Fifteen Buddhist Gilt-bronze and Bronze Miniature Items, China, a gilt-bronze Buddha seated on a lotus throne above an elongated hexagonal multitier pedestal, mounted on a wood stand; six finials mostly in the shapes of monks with praying hands, all standing except one seated with his right leg raised; six finials of figures mostly with their hands on belly or chest, some holding offerings, one with a bodhisattva, all gilt; a bronze Buddha standing with a bowl in his left hand; and a gilt bronze finial of a guardian figure, ht. to 4 1/8 in.
Estimate $800-1,000

some with breakage, all with loss of gilt, patinas, soiling.


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