Bidspirit auction | A Bone and Brass Tibetan


A Bone and Brass Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Wheel and Personal Accessories - A Tibetan Buddhist hand-held prayer wheel featuring a cylindrical bone barrel decorated with incised ox-eye motifs and inset with brass repoussé bands, one showing traces of red pigment. The piece is finished with a carved bone finial and a weighted bone pendant attached by a metal chain. The collection includes a brass needle case with a removable cap, featuring chased geometric and foliate scrollwork decoration. Accompanying the case is a silver thimble with a pitted surface and a bundle of steel needles bound with red thread. The set is completed by a double-sided bamboo comb constructed from fine splints held by a central cord binding. The items are presented in a clear acrylic display case. The reverse of the display contains a ruler marked SINGER and MADE IN ENGLAND. Length: 6 inches Length: 3.75 inches Width: 3 inches.