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Lot 525
A SMALL LEATHER CARRY CASE CONTAINING A NUMBER OF ITEMS OF FREEMASON REGALIA, as follows, blue leather apron, three Freemasonry books, a blue felt cap, small box containing buttons and a boxed silver gilt Freemason medallion 'Clifton Lodge' No.703 bar attached to ribbon, hallmarked and a small bronze circular medallion Advanced Son of Man mark well
Lot 427
An Indian bronze figurine18th/19th centuryElegantly modelled in the shape of a sinuous 4-armed Shiva Nataraja dancing while balancing on a demon and surrounded by a circle of flames. H 20.5 cm.Also to include a small South-Asian stone figurine carved as 4-armed Kali standing on her consort, Shiva.
Lot 160
A Chinese gilt lacquered bronze figure of Buddha, 18th/19th century, H. 7.3cm, repair to neckProvenance - The Pestalozzi International Foundation collection of Tibetan thangkas, Buddhist figures and ritual objects. In 1947, the British Pestalozzi Children's Village association was founded by Dr Henry Alexander - a German, Jewish, refugee who moved to the UK before the Second World War - and Mrs Mary Buchanan - a British sociologist. In 1959 the organisation opened a 170 acre property in Sedlescombe, East Sussex to house and educate children from displaced persons camps in Europe at the end of World War II.In 1963, twenty-two Tibetan students, along with their house parents, arrived at the village. In 1967/68 saw the last of the European students at Pestalozzi and from that point students from Tibet, India and Nepal - amongst other countries - began to arrive. The Tibetan children and their house parents rescued Buddhist thangkas (paintings) and relics from the local temples during the upheavals of the 1960s which are included in this sale. The collection also includes Buddhist figures of deities from China, Burma and Thailand. The funds raised will help Pestalozzi to continue to offer educational scholarships to children from under-privileged countries.
Lot 220
A large Burmese Mandalay bronze seated figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, 19th century, with enamel eyes, H. 47cmProvenance - The Pestalozzi International Foundation collection of Tibetan thangkas, Buddhist figures and ritual objects. In 1947, the British Pestalozzi Children's Village association was founded by Dr Henry Alexander - a German, Jewish, refugee who moved to the UK before the Second World War - and Mrs Mary Buchanan - a British sociologist. In 1959 the organisation opened a 170 acre property in Sedlescombe, East Sussex to house and educate children from displaced persons camps in Europe at the end of World War II.In 1963, twenty-two Tibetan students, along with their house parents, arrived at the village. In 1967/68 saw the last of the European students at Pestalozzi and from that point students from Tibet, India and Nepal - amongst other countries - began to arrive. The Tibetan children and their house parents rescued Buddhist thangkas (paintings) and relics from the local temples during the upheavals of the 1960s which are included in this sale. The collection also includes Buddhist figures of deities from China, Burma and Thailand. The funds raised will help Pestalozzi to continue to offer educational scholarships to children from under-privileged countries.
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