DEUX PLAQUES REPRÉSENTANT DE LIONS DES NEIGES EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE REPOUSSÉ ET DORÉ TIBET, XIXE SIÈCLEDEUX PLAQUES REPRÉSENTANT DE LIONS DES NEIGES EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE REPOUSSÉ ET DORÉTIBET, XIXE SIÈCLEHimalayan Art Resources item no. 205114 9 cm (3 1/2 in.), the highest敬請注意，本拍品不設底價TWO GILT COPPER ALLOY REPOUSSÉ PLAQUES OF SNOW LIONSTIBET, 19TH CENTURY西藏 十九世紀 銅鎏金錘揲雪獅像二尊An emblem of Tibet, the snow lion is a celestial animal symbolizing power and joy. The present lot would have been one of a pair serving as decorations on the front of a large throne base.Compare to a bronze lion in a similar pose sold at Christie's, New York, 20 March 2002, lot 62 and compare to a repoussé plaque of a snow lion sold at Bonhams, New York, 18 December 2017, lot 832.