Mixed Lot (3 items), Tibet: A tobacco pipe and two knives.
1: A beautiful, old tobacco pipe in the Tibetan style. With a slightly conically narrowed pipe made out of black yak horn. The bowl, two decorative chains and the three part metal decorations are wrought of excellent silver. The silver cuffs are mostly decorated with tight volutes of embossed and engraved leafy tendrils. The front end plate is copper, the mouthpiece is made of brass. The upper edge of the pipe is set with four blue turquoises and a red coral pearl as ornaments.
19. century to the first third of the 20th century; L: 36 cm (total).
2: Two knives in the Tibetan style, also known as a ‘women’s knife' or ‘lothi'. With short, single-edged iron blades and bivalve hilts made of light-coloured horn or bone. Both wooden sheaths are cloaked in silver-plated copper and a weak silver alloy, and decorated with openwork leafy tendril decorations (embossed and engraved). Both sheaths have a decorative band made of ray skin at the middle. One knife has a carrying strap of dyed red leather attached.
First half of the 20th century; L: 20 cm, 22 cm. (ME) ASA
Provenance: German Private Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
26.05.2015 - 15:00
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EUR 1,000.- to EUR 1,200.-
Mixed Lot (3 items), Tibet: A tobacco pipe and two knives.
1: A beautiful, old tobacco pipe in the Tibetan style. With a slightly conically narrowed pipe made out of black yak horn. The bowl, two decorative chains and the three part metal decorations are wrought of excellent silver. The silver cuffs are mostly decorated with tight volutes of embossed and engraved leafy tendrils. The front end plate is copper, the mouthpiece is made of brass. The upper edge of the pipe is set with four blue turquoises and a red coral pearl as ornaments.
19. century to the first third of the 20th century; L: 36 cm (total).
2: Two knives in the Tibetan style, also known as a ‘women’s knife' or ‘lothi'. With short, single-edged iron blades and bivalve hilts made of light-coloured horn or bone. Both wooden sheaths are cloaked in silver-plated copper and a weak silver alloy, and decorated with openwork leafy tendril decorations (embossed and engraved). Both sheaths have a decorative band made of ray skin at the middle. One knife has a carrying strap of dyed red leather attached.
First half of the 20th century; L: 20 cm, 22 cm. (ME) ASA
Provenance: German Private Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 26.05.2015 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 20.05. - 26.05.2015 |