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TWO FINE COPPER AND BRASS AMULET BOXES AND COVERS, GAU
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /7天8小时
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TWO FINE COPPER AND BRASS AMULET BOXES AND COVERS, GAU

Tibet, 19th century. Each of rectangular form, the copper body applied with brass, chased to the top with a multi-lobed panel incised with blossoming flowers, and applied to the narrow sides with copper mounts in form of rings. One box with rows of swirls along the narrow sides, the other covered in brass.

Provenance: From an old and important German private collection, collected between the 1950s and 2000s.
Condition: Good condition with traces of use and casting irregularities. Expected wear, warping, small cracks, few losses, dents, and few traces of soldering. Rich, naturally grown patina with scattered malachite and cuprite encrustations.

Weight: 349 g and 400 g
Dimensions: Lengths 11.3 cm and 11.2 cm

Charm containers are some of the most important personal adornments in Tibet. This container for small images, printed prayers and charms, molded tablets of protective deities, and other relics has traditionally been worn by both men and women to ward off evil. While women wear their gau on a short necklace around their necks, strung with turquoise, coral, or banded agates, a man’s gau is usually larger and often shaped like a shrine. A traveler straps the gau to the arm or wears it across the chest bandolier style.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related gau dated to the early 20th century, 11.5 cm long, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number IM.77-1929.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Zacke, Vienna, 7 March 2025, lot 224
Price: EUR 4,160 at the time of writing
Description: A copper-patinated brass charm box and cover, gau, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related materials and size (13.1 cm). Note the circular form.

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拍品估价:400 - 800 欧元 起拍价格:400 欧元  买家佣金: 30.00%

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