Tibetan altar with Buddha, Qing dynasty

Gilded and patinated bronze. Formed by a rectangular pedestal with a gilt cloth hanging in folds. It consists of a stepped base at the front, with a line of lotuses in relief, which supports an altar with legs decorated with engraved flowers. At the top is a gilded lotus base with an oval profile, on which rests a later-period Buddha. A gilded niche sits at the back with two holes. On the lower part is an engraved religious inscription. 

Size: 21.50 x 8.50 x 16.70 cm; Weight: 1.651 kg

Provenance:

European private collection, Italy, Carbone family.