A GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE FIGURE OF GARUDA
Tibet, 17th-18th century. Finely worked as a relief with neatly incised wings spread out, grasping a sinuous snake in his beak and outstretched arms, the expressive face with bulging eyes and curved horns. The fire-gilding in good preservation.

Provenance: From a European private collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s.
Condition: Very good condition with some wear and casting flaws as well as minor nicks and dents. Fine, naturally grown patina with tiny areas of malachite encrustation to reverse.

Weight: 95.5 g
Dimensions: Height 9.2 cm, Width 11.3 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related but slightly larger (16.8 cm wide) gilt-bronze repousse figure of Garuda, dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams London in Asian Art on 11 May 2015, lot 393, sold for GBP 4,000.

鎏金銅錘揲迦樓羅金翅鳥
西藏，十七至十八世紀。錘揲的金翅鳥翅膀展開，嘴裡叼著一條完全的蛇，雙臂張開，面部表情豐富，凸出的眼睛和彎曲的角。鎏金保存完好。

來源：歐洲私人收藏，購於上世紀六十至七十年代
品相：狀況極好，有一些磨損和鑄造缺陷以及輕微的刻痕和凹痕。自然的包漿非常細膩，局部有微小的孔雀石綠結殼。

重量：95.5 克
尺寸：高9.2 厘米, 寬11.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件稍大的十六至十七世紀鎏金銅錘揲金翅鳥 (寬16.8 厘米) ，見倫敦邦翰思 Asian Art 2015年5月 11日 lot 393, 售價GBP 4,000。