Eighteen Mostly Buddhist Archaic Gilt-bronze and Bronze Miniature Items

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Eighteen Mostly Buddhist Archaic Gilt-bronze and Bronze Miniature Items, China, ten figures of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and celestial devas, all on stands except one; five finial figures of bodhisattvas and Buddhist guardians and heavenly kings, three gilt; a bronze Buddha standing on a lotus throne on a hexagonal base; a bronze chilong hook; and a gilt-bronze lion-shape finial, ht. 7/8 to 5 7/8 in.
Estimate $800-1,000

various in condition, many with breakages and damages, some with heavy patina and rusting, some with heavy soiling, loss of gilt.


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