AN IMPORTANT GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA, TIBET, 17th ct., seated with legs crossed on a shaped plinth, both hands in the dharmacakramudra, wearing a monastic garment in patchwork mantle, its borders finely engraved with scrolling tendrils around square patches engraved with each a flower, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, smiling lips and shaven hairdo, unsealed - Property from an Austrian private collection, family property since about 40 years - Minor wear, very slightly chipped