SMALL EMBOSSED COPPER AND PARTIALLY GILDED ALTAR... Lot 42

SMALL EMBOSSED COPPER AND PARTIALLY GILDED ALTAR TABLE Nepal, 19th century A SMALL PARCEL-GILT COPPER REPOUSSÉ ALTAR TABLE Nepal, 19th century Of rectangular shape, the side and front panels finely and intricately worked in repousse with a central wrathful mask in relief flanked by two naga against an intricate open scrollwork ground, above a scalloped foot, all below layers of finely chased bands of lotus petal lappets, mythical beasts, and openwork swastikas below row of lotus petals around the table top, parcel-gilt and embellished with coral and turquoise inlays. 49.5cm (19 1/2in) wide x 32cm (12 5/8in) deep x 24cm (9 1/2in) high. Footnotes: THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN FAMILY 歐洲顯赫家族藏品 尼泊爾 十九世紀 銅局部鎏金錘揲供桌 Provenance: Acquired by the parents of the present owners, and thence by descent 來源: 現任藏家父母獲得，並由後人保存迄今 Valrae Reynolds illustrates a very fine small gilt-copper coffer made in the same repoussé technique, and notes that such quality pieces were owned by high-ranking lamas or noble families in Nepal or Tibet, see Valrae Reynolds, Tibet. A Lost World. The Newark Museum Collection of Tibetan Art and Ethnography, New York, 1978, p.50. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com