A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, NEPAL, 19th ct., seated in vajrasana on a separate cast lotus base with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing dhoti, separate embossed cape set with semi-precious stones, his face displaying a serene expression, blue coloured hair continuing into the ushnisha secured with a separate placed tiara and a mandorla behind, lengthy inscription at the reverse of the base, unsealed - Property from a German private collection, assembled between 1960 and 1990 - Very minor traces of age