A SMALL COLLECTION OF TIBETAN ITEMS 16TH CENTURY AND LATER Comprising: a square repoussé...

A SMALL COLLECTION OF TIBETAN ITEMS

16TH CENTURY AND LATER

Comprising: a square repoussé parcel-gilt panel decorated with a kalasha, a wood ewer and cover, a copper and brass loop handled pot and cover, a gilt-bronze vajra-sword, a copper and baitong cup, two copper and brass bowls and covers, a large copper and brass monk's cap ewer, a wood printing block and a gilt-copper item, possibly a jewel held by Buddha, 37cm max. (13)

Provenance: from the collection of Mr Richard Nathanson (d.2018), London. Six of the items purchased from Peter Sloane Objects & Works of Art between 2004 and 2014. Copies of the invoices and a Sloane valuation of the printing block are available.

Richard Nathanson began his career at Sotheby's in 1966 and was immediately captivated by Impressionist and early 20th century art. He subsequently set up as an independent art advisor in that field, in which he became well respected and known, in particular for his involvement with the work of artists such as Sisley, Modigliani, Rouault, Bonnard and Albert Houthuesen. During his lifelong career in the art world, Richard expanded his expertise across time and space and gathered an extraordinarily eclectic collection of artworks which included classical, medieval, African, Asian and Oceanic pieces as well as folk art, natural forms and early toys. As he learnt more about these cultures and the art they inspired, his profound admiration for them grew, broadening his spiritual and philosophical outlook. He observed the intense affinities between these pieces, sometimes separated by millennia and thousands of miles and was fascinated by the conversations that arose between these various expressions of human experience. Richard felt that art had the ability to give hope and inspiration in the human quest for truth and beauty.