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TWO TURQUOISE-INLAID SILVER AMULET BOXES, GAU, 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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TWO TURQUOISE-INLAID SILVER AMULET BOXES, GAU, 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Tibet. The larger gau of rectangular form, decorated with ornate bands and filigree, and inlaid with five teardrop-shaped turquoises at the inner panel, and four further turquoise inlays of square form to each corner. The smaller gau of lobed form, centered by a large turquoise inlay emanating from petals, and enclosed by lotus tendrils worked in low relief. The boxes of copper and bronze. (2)

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Amulet [sic] aus Silber türkis, Tibet um 1860‘ and priced at EUR 775 (the smaller). Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Gau silber & Türkis, Tibet 19. Jh‘, the back ‘Reg. No 58107, H:5 B:5 T:2’, and priced at EUR 1,250 (the larger).
Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear, traces of use, and manufacturing irregularities, old repairs, small dents, minor losses to the inlays and the base of the larger gau, some inlays renewed, remnants of pigment, small areas of verdigris. Displaying superbly well.

Weight: 37.7 g and 107.9 g
Dimensions: Length 5.4 cm and 9.7 cm

The small gau with an acrylic stand. (3)

This type of amulet box or gau is used to contain blessed or holy items, believed to protect the wearer from evil. The decorativeness of the box’s upper surface suggests that it was worn by a woman, as women tended to wear more ornamental amulet boxes than men.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related silver amulet box, dated to 1800-1850, 7.5 cm long, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number 03054(IS). Compare two related silver amulet boxes, dated to the early 20th century, 10 cm long, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number IM.177:1, 2-1927.

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拍品估价:400 - 800 欧元 起拍价格:200 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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