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Style: Tibetan
Tibetan Shrine Box with Chenresi Tsakli, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Adorned with Buddhist iconography and enveloped in a rich patina, this small wooden box is a 19th century portable Tibetan shrine and likely once contained a Buddhist statue or praye...
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Mid-19th Century Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric, Wood

Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, Bud...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Asian Wood Opium Container with Lid and Brass Pull
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative Antique Asian round wood box container with lid and brass pull. Vintage collectible Asian wooden tobacco or opium round container. Round shaped lidded opium container...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Tibetan Telescoping Long Horn
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty Tibetan Dungchen ceremonial long horn crafted with copper and brass in a dramatic telescoping sculptural form. Retracted height: 25".
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Copper

Tibetan Silver Snuff Bottle, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century Tibetan snuff bottle is delightfully ornate, crafted with silver metalwork and encrusted with colorful beads. The small bo...
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20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Silver

Central Asian Gong on Carved, Painted and Gilt Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A deep circular hammered bronze gong with center boss, suspended from a carved, painted and silver gilt stand. The stand with scrolled openwork decorated crest with center monstrous ...
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20th Century Central Asian Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Murals of Tibet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A world heritage landmark, this SUMO-sized publication presents the most precious surviving murals of Tibetan Buddhist culture. For the first time, these astonishing and intricate ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Shrine for Tibet, The Alice S. Kandell Collection Hardcover Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A Shrine for Tibet: The Alice S. Kandell Collection. Collection of Tibetan Sacred Art Marylin Rhie, Robert Thurman, John Bigelow Taylor (Photographer). Marylin M...
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Early 2000s Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Art of Tibet Book by Pratapaditya Pal
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Art of Tibet – November 1, 1990 by Pratapaditya Pal. Publisher: Harry N Abrams; Expanded Ed edition (November 1, 1990) Language: : English Hardcover: 343 pages Art of Tibet: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection. Soft cover Intense colors and fanciful depictions of the Buddhist deities distinguish the art of Tibet. This catalogue raisonne of Tibetan art outside its native land provides an accessible introduction to the subject. The history of Tibetan thanka...
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1990s Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Tibetan Bronze Prayer Bell, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This small bronze bell is the lower half of a Tibetan ceremonial bell called a dril-bu. This example is missing its handle, which would have been shaped like a diamond scepter, or va...
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Early 19th Century Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Lost Cities of Asia Hardcover Book 1st Edition 1966 by Wim Swaan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
LOST CITIES OF ASIA: Ceylon, Pagan, Angkor. Hardcover large coffee table book. January 1, 1966 by Wim Swaan Author. Published by Elek, London, 1966. FIRST EDITION. New York [196...
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Set of Two Antique Temple Heavy Bronze Door Handles, Nepal, 19th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A rare set of two handcrafted heavy bronze door handles from an old temple in Nepal, mid-19th century. Figurative male sculptures depicting a fertiliy deity used on entry doors as a ...
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Mid-19th Century Nepalese Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Thomas Laird's Murals of Tibet Signed by the Dalai Lama with Bookstand
Located in Vancouver, BC
A World Heritage landmark, this SUMO-sized publication presents the most precious surviving murals of Tibetan Buddhist culture. For the first time, these astonishing and intricate ma...
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2010s German Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Paper

Tibetan Red Lacquer Cymbal Case Lid, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Ornately patterned and framed with brass fittings, this box lid dates to the 19th century originally enclosed a pair of large Tibetan cymbals. Used in processions and dance performances, cymbals provided percussive backing to wind instruments...
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19th Century Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

18th Century Tibetan Bronze Shakyamuni Buddha
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th century Tibetan bronze Shakyamuni Buddha A rare and important bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha. This statue is seated on a beaded lotus base. ...
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18th Century Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

Nepalese Carved and Painted Buddhist Manuscript Cover, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual wooden book or manuscript cover with a carved exterior and painted interior, 15th century, Nepal. The exterior of the manuscript cover exuberantly carved with ...
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15th Century and Earlier Nepalese Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Wood

Old Tibetan Bronze Bell or Cymbal
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Part of an antique Bronze bell or Cymbal, hand hammered - Tibet - half XIX century - can be hung from the ceiling. CYMBAL is a percussion instrument. Now it is used in many ensembles...
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1850s Tibetan Antique Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Asian Silver Plate Engraved Expanding Tea Trivet Decorative Stand
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Okitenugui Kabuto Samurai Helmet Shaped as a Head Towel Saika, Early Edo Period
Located in Milano, IT
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Vintage Nickel Telescope on Tripod
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic Telescope on Tripod. Nickel finish for a modern appeal. Adjustable tripod legs. Curbside to NYC/Philly $350
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H 45 in W 38.25 in D 20.5 in
Vintage Telescope, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Telescope is a scientific object realized in the early 20th Century. A bronze telescope with glass lenses and wooden grip, close up. Don't ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

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Bronze

Vintage Telescope, Early 20th Century
Vintage Telescope, Early 20th Century
H 12.21 in W 0.4 in D 0.99 in
Antique Chinese Mahjong Game Set in Fitted Carved & Polychrome Painted Wood Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique Mahjong set is unsigned and documentation shows it to have originated from China and date to approximately 1900 and done in the Chines...
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Softwood, Bakelite

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Large Brass Gong with Carved Giltwood Support, c. 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressively sized and visually (and aurally) dramatic circa 1900 Chinese late Qing dynasty brass gong with hand-carved giltwood support piece and newer ...
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Materials

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Lisu Tribe Silver Collar Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely crafted piece was made high in the mountains of southeast China, Thailand and Burma (modern day Myanmar) by an indigenous hill tribe. The Lisu people are know for their v...
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Materials

Silver

Lisu Tribe Silver Collar Necklace
Lisu Tribe Silver Collar Necklace
H 17.25 in W 22.75 in D 3 in
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
An asian wood and brass jewelry box. Dark red mahogany colored wood with with brass drawer pulls and decorative accents. Two doors open to reveal thr...
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Late 20th Century Asian Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Brass

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H 10 in W 14 in D 9 in
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Located in Leuven , BE
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Metal

Antique Asian Hindu Bronze Temple Toy Camel on Wheels
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Framed Antique Tibetan Buddhist Thangka
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Located in Pomona, CA
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Tibetan Manuscript Prayer Book, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Late 20th Century Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

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Located in Chicago, IL
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Necklace Strung with Antique Tibetan Amber Beads
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Antique Tibetan Style Religious Storage Box from Bhutan, 19th Century or Earlier
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tibetan style religious storage box / table from Bhutan, 19th century or earlier. This type of box would have been most commonly found in a village monastery, where it would have been used to store especially important thangkas (Tibetan Buddhist paintings used in ritual, teaching and spiritual practice) or other revered ritual items or texts. The front of the box is decorated with floral and vegetative motifs indicating life and abundance. The top of the panel depicts the Wheel of the Dharma (Teaching) flanked by two deer, a reference to the Buddha's first teaching at Sarnath; on each side of the sliding door is a jewel emitting mongoose (Nakala), bringing forth the jewels of wisdom or material wealth. The sliding door is adorned with flaming jewels, the unquenchable Teaching of the Buddha. On the left panel are more symbols of abundance and of the Teaching - foliage, a deer, mongooses and flaming jewels. The back panel is a powerful presentation of a temple palace (Fodhang) in a celestial landscape. The right panel mirrors the left utilizing the same symbols. The bottom edge of the base has a lotus throne motif. The construction is of wood, and has quite some age to it. Remnants of original color are discernible to a greater or lesser degree throughout. This type of box / table is sometimes referred to as a construction table or box because it is made up of individual pieces and panels that are assembled together by fitting the front, side, back and small door panels into grooves cut into the bottom and top boards -- a kind of knock down construction. Originally the table was meant to facilitate assembly and disassembly as needed, but for stability's sake, we have assembled it using braces...
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Pair of Tibetan Buddhist Copper and Brass Repousse Ritual Trumpets
Located in Stamford, CT
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Framed Tibetan Thangka Vaisravana Jambhala
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Miniature Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Collectibles and Curiosities

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Brass

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Located in Sofia, BG
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Vintage Wood Print Block Hand Carved Religious Text, Tibet, Early 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Wood

Tibetan collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Tibetan collectibles and curiosities for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage collectibles and curiosities created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Tibetan collectibles and curiosities made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Tibet pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original collectibles and curiosities, popular names associated with this style include Thomas Laird, Pratapaditya Pal, Shigeru Ban, and TASCHEN. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for collectibles and curiosities differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $13,322 while the average work can sell for $582.

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