A LARGE PAIR OF SILVER BUTTER LAMPS Tibetan-Chinese, 19th century. The fine pair with a deep bowl incised and embossed with four reserves enclosing various auspicious Buddhist symbols surrounded by lotus scroll, raised on a tall hollow stem foot encircled by a band of out-turned narrow petals above a band of further auspicious symbols. Condition: Very good condition with minor warping and expected surface wear. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 387.6 and 402.3 g Dimensions: Height 20.3 cm each