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Lot 195
Sale 2687 - The Collection of Amb. & Mrs. Alexander Weddell - The Virginia House Museum
Apr 10, 2019
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$25,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A TIBETAN CARVED GILT WOOD AND OPENWORK WOOD SUTRA COVER WITH PARCEL GILDING 16th/17th century or earlier
With three main seated figures in elaborate niches, numerous subsidiary figures among scrollwork, multiple lobed borders, one end carved and incorporating a Sanskrit letter, underside enameled red.
H: 10 1/4, W: 27 1/2 in.