A REPOUSSE STUPA 18TH CENTURYTibet, 18TH to earlier 19TH century. A fire-gilt copper model of a stupa with fine decoration of hanging, beaded jewelry with inset turquoise, coral, lapis lazuli and other semi-precious stones. Provenance: Oliver Robert Coales Collection, acquired by Mr Coales when working and travelling in Eastern Tibet in 1916-17, and thence by descent.Condition: Fine condition with the gilding almost entirely intact. The top finial and few of the inlaid stones are lost. Minor traces of use, wear, nicks and warping. Originally sealed, the plated with neatly incised crossed vajras.Weight: 382.7 grams. Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm.In the round bumpa we find a very fine miniature statue of a seated Amitayus on a lotus throne, wearing a five-tiered tiara, jewelry, celestial bands and holding a vase with the nectar of immortality. Square stepped throne with a Tibetan inscription in high relief reading ‘Im mani Pedme him’ (the worst word is a sacred syllable, the second means ‘jewel’, the third ‘lotus’ and the fourth ‘spirit of enlightenment’).十八世紀舍利塔西藏， 十八至十九世紀初。鎏金銅塔，精美裝飾，鑲嵌綠松石、珊瑚、青金石以及其他礦石。來源：Oliver Robert Coales 收藏，Coales先生于1916-17在西藏東部工作及旅行時購買，之後一直收藏在家族中至今品相：良好，鎏金幾乎完好無損；頂部尖端和少數鑲嵌的寶石丟失；些微使用痕跡、磨損、刻痕和翹曲；最初是密封的，整齊切割的十字金剛杵。重量：382.7 克 尺寸：高18.5 厘米.