect lotus posture, and raised cranial protuberance. Based on its well-defined upper torso and facial features including heavy eyelids, a broad nose, and an enlarged lower lip, this figure gathers inspiration from the northeast Indian traditions of Late Pala period sculpture (c. 750 – 950 CE). The slender limbs of his form and tapered waist with this overall elongated physique bear similarity of proportions to another Buddha illustrated in von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, pp. 442-3, no. 119C.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TANGKA REPRÉSENTANT AMOGHAPASATibet, XIXe siècleA THANGKA OF AMOGHAPASA Tibet, 19th centuryDistemper on clothHimalayan Art Resources item no. 1985 63 x 41.5 cm (24 3/4 x 16 3/8 in)Footnotes:西藏 十九世紀 不空羂索觀音唐卡Amoghapasa represents a tantric form of Avalokiteshvara and refers to a compassionate, unfailing lasso which saves all sentient beings from suffering and into a state of ecstatic enlightenment. The present work's composition and palette are reminiscent of a thangka of Rakta Lokeshvara from the Rubin Museum of Art, New York (F.1996.12.1; HAR 449).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

STATUETTE DE SYAMATARA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉNépal, XVIe siècleA GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SYAMATARANepal, 16th centuryHimalayan Art Resources item no. 1994 12 cm (4 3/4 in) highFootnotes:尼泊爾 十六世紀 銅鎏金綠度母像Provenance:Acquired from Galerie Gross, Wiesbaden, 1 November 1976.Collection of Christian von Reitzenstein.來源於1976年11月1日得自威斯巴登Galerie Gross藝廊Christian von Reitzenstein珍藏Tara is worshipped in both Tibet and Nepal as the female counterpart to Avalokiteshvara. She outstretches her hand in the gesture of fearlessness, shielding her followers from potential danger. To further dispel any lingering fears, she closes her eyes half-shut and curls her lips into a sweet, blissful smile. Compare with two other Nepalese examples sold in Bonhams, New York, 23 September 2020, lots 612 & 619.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Skulptur des Padmasambhava. Vergoldete bzw. patinierte Bronze. Bodenplatte. Ohne Stab. Tibet. H. 22,5 cm.

Halsreif. Wohl Messing mit beriebener Versilberung. Spiralförmig gedreht in verlaufender Breite. Alters- und Tragespuren, teils gedellt. Wohl Tibet/Nepal. Gesamt-L. 26 cm.

18th Cent. Tibetan dagger, worn as a status symbol by the official members of the Tibetan government, in silver and brass (with iron dagger)TIBET - 18° EEUW vrij exceptioneel mes/dolk, dat werd gedragen als statussymbool door de officiële regeringsleden in Tibet - met ijzeren lemmet en greep in massief zilver, versierd met gelukbrengende symbolen en met originele schede met front in koper en massief zilver met dezelfde ornamentiek - lengte : 34 cm

old Tibetan lidded (tea)pot in silver with repoussé decor with typical motifs such as mythical animalsTIBET - ca 1900/40 gedekselde kan met greep in massief zilver met typische decors in repoussé-techniek met typische motieven zoals mythische dieren - hoogte : 16 cm - gewicht : 375 gram prov : uit een oude Belgische collectie

Tibetan flint bag set in leather and silver with coral and turquoise, to be dated around 1900TIBET - ca. 1900 zeer goede originele set van vuursteenzakje met het typische bijhorende kledingsbevestigingstuk (met karakteristieke vorm) - in leder en massief zilver met ornamentiek in repoussé - techniek en bezet met koraal en turkoois - totale hoogte : 39 cm

Grüne Tara, Nepal/Tibet, wohl 19.Jh. Bronze, vergoldet bzw. kalt bemalt auf Lotosthron, sitzende Tara in prunkvollem Gewand und Diadem, die Hände im Dharmachakra-Mudra haltend, geschlossener Boden mit Klostermarke, H ca. 21cm, Altersspuren, Gold und Bemalung partiell berieben

Dolch und Hirtentasche mit Feuereisen, Nepal/Tibet, 19./20.Jh. 1x Dolch mit einschneidiger und einfach gekehlter Klinge, metallgefasstem Griff mit 2 kleinen Horngriffschalen und Korallenbesatz sowie mehrteilig gearbeiteter, getriebener und gravierter Metallscheide mit schauseitig gefasster Koralle und Türkis sowie Rochenhaut Elementen, 1x Feuereisen mit sichelförmigem Eisenkeil an Ledermontur bzw. -Tasche mit getriebenen Metallbeschlägen und Öse zur Aufhängung, L (Dolch) ca. 25cm, L (Feuereisen) ca. 12cm, starke Alters- u. Gebrauchsspuren, Defekte, 1 Niete fehlt (Griff)

A collection of various vintage and antiquarian books including a number from The Works of Honore de Balzac 1901 Pub. The Macmillan Company, The History of a Crime; Victor Hugo, Tibet & Nepal by A. Henry Savage Landor etc.

Schwert (Ral Gri), Tibet, 18./19. Jhdt. Gerade, beidseitig leicht gegratete Rückenklinge. Geschweifte eiserne Parierscheibe mit geschnittenem Dekor und Resten von Goldtausia. Lederbezogene Hilze mit silbernen Spangen. Fein floral geschnittener und vergoldeter Knauf. Schauseitig ein großer aufgenieteter Korallencabochon. Mit dunklem Samt bezogene Holzschiede. Das geschnittene und vergoldete eiserne Mundblech in lange Kantenbeschläge übergehend. Am Ort beidseitig gravierte und geschnittene Zierbuckel aus Neusilber. Das Mundblech eine spätere Ergänzung. Länge 77 cm. A Tibetan sword (ral gri), 18th/19th century A Tibetan sword (ral gri), 18th/19th century Gerade, beidseitig leicht gegratete Rückenklinge. Geschweifte eiserne Parierscheibe mit geschnittenem Dekor und Resten von Goldtausia. Lederbezogene Hilze mit silbernen Spangen. Fein floral geschnittener und vergoldeter Knauf. Schauseitig ein großer aufgenieteter Korallencabochon. Mit dunklem Samt bezogene Holzschiede. Das geschnittene und vergoldete eiserne Mundblech in lange Kantenbeschläge übergehend. Am Ort beidseitig gravierte und geschnittene Zierbuckel aus Neusilber. Das Mundblech eine spätere Ergänzung. Länge 77 cm. Condition: II

Silbermontiertes Schwert, Tibet, 19. Jhdt. Gerade Damastklinge mit vollflächig ornamental silbertauschiertem, mittig lederbezogenem Eisengriff. Auf der Rückseite Zierbeschlag und anhängende Textilkordel. Mittig lederbezogene Holzscheide, die beiden Silberbeschläge beidseitig mit Floral-, Tier- und Drachenmotiven fein graviert. Länge 71,5 cm. A silver mounted Tibetan sword, 19th century A silver mounted Tibetan sword, 19th century Gerade Damastklinge mit vollflächig ornamental silbertauschiertem, mittig lederbezogenem Eisengriff. Auf der Rückseite Zierbeschlag und anhängende Textilkordel. Mittig lederbezogene Holzscheide, die beiden Silberbeschläge beidseitig mit Floral-, Tier- und Drachenmotiven fein graviert. Länge 71,5 cm. Condition: II

Schwert, Tibet, 19. Jhdt. Kräftige und lange Rückenklinge. Im unteren Bereich mit rotem Lack gefasster und mit Messingdraht umwickelter Griff. Die hölzerne, leder- und lacküberzogene Holzscheide mit langem Messingbeschlag am Ort. Länge 82 cm. A Tibetan sword, 19th century A Tibetan sword, 19th century Kräftige und lange Rückenklinge. Im unteren Bereich mit rotem Lack gefasster und mit Messingdraht umwickelter Griff. Die hölzerne, leder- und lacküberzogene Holzscheide mit langem Messingbeschlag am Ort. Länge 82 cm. Condition: II

Silbermontiertes Dughti, Tibet, um 1900 Kräftige, einseitig breit gekehlte Klinge mit im Rücken liegender Spitze. Mehrfach facettierter Beingriff mit teilvergoldeter, silberner Knaufkappe. Scheide aus Silber mit schauseitig ornamental und durchbrochen gearbeiteten, teilweise vergoldeten Tierdarstellungen. Auf der Rückseite Tragespange und floral gravierter Dekor. Länge 26 cm. A Tibetan silver-mounted dughti, circa 1900 A Tibetan silver-mounted dughti, circa 1900 Kräftige, einseitig breit gekehlte Klinge mit im Rücken liegender Spitze. Mehrfach facettierter Beingriff mit teilvergoldeter, silberner Knaufkappe. Scheide aus Silber mit schauseitig ornamental und durchbrochen gearbeiteten, teilweise vergoldeten Tierdarstellungen. Auf der Rückseite Tragespange und floral gravierter Dekor. Länge 26 cm. Condition: II

Silbermontiertes Schwert, Tibet, 19. Jhdt. Gerade, kräftige Rückenklinge aus Schweißdamast. Der ovale, mittig eingezogene Griff mit kannelierter Silberdrahtwicklung und beidseitig fein ornamental durchbrochen gearbeitetem Silberknauf. Vollflächig silberüberzogene Holzscheide mit mittig beidseitig getriebenem Dekor. Länge 86 cm. A silver mounted Tibetan sword, 19th century A silver mounted Tibetan sword, 19th century Gerade, kräftige Rückenklinge aus Schweißdamast. Der ovale, mittig eingezogene Griff mit kannelierter Silberdrahtwicklung und beidseitig fein ornamental durchbrochen gearbeitetem Silberknauf. Vollflächig silberüberzogene Holzscheide mit mittig beidseitig getriebenem Dekor. Länge 86 cm. Condition: II

Silbermontiertes Dughti, Tibet, um 1900 Kräftige, quartseitig tief gekehlte (etwas fleckige) Rückenklinge mit im Rücken liegender Spitze. Mittig eingezogener, mit Kordeldraht umwickelter und ornamental getriebener Griff aus Silber. Einteilig gearbeitete, schauseitig mit einem Drachen plastisch getriebene Silberscheide. Auf der Rückseite Trageschlaufe mit geflochtenem Textilband. Länge 34 cm. A silver-mounted Tibetan dughti, circa 1900 A silver-mounted Tibetan dughti, circa 1900 Kräftige, quartseitig tief gekehlte (etwas fleckige) Rückenklinge mit im Rücken liegender Spitze. Mittig eingezogener, mit Kordeldraht umwickelter und ornamental getriebener Griff aus Silber. Einteilig gearbeitete, schauseitig mit einem Drachen plastisch getriebene Silberscheide. Auf der Rückseite Trageschlaufe mit geflochtenem Textilband. Länge 34 cm. Condition: II -

Silbermontiertes und steinverziertes Messer, Tibet, um 1900 Schmale, zweischneidige und beidseitig mittig gekehlte Klinge mit fein punziertem Silbergriff. Am unteren Rand umlaufend gefasste Korallen. Die en suite dekorierte Silberscheide mit beidseitig plastisch getriebenem Drachen und mit blütenförmig gefassten Türkisen und Korallen besetzt. Länge 32 cm. A silver-mounted and stone-decorated Tibetan knife, circa 1900 A silver-mounted and stone-decorated Tibetan knife, circa 1900 Schmale, zweischneidige und beidseitig mittig gekehlte Klinge mit fein punziertem Silbergriff. Am unteren Rand umlaufend gefasste Korallen. Die en suite dekorierte Silberscheide mit beidseitig plastisch getriebenem Drachen und mit blütenförmig gefassten Türkisen und Korallen besetzt. Länge 32 cm. Condition: II

Korallenbesetztes Lothi, Tibet, um 1900 Beidseitig unterschiedlich gekehlte, gerade Rückenklinge. Der eiserne Griff mit zwei vernieteten Horngriffschalen und schauseitig vernieteter Koralle. Am Mund rochenhautbezogene Eisenscheide mit ornamental getriebenem Messingeinsatz. Seitlich und mittig vernietete Korallen und Türkiskugel. Rückseitig eiserne Tragespange. Länge 21 cm. A Tibetan coral-set lothi, circa 1900 A Tibetan coral-set lothi, circa 1900 Beidseitig unterschiedlich gekehlte, gerade Rückenklinge. Der eiserne Griff mit zwei vernieteten Horngriffschalen und schauseitig vernieteter Koralle. Am Mund rochenhautbezogene Eisenscheide mit ornamental getriebenem Messingeinsatz. Seitlich und mittig vernietete Korallen und Türkiskugel. Rückseitig eiserne Tragespange. Länge 21 cm. Condition: II

Korallenverziertes Schwert, Tibet, 18./19. Jh. Gerade und lange Damastklinge mit eisernem, silberdrahtumwickeltem Griff. Am Knauf vernietete Koralle. An den Kanten eisengefasste und lederbezogene Holzscheide. Der untere Bereich mit einem durch vier große Korallen besetzten, plastisch getriebenen und in Resten goldtauschierten Eisenbeschlag. Länge 93,5 cm. A Tibetan coral-decorated sword, 18th/19th century A Tibetan coral-decorated sword, 18th/19th century Gerade und lange Damastklinge mit eisernem, silberdrahtumwickeltem Griff. Am Knauf vernietete Koralle. An den Kanten eisengefasste und lederbezogene Holzscheide. Der untere Bereich mit einem durch vier große Korallen besetzten, plastisch getriebenen und in Resten goldtauschierten Eisenbeschlag. Länge 93,5 cm. Condition: II -

Stempel bzw. Siegel. Messing und Kupfer. Kegelform mit gedrückter Kugelbekrönung. Floral ziseliert. Siegelkopf mit Symbolen und Schriftzeichen, wohl versilbert. Tibet/Nepal. H. 6,5 cm.

Thangka. Zentraler Buddha Shakyamuni, umgeben von 222 verschiedenen Positionen/Gesten. Mischtechnik/Stoff (besch./rest.). Tibet, 18. Jh. D. 78x 53 cm. Einfassung aus Seide (besch.).

Große Skulptur des Manjushri. Vergoldete Bronze mit Türkisbesatz (wenige fehlend), 5,450 g. Boden verschlossen. Tibet. H. 34,5 cm.

Thangka. Vielfigürliche Darstellung. Altersspuren, l. Farbschäden. Tibet. D. ca. 51x 110 cm. Rahmen (Glas best.).

Vajradhara in Yab-Yum, Tibet. Skulptur des Ur-Buddhas in Umarmung mit seiner Gefährtin Shakti. Metallguss, wohl vergoldete Bronze. Altersspuren. Tibet. H. 11 cm.

The most important India General Service medal awarded to Ensign Henry Haversham Austen (later Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin-Austen, F.R.S., F.Z.S., F.R.G.S.), who was gazetted to the 24th Foot in 1851 and served as A.D.C. to General Godwin in the 2nd Burmese War, and later on special duty with the Bhootan Field Force; as a young British army surveyor he ‘undertook one of the most remarkable expeditions in British mountaineering history; not only did he open the way to the mountain now called K2 but, beyond the village of Skardu, gateway to the Karakoram, he became the first Westerner to explore the world’s most extensive and awesome glacier system; explorations in Ladakh, Tibet, Bhutan and Burma soon followed’ India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Pegu, Bhootan (Ensign H. H. Austen. 24th Foot. A.D.C.) second clasp loose on ribbon as issued, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, toned good very fine £4,000-£5,000 --- Henry Haversham Austen was born at Teignmouth, Devon, on 6 July 1834, son of Robert A. C. Austen, F.R.S., a distinguished geologist, and Maria, daughter of General Godwin, a marriage that produced no fewer than 17 siblings to Haversham between 1834 and 1856, one of whom, Frederick, was killed at Isandhlwana. Haversham, by which name he was always known, was educated at R.M.C. Sandhurst which establishment he entered at the age of 13. Gentleman Cadet H. H. Austen was appointed as Ensign in the 24th Foot on 26 December 1851, and in June 1852 set out for Burma, as aide-de-camp to his grandfather General Godwin, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in the second Anglo-Burmese war. Following the death of General Godwin in 1854 his name was changed to Godwin-Austen by personal decree of Queen Victoria. He was appointed a Topographical Assistant to the Trigonometrical Survey of India and joined the Kashmir Survey party in 1857, with whom he surveyed a very large extent of country in Kashmir and Baltistan. In the latter country the enormous glaciers at the head of the Shigar river and Hunza Nagar frontier, which included the Baltoro glacier, which he was the first to discover, coming down in part from the second highest mountain in the Himalayas and named after him [since renamed as ‘K2’]. In 1862 he surveyed the lofty country of Rupshu and Zaskar in Ladakh, and in July and August of that year he made 13 different ascents of a mean height of 17,900 feet, the highest peak, Mata, being 20,607 feet. The following year he took up the Changchenmo and carried the topography to the eastern end of the Pang Kong lake, close up to Rudok in Chinese territory, where he was met and stopped by the Lhassan Governor. During the winter of 1863-64 he was on special duty with the last mission to Bhutan, and mapped the country between Darjeeling and Punakha, the capital. In 1864-65, having accompanied the political mission of Sir Ashley Eden to the Rajas of Bhutan, he served on special duty with the left column of the Bhutan field force as Surveyor, and was present at the storm and capture of of the fort of Dalimkot and the stockade of Chamoorchi in December 1864. In 1866, and for the following ten years, he was in charge of Survey Operations in the Garo, Khasi, Jaintia, North Cachar and Naga Hills, and Manipur, including in 1874 the expedition against the Dafia tribe at the base of the Eastern Himalayas, when a large area of new country was mapped and many distant peaks fixed. He was President of Section E (Geography) of the British Association, 1883; President of the Maalacological Society, 1897-99; President of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1908-09; awarded the Founders’ medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1910 for his exploration work. He was author of On the Land and Fresh-water Mollusca of India, 1882-1920; (jointly with Dr W. T. Blandford) of The Fauna of British India, vol. Mollusca, 1908; together with some 130 papers in the Journals of various Scientific Societies on Geology and Physical Features, Ethnology and Natural History. Lieutenant-Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen died at his house near Godalming in the Surrey hills on 2 December 1923. Sold with a copy of Catherine Moorehead’s outstanding 2013 biography of this important but long-forgotten explorer, The K2 Man (and his molluscs) The extraordinary life of Haversham Godwin-Austen, the dust jacket of which carries an excellent précis of the story to be discovered therein: ‘Haversham Godwin-Austen (1834-1923), from an ancient and interesting Surrey aristocratic family with royal connections, not only found the first way to the savage mountain, K2, but went on to be the first serious explorer of the Karakoram, Ladakh, Western Tibet, Bhutan, Northern Burma and Assam. He broke the Asiatic high-altitude summiting record three times, using a ‘garden hatchet’ as an ice-axe, saw his assistant killed by headhunters and socialised with everyone from his ‘coolies' to the Maharajah of Kashmir. Back in England, he became one of the UK's greatest Natural Historians, a Darwinist collector among collectors of geological and ornithological specimens. His collection of freshwater molluscs forms the basis of all modern science in the subject. And he became one of the UK's greatest surveyors, covering over 22,000 square miles of new territory, including 23 new glaciers and at least two dozen first ascents of peaks over 5000m. Remarkably, he also found time to paint a vast portfolio of watercolours, including the first close sighting of K2, described by the British Library as a 'national treasure’. (Several of these watercolours are illustrated in this book.) His personal life was equally interesting: three marriages - to an Afghan landowner's daughter, an English socialite, then a civil servant's daughter 23 years younger than himself - were complicated by religious conversions from Anglicanism to Islam then to Buddhism. His strong character as a scholar at great London institutions such as the Natural History Museum is still the stuff of legend, while his bankruptcy in later life required the selling of the 'family pile’, the magnificent, royally-furnished Shalford Park. And thanks to a youthful indiscretion in Kashmir, he harboured a dark secret which came back to haunt him near the end of his long and colourful life. This is the first and authorised biography of an outstanding man. Godwin-Austen's private papers are being made public for the first time. They prove that he was one of the UK's greatest explorers, on a par with Sir Richard Burton, while surpassing the explorations of David Livingstone, Captain Cook or Captain Scott. For mountaineers, scientists, students of biography and historians of the Raj and the Great Game, this biography offers new and original material - a 'must' for the explorer's bookshelf.’

Vajrasattva Tibet Bronze, vergoldet. H. 12,5 cm (Ghanta fehlt.). Dazu: durchbrochener Holzsockel. (61215)

Tara Tibet Bronze. Die "Retterin" in ihrer grünen Erscheinungsform. Seitlich aufsteigende Blütenstiele. H. 18 cm. Dazu: Holzsockel. (61215)

Grosse „Grüne Tara“Maximale Höhe: 85,5 cm.Tibet.Messing und Bronze. Ruth Maria Kubitschek hatte diese große Tara-Figur in ihrem Meditationszimmer. (14203025) (10))

China, Chinese Provinces and Far East coins including East Hopei, Tibet, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Manchukuo, Burma, Kiang Nan, Fookien, Huna etc 

Chinese porcelain Famille Verte green dragon bowl, Qing period, the green enamelled dragons chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds, on a crackle glaze ground, W12.2cm. Provenance - from the collection of Hugh Edward Richardson CIE OBE FBA (22 December 1905 – 3 December 2000), an Indian Civil Service officer, British diplomat and Tibetologist. His academic work focused on the history of the Tibetan empire, and in particular on epigraphy. He was among the last Europeans to have known Tibet and its society before the Chinese invasions which began in 1950. Condition - Good condition with some minor glaze imperfections.

Chinese white dragon bowl, late Qing period, the white dragon with green mane chasing a red flaming pearl amongst clouds, all on blue ground, W12cm. Provenance - from the collection of Hugh Edward Richardson CIE OBE FBA (22 December 1905 – 3 December 2000[2]) was an Indian Civil Service officer, British diplomat and Tibetologist. His academic work focused on the history of the Tibetan empire, and in particular on epigraphy. He was among the last Europeans to have known Tibet and its society before the Chinese invasions which began in 1950. Condition - Good condition with some very minor glaze imperfections and some very minor scratching with the bowl base.

Chinese agate snuff bottle. late Qing period, the spinach jade domed cover over a polished agate bottle, H5.3cm. Provenance - From the collection of Hugh Edward Richardson CIE OBE FBA (22 December 1905 – 3 December 2000), an Indian Civil Service officer, British diplomat and Tibetologist. His academic work focused on the history of the Tibetan empire, and in particular on epigraphy. He was among the last Europeans to have known Tibet and its society before the Chinese invasions which began in 1950.

Chinese porcelain dragon bowl, late Qing Guangxu period, the body decorated in underglaze blue with a five claw dragon chasing a flaming pearl, W11cm. Provenance - from the collection of Hugh Edward Richardson CIE OBE FBA (22 December 1905 – 3 December 2000[2]) was an Indian Civil Service officer, British diplomat and Tibetologist. His academic work focused on the history of the Tibetan empire, and in particular on epigraphy. He was among the last Europeans to have known Tibet and its society before the Chinese invasions which began in 1950. Condition - Appears in very good condition, on the inside base of the bowl there appears to be two very small fine lines, it is difficult to ascertain whether these are scratches or the beginnings of a very fine hairline within the glaze.

Thankgka mit Bodi Baum: u. Buddhaversammlung. Vielfigüriges Thangka. Baum im Regenbogenkreis. Tibet 19.Jh. Brokat eingefasst. Alterssp. Bild 43 x 33 cm. D

Landon,P.: The Opening of Tibet. An account of Lhasa and the country and people of Central Tibet and of the Progress of the mission sent there by the Englisch Government in the year 1903-4. Introduction by Colonel Younghusband. New York, Doubleday, Page & Co. 1905. Mit 49 Tafeln (1 farb. u. mont.). XV, 484 S. Olwd. mit Kopfgoldschn. (Etw. best. u. berieb.). Unbeschn., Innengel. angeplatzt, tls. schwach gebräunt u. fleckig. - ╔Dabei: Ders.╗ Lhasa. An account fo the country and people of Central tibet... 2 Bde. London, Hurst and Blackett 1905. Mit 6 Karten u. zahlr. Abb. im Text u. auf Tafeln. XIX, 414 S.; XI, 426 S. Mod. Hldrbde. - Cordier IV, 2896. - Landon war Korrespondent der Times. Er berichtet ausführlich über die kriegerischen und diplomatischen Verwicklungen der Briten. Mit vielen interessanten Abb. zur Landes- und Volkskunde, Architektur, Handwerk etc. - Stellenweise schwach fleckig. St.a.T. - Zus. 3 Bde.

Zwei Petschaften.: Silber, 1 Dose u. 1 Schmuckanhänger, Silber. Tibet, um 1800. Jwls. ca. 5 cm. D

Tibet Operation Tool Set, in red painted lacquer wooden case. With surgery scene. Inside iron tools partly engraved with leather strings. Complete. Closed 60 x 40 cm.

Tibet Carpet, Dragons and decorations , multicoloured waved textile , side frances , Qing Dynasty. 210 x 107 cm

Tibet Skeleton Carpet, multicoloured waves textile, side franses, sims of use . Qing Dynasty. 170 x 92 cm

A brass Ksitigarba Buddha with flaming pearl in his hand, Tibet, 20th/21st century. Comes with Tara Vajrasattva Buddha, h 22 cm, tot. 2x.

Possibly depicting the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in a standing position, with the right hand in kataka mudra and the left lowered in varada mudra. He wears a draped garment cinched at the waist with a belt, leaving the chest uncovered. His long curly hair is tied up and falls gracefully over his shoulders.Provenance: from the Ullman collection, Italy.Catalog notes:The figure is not easily identifiable (the absence of jewelry suggests a resemblance to a Buddha) however, it is clearly influenced by Tibetan art, evident in the facial expression, hair, and posture. This can be compared to a 10th/11th-century Nepalese figure of Vajrapani from the Qing court collection, preserved in the Palace Museum in Beijing, and illustrated in Palace Museum 2007, The Complete Collection of Treasure of the Palace Museum: Buddhist Statue of Tibet, Shanghai, p. 77, no. 74.铜鎏金观音像，汉/藏，十七/十八世纪

In his eleven-faced form, standing on a lotus base. He is shown with eight arms, the two main ones in atmanjalimudra, and the others in various mudras. In his lower left hand, he holds a kundika. He is dressed in intricately draped robes and adorned with prominent jewelry and a crown.Provenance: from the Ullman collection, Italy.Note di catalogo:For a similar, larger figure, see the one from the Qing court collection now at the Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in Palace Museum 2007, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Buddhist Statues of Tibet, Shanghai, p. 216, no. 206.鎏金如意寶輪王陀羅尼像，汉/藏，十八世纪

World - Mixed coins to include silver Tibet Rupee 1902-11 AEF, France Louis XVIII Franc 1816A GEF, Cyprus George V 9 Piastres GVF & Russia copper 5 Kopeks 1777EM GF-AVF (4 coins)

PONTING, H.G. In Lotus-Land Japan 1st.ed. 1910, London, orig. gt. dec. cl. plus YOUNGHUSBAND, F. India and Tibet 1st.ed. 1910, London, orig. cl. plus DAUTREMER, J. The Japanese Empire 1st.ed. 1910, London, orig. gt. dec. cl. plus 1 other (4)70-100

A Tibet medal, awarded to 3653 Lance Havdr Mula Singh 19th Punjabis Provenance: On Instructions of the Family: Medals and Militaria from the Estate of a West Country Collector

A group of four medals, awarded to 5655 L Cpl E Hicks R Fus, comprising a Tibet medal, with a Gyantse clasp, a British War Medal (Spr), a Victory medal and a LS & GC medal, with copy documentation  Provenance: On Instructions of the Family: Medals and Militaria from the Estate of a West Country Collector

Mount Everest Expedition Letter - A hand written letter from Dr G.N. Humphreys who was the senior medical officer on the 1936 Everest expedition writing from Everest to his friend Cyril H. Barraud, contained within its original envelope, together with a "Greetings from Mount Everest Expedition 1936" card and a " Christmas Card " from G. Noel Humphreys. Provenance : By family descent.  Transcription of letter from Everest, 1936Mount Everest Expedition 1936.c/o The Postmaster,Gangtok,Sikkim.29.5.36Dear BarraudJust a line from Everest to hope that all is going well with you all. At the moment we have been driven back to camp I from camp III & camp IV. There have been heavy falls of snow on the mountain which makes it quite unclimable until the snow as been blown away and at III, 21,000ft, one is deteriorating all the time. Today is beautifully fine and we will return to the attack tomorrow or the next day.We had a very interesting 250 mile march across Tibet; a country like the Sahara at that time of year but beautiful with its honey-coloured plains, its blue lakes and the distant indigo Himalayas. Some of the buildings – the forts and monasteries – are very fine tho most of the people live in mud homes. People very friendly. At each monastery we passed we were blessed with much ceremony by the Lama.Here, at 18,000 ft., the Spring has come, there are butterflies and a few tufted plants in flower – saxifrage, vetch, primulas.Marion and I had a good voyage out and saw something of Bombay, Agra (The Taj Etc.), Calcutta, Darjieling & Kalimpang, before ‘I left her’ at Gongtok. She has been staying with friends in different places and is now with cousins in the Murree Hills near Raul Pindi. I expect to be back at Gongtok towards the end of June and to get a boat early in July and be back home about the end of July. Our daughter Bead is at the vicarage at Harlow Common, in Essex, where Marion’s brother is vicar.The odds are against the expedition as the monsoon normally arrives June 5 or 6 so, unless it is late this year, we’ve only till then to get in a shot at the summit.However.Hope we find you all very fit on our return.Yours very sincerelyG.N. Humphreys. Transcription of Christmas cardVery sorry indeed we haven’t yet got down to see you. Marrion is at Claygate. I go to Mount Everest at end of January. We hope to see you before then. Meet Bead Humphreys (we think she is rather nice).All the very best wishes to you all for Christmas and 1935.GNH      

2006-2015 A.D. N. & D. Rhodes - S.W. Laden La (1876-1936) : A Man of the Frontier, His Life and Times in Darjeeling and Tibet - Kolkata, 2006, hardback with dustwrapper, 89 pp, 38 plates, foldout photograph; Denise Leidy - The Art of Buddhism: An Introduction to its History and Meaning - London, 2008, card covers, 342 pp, colour and monochrome illustrations; Christopher randall - A Personal Selection of the Jade Carvings from The Yushantang Collection of Nick Troubetskoy Vol.1 - Hong Kong, 2015, hardback with dustwrapper, 130 pp, colour plates. 2.77 kg total, 24.2 x 19 - 31.2 x 24 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 - 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.). [3, No Reserve]Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.

A collection of seven late 19th century Tibetan swords with part and full-fullered steel blades, length of longest blade 84cm, shaped steel guards and part leather covered wood grips, one with inset hardstone decorated pommel and fishskin covered steel mounted scabbard, the others without scabbards (most with active rust, scabbard seized and generally distressed condition). Note: purportedly brought back from the Britain-Tibet wars circa late 1880s/1890s by General Peterson.

China - Tibet - 17th century gilt bronze figure of Shadakshari Lokeshvara. Normal wear - Weight: 420 g - Shipping available - Region: Chine - Sizes: H 130MM X L 90MM

China - Tibet - Vasudhara statuette in silver plated bronze, silver base, 18th century. Wear from use - Weight: 178 g - Shipping available - Region: Chine - Sizes: H 90MM X L 70MM

China - Tibet - Vasudhara, bronze sculpture with dark patina. Normal wear - Weight: 1.37 kg - Shipping available - Region: Chine/Tibet - Sizes: H 180MM X L 120MM

China - Tibet - An 18th century ormolu Mahakala figure. Normal wear - Weight: 330 g - Shipping available - Region: Chine - Sizes: H 115MM X L 80MM

Gilt bronze statue of the green Tara, with polychromy, Tibet, 20th centuryVerguld bronzen beeld van de groene Tara, met polychromie, Tibet, 20e eeuw34 x 19 x 11 cm

Kapala, Schädelschale mit Silberbeschlag, Tibet, 17,5cm x 15cm

A VERY FINE AND LARGE TIBETAN 'WHEEL OF LIFE' THANGKA, beautifully painted with various deities, figures, and skeletons, laid on embroidered silk, the verso with pictorial inscription, purchased in Tibet originally hanging in a monastery - private collection, image measuring 113cm x 85cm.

Maske, Kupferbronze, Steine, H 15, min.besch., Tibet