A large Tibetan silver altar butter lamp, late 19th century, of chalice form, the flared circular body finely engraved with Buddhistic figures and emblems amidst dense flowers and foliage, the bulbous stem cast with lotus and scrolling leaves, on a crisply cast domed lotus foot, engraved with a band of script above a foliate border, weight 2037.7g, height 32.4cm.