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Padmasambhava Copper alloy with silver and copper inlay Tibet
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Padmasambhava
- Copper alloy with silver and copper inlay
- height: 5 in (12.7 cm)
Guru Rimpoche wearing voluminous robes engraved with floral and cloud design interspersed with auspicious emblems and inlaid with copper and silver motifs, the eyes and lips and his characteristic cap all with copper and silver inlay, holding the vajra and kapala and seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus pedestal with consecration plate intact and engraved with a visvavajra.
Provenance
Acquired 1970's
Condition
Good condition. Accretion from butter lamp smoke and incense in crevices, also a white residue probably from a cleaning agent. The intact copper consecration plate engraved with a visvavajra.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.