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The Spring Classic Sale, Stockholm 568 Stockholm15151517
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A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 760 - 2 200 EUR
1 870 - 2 330 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Björn Extergren
Stockholm
Björn Extergren
Head of Consignment and Sales Department, Fine Art. Specialist Antique Furniture, Decorative Arts and Asian Ceramics
+46 (0)706 40 28 61
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A elaborately decorated ritual Tibetan Conch-shell horn, Qing dynasty, 19th Century.

Gilded and silver-plated copper mounting. Length 30,5 cm.

Damages.

Literature

Compare; "A shrine for Tibet, The Alice S. Kandell Collection", Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A.F. Thurman, p. 246.

More information

Conch shell horns are blown during rituals as a sound offering. The metal "shield" and decorations make it more practical to utilize the shell, which might otherwise be broken, or not be of the right shape or size.