A large Tibetan gilt-bronze Vajra, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) the large thunderbolt-sceptre is cast with a central bulbous grip that separates two lotus pedestals supporting a central column surrounded by eight arched vajra points emerging from the jaws of makara heads 18.5 cm long. Provenance: Old Tibetan family, thence by descent Mossgreen Melbourne, 01/09/2017, lot 519.