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The Collection and Archive of Sir Basil Gould CBE

4 June 2025 | starting at 16:00 BST

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Ranken & Co. of CalcuttaThe Diplomatic Corps uniform of Sir Basil Gould.

The Orders and Medals to Sir Basil Gould,

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LOTUS SCROLL' CIRCULAR BOX COVER Early Ming Dynasty

A GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF BUDDHA ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY

A GREY SCHIST PANEL WITH BUDDHA'S FIRST SERMON ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY

A SET OF THREE PARCEL-GILT SEATED FIGURES OF BUDDHA 18th/19th Century

A VARIED COLLECTION OF ENAMEL WARE AND A WHITE METAL BOWL. 19th/early 20th Century

A VARIED COLLECTION OF WOOD AND METAL ITEMS 19th Century

A SET OF FOUR CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LOTUS SCROLL' CUPS Early Ming Dynasty

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'MILLEFLEUR' MOON FLASK AND COVER Late Qing Dynasty

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LOTUS SCROLL' INCENSE BURNER Early Ming Dynasty

A THANGKA OF ARHATS, DHARMATALA, AND TWO HEAVENLY KINGS TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF FIVE ARHATS TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF A TSANGPA KARPO TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA TIBET, 20TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF CHATURMUKHA MAHAKALA TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

A THANGKA OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

Sir Basil John Gould(British, 1883-1956)Report on the Discovery, Recognition and Installation of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

A Tibetan canonical manuscript relating to the Bon religion.

A quantity of papers, maps and correspondence relating to Gould's visits to Lhasa and Tibet.

A large box of papers, letters, manuscripts and other ephemera relating to Tibet and "The Jewel in the Lotus".

A collection of books belonging to Sir Basil Gould.

A 1947 letter from the 14th Dalai Lama to Sir Basil Gould.

A 1947 letter from the 3rd Taktra Rinpoche, Regent of Tibet (1941-50) to Sir Basil Gould.

Ilya Andreyevich Tolstoy(Russian, 1903-1970)His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on his throne in the Norbhu Linka

Ilya Andreyevich Tolstoy(Russian, 1903-1970)Ngawang Sungrab Thutob (1874-1953), 3rd Taktra Rinpoche, Regent of Tibet (1941-1950)

Seven large "draft" photograph albums from Sir Basil Gould's 1936-1937 British Mission to Lhasa. Containing approximately 1515 photographs.

Six typed "Lhasa Mission Diary" 1936/37 folios.

Sir Basil John Gould(British, 1883-1956)

Sir Basil John Gould(British, 1883-1956)

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Guanghua Photo Studio(Founded 1928)A portrait photograph of Chiang Kai Shek

Sir Basil John Gould(British, 1883-1956)Six photo albums, numerous unmounted photographs, some colour transparencies depicting Tibet.

A large quantity of 16mm film from Sir Basil Gould and a quantity of film related correspondence.

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)Portrait of His Holiness the Dalai Lama before his enthronement

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)Portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at his enthronement

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)The old posthouse at Pagi (Phari), Tibet

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)A religious procession in Pagri (Phari), Tibet

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)Gyantse, Tibet

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)A shepherd at Dochen, Tibet

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)Mount Jomolhari from Pagri (Phari), Tibet

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Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)The British residence bungalow, Pagri (Phari), Tibet

Krishna Kanwal(Indian, 1910-1993)The Indian army Garrison at Yatung (Yadong)

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)Portrait of a Lepcha orderly

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)A shepherdess

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)A Tibetan lake

Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)Nagartse Dzong, Tibet

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