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A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.

A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.
Estimate
8 000 - 10 000 SEK
727 - 908 EUR
773 - 966 USD
Hammer price
160 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze throne with moongoose, 19th Century.

Two moongoses who are puking out gems on a lotus throne, surrounded by buddhist emblems. Length 9 cm. Traces of paint by ears. Height 3 cm.

Provenance

From a Private Swedish Collector, who purchased it from an antique dealer in Stockholm.

Literature

The Buddhist god of wealth Vaiśravaṇa (also known as Kubera or Jambhala in Sanskrit) is frequently depicted holding a mongoose in his left hand which spews out jewels from its mouth. The mongoose is the enemy of the snake, a symbol of greed; the ejection of jewels represents generosity.

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