17th-18th century Tibetan silver butter lantern. The foot of the lantern is in lotus form. It rises to a mid level element with vine and floral incised designs. The bowl of the lantern has floral lines bordering the astamangala (the eight designs of Buddhism).
Size: 6.25 inches high, 3.5 inch diameter.
Provenance:
Paul Spheeris 保罗·斯菲瑞斯
Paul Spheeris founded the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s conservation department and was its first full-time art conservator. He also served as the Curator of Oriental Art for the Indianapolis Museum of Art. He was an avid collector throughout his life and acquired a fine collection of Asian antiques.
关于保罗-斯菲瑞斯
美国著名油画保护修复家、艺术史家、艺术收藏家，曾任印第安那州印第安那不勒斯博物馆东方美术馆馆长、首席油画修复保护家
1999年受上海凡达利框业有限公司邀请，到上海担任高级艺术顾问，同时受聘于上海大学美术学院，教授油画修复课程
英国伦敦国际油画修复保护研究院成员
保罗曾在印第安那大学和德克萨斯州帕萨德那市圣詹萨托学院教授艺术解剖学、雕塑、中国美术史、素描、陶瓷等课程。
在长达40年的油画修复工作中，他曾经修复过鲁本斯、伦勃朗、凡高、莫奈、毕加索等大师作品2000余件，早在六、七十年代美国的《印第安那不勒斯日报》和权威的《星》杂志就报道过保罗的成就，称他为“创造奇迹的人”。
About Paul Sfeiris
A famous American oil painting protection and restoration artist, art historian, art collector, former director of the Oriental Art Museum of the Indiana Museum of Indiana, Indiana, chief oil painting restoration protector
In 1999 , he was invited by Shanghai Fandali Frame Co., Ltd. to Shanghai as a senior art consultant. At the same time, he was employed by Shanghai University Academy of Fine Arts to teach oil painting restoration courses.
Member of the London International Oil Painting Restoration and Protection Institute
Paul taught courses in art anatomy, sculpture, Chinese art history, sketching, and ceramics at Indiana University and St. Ghent's College in Pasadena, Texas. In the 40- year-old oil painting restoration work, he has repaired more than 2,000 masterpieces such as Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Monet, Picasso , and the American Indiana Daily in the 1960s and 1970s. "And the authoritative "Star" magazine reported on Paul's achievements, calling him "the man who created the miracle."