A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF A STUPA

A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF A STUPA
19TH/20TH CENTURY

The dome to the centre decorated with strands of embossed beads and with a miniature portrait of Buddha, the top inset with jewels, all raised on a stepped pedestal, carved with four pairs of Buddhist lions, the copper base plate with a single vajra, 469g, 17cm.

Provenance: the collection of Miss Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest (1879-1960), grand-daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber, 1812-95).

十九/二十世紀 銅鎏金佛塔
來源：伊麗莎白·格羅夫納·格斯特女士（1879-1960）收藏。