Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
Lot 150:
Description
Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Implement Assortment
(7) items including (3) kartika crescent knives having figural handles, (2) ghanta bells having vajra handles, a phurba dagger / stake having triangular blade and a khatvanga scepter / wand having figural handle including vajra motifs on each end
Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 12 inches, Diameter: 4 1/4 inches (figural ghanta (largest))
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; light to moderate oxidation throughout; figural ghanta having corrosion / weathering overall; dirt / debris accumulation
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
Category: Decorative Arts > Asian
Estimated Sale Time: 12:16 pm CST
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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: June 2, 2022, 12:07 pm
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; light to moderate oxidation throughout; figural ghanta having corrosion / weathering overall; dirt / debris accumulation
Dimensions: 12 in
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