Au Lion Des Neiges/Tibetan Art

A beautiful bowl with a lid in burlwood for storing the famous Tibetan barley flour. Size: diam 25 cm Tibet late 18th early 19th Century

A saddle rug in cotton and wool featuring two snow lions and several Buddhist symbols. Vegetable dyes. Size: Lenght 145 cm, width: 70 cm Tibet Ca 1920

A wooden carved Tibetan shrine featuring Sakyamuni Buddha in the centre, surrounded by elephants, mythical animals, lions, foliage. Garuda spreads his wings above the Buddha and two apsaras show supporting the shrine. Deep carving, thick traces of gilding. The bottom of the shrine is open, allowing offerings to be inserted. Height: 25 cm. Tibet mid 15th century.

A vajra (sanscrit) or dordge ( Tibetan) as a plaque in copper repoussé fire gilded, with a carved Tibetan turquoise . Size: 14 cm Mounted on a wooden stand. Tibet mid 18th Century.