Auction 09 December 2022 Asian Art

Lot n° 1

Stele of Vishnu. Gray stone. Northeast...

Stele of Vishnu. Gray stone. Northeast India, Bihar. Pala period. 11th/12th c. Four-armed, standing on small double lotus base on a base with foliage and three adorants. Both hands in front of utapala, the main hands broken off, in the secondary hands...

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Lot n° 2

Very large stele of Surya. Gray...

Very large stele of Surya. Gray stone. Northeast India, Bihar. 11th/12th century. The sun god stands in samapada posture and in boots on a plinth, below the seven horses of his chariot and the charioteer Aruna as half figure in the center. Surya's...

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Lot n° 3

Very large architectural fragment...

Very large architectural fragment with Anantashayana depiction. Sandstone. Central India. 10th/12th c. In the center, the bearded four-headed and four-armed Brahma is enthroned on a lotus springing from the navel of the just-awakened Vishnu. The latter...

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Lot n° 4

Figure fragment of a dancing Ganesha....

Figure fragment of a dancing Ganesha. Stone. Central India. 10th/11th c. Formerly eight-armed, with trunk laid to one side and entwined, one hand raised in vitarkamudra, the other placed on the thigh, in two hands unidentifiable attributes. On the...

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Lot n° 5

Jain stele of a tirthankara. Black...

Jain stele of a tirthankara. Black stone. India, Karnataka. 12th/14th c. The unidentified tirthankara stands with hands hanging down in the kayotsarga meditation pose on a lotus cushion above an undecorated pedestal, on either side of which stand a...

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Lot n° 6

Jain altar. Yellow cast iron with...

Jain altar. Yellow cast iron with silver and copper inlays. India, Gujarat/Rajasthan. 15th c. The unidentified tirthankara is seated in padmasana on a throne supported by lions under a canopy supported by elephants. He is surrounded by axisymmetrical...

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Lot n° 7

Processional figure of Ardhanarishvara....

Processional figure of Ardhanarishvara. Bronze. South India. In the style of the Chola period, probably 19th century. Standing in tribhanga posture on a double lotus above a box-shaped pedestal, main hands held as if he were playing a vina, axe in...

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Lot n° 8

Shiva nataraja. Bronze. India....

Shiva nataraja. Bronze. India. 19th c. Four-armed, dancing on the demon, Apasmarapurusha, the personification of ignorance, in the side hands he holds a small drum and a flame. In the hair piled high a snake holds a skull. Seven strands of hair flutter...

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Lot n° 9

Architectural panel. Pink sandstone....

Architectural panel. Pink sandstone. North India, probably Agra. Late Mughal period, 18th century. In relief flowers and three vases in a matching arched niche, outside of it in the upper corners each a flower between vines. Firmly mounted on an iron...

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Lot n° 10

Large lintel beam. Hardwood. Southwest...

Large lintel beam. Hardwood. Southwest India, northern Kerala. 18th century. The front is divided into six panels. In the top center, Rama and Sita flanked by two hermits (rishi) dispensing water from pitchers and other male and female figures, below...

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Lot n° 11

Lintel beams. Hardwood. Southwest...

Lintel beams. Hardwood. Southwest India, northern Kerala. 18th/19th century. Narrative frieze depicting from the Ramayana epic. In the center the reunion of Rama and Sita after passed adventures, beside them on the left four rishi and on the right...

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Lot n° 12

Large mask of Narasimha. Hardwood....

Large mask of Narasimha. Hardwood. East India, Orissa, from the village of Parlakhemundi, Ganjam district. Probably late 19th century. With open mouth and large teeth. Remains of iconographic painting, also on the back. Stand. H 43 cm; W 31 cm

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Lot n° 13

Anonymous. Persia. Mughal style....

Anonymous. Persia. Mughal style. 16th century or later. Album leaf. Audience of a princely couple on a throne chair in a garden with numerous male and female dignitaries. The image field is surrounded by a floral vine in gold and silver sprinkles....

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Lot n° 14

Indo-Portuguese figure of the body...

Indo-Portuguese figure of the body of Christ. Ivory. India, Goa. 17th/18th century. In typical posture with arms outstretched with veins showing, the loincloth is attached to the hip with a rope, the hem is decorated with a circle and pearl bar pattern....

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Lot n° 15

Indo-Portuguese fragment of the...

Indo-Portuguese fragment of the body of Christ. Ivory. India, Goa. Ca. 1680-1750. With head slightly tilted to the right, lowered eyelids and strands of curly hair falling over the shoulders. A rope is tied around the hips, into which the loincloth...

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Lot n° 16

Indo-Portuguese mountain base of...

Indo-Portuguese mountain base of the Good Shepherd. Ivory. India, Goa. Ca. 1675-1750 On a flat base with alternating fully sculpted sheep and flower vases rises a mountain massif with caves and small figures, animals and a plateau studded with fountains....

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Lot n° 17

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary Immaculata. Walrus tooth. India, Goa. Late 17th/18th c. With folded hands and a crown on her head, standing on a crescent moon above a cloud base with three angel heads. Chips. Firmly mounted on wooden base. H 10,2 cm Provenance Private...

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Lot n° 18

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary of the Rosary. Ivory. India, Goa. 17th/18th c. Standing on separately carved base with large leaves, with her left hand she supports the seated baby Jesus with orb, in her drooping right she holds a rosary. Unusual are...

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Lot n° 19

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary with baby Jesus. Ivory. India, Goa. 18th century. Standing in slight contrapposto, on the left arm the baby Jesus with globe (cross missing). Several missing parts. Firmly mounted on a profiled wooden base. H 16,4 cm Expert...

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Lot n° 20

Madonna with baby Jesus. Ivory....

Madonna with baby Jesus. Ivory. India, possibly Goa. Around 1900 A large, slightly curved tooth is carved into the figure of a Madonna in the style of French Gothic. With her left hand she supports the baby Jesus, with the right the model of a Gothic...

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Lot n° 21

Indo-Portuguese figure of St. Nepomuk....

Indo-Portuguese figure of St. Nepomuk. Painted wood and ivory. 18th century. Possibly Iberian. Standing in a moving posture on round plinth with head held to one side, over the choir shirt with lace border the mozetta made of fur. Head and hands made...

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Lot n° 22

Set of four Indo-Portuguese figures....

Set of four Indo-Portuguese figures. Leg. India, Goa. 18th c. a) Madonna with baby Jesus. Maritime ivory. Best. Cracks. On wooden plate. b) Mater Dolorosa. One foot cracked. c) Santana Mestra, Saint Anne teaching her daughter Mary to read. Walrus tooth....

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Lot n° 23

Small panel from a box. Ivory....

Small panel from a box. Ivory. India, northeast Deccan, Visakhapatnam. Around 1700 Rectangular. In recessed relief, a warrior with sword and shield in an arched niche, surrounded on three sides by a border of circles. Comes with: velvet covered panel. 7...

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Lot n° 24

Indo-Portuguese figure of Christ...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Christ as the Good Shepherd. Ivory. India, Goa. 18th/19th century. Standing in a contrapost, wearing a fur cloak that leaves the upper part of the body and the legs free, at his feet a lying lamb, the shepherd's crook probably...

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Lot n° 25

Mogul chest. Wood and ivory. Northwest...

Mogul chest. Wood and ivory. Northwest India/Pakistan, Gujarat or Sindh. 17th c. Rectangular box shape with lid hinged to the front, inside seven drawers of different sizes. Outside on the front three large symmetrical flowers, on the top and on all...

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Lot n° 26

Box with screw top lid. Ivory over...

Box with screw top lid. Ivory over wood. India, possibly Vizagatapam. 19th c. Barrel-shaped, with flower-shaped curved upper plate with corresponding threaded lid and glued spoon. Each rib or leaf shape attached with two or one small pin of tortoise...

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Lot n° 27

Box in the form of a leather suitcase....

Box in the form of a leather suitcase. Wood, lacquer and mother-of-pearl. India, Gujarat. 17th/18th c. On rectangular ground plan tapering to the top, the lid with concave curved top. Diamond pattern covering the entire surface, filled with flowers,...

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Lot n° 28

Small box with hinged lid. Wood,...

Small box with hinged lid. Wood, lacquer and colored glass inlays. Anglo-Indian. 18th/early 19th c. In micro-mosaic technique made of gold-backed red and green glass plates on all sides covering star patterns. Red lacquered interior and flat insert. H...

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Lot n° 29

Teapot, coffee pot and milk jug....

Teapot, coffee pot and milk jug. North India, Lucknow. Late 19th century. The teapots are bulbous and conical with elephant knob and hemispherical knob on the lid and movable handle. All decorated in drift work with elephants, lions and other animals...

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Lot n° 30

Oval tray. Silver. East India,...

Oval tray. Silver. East India, Poona. Late 19th century. Oval shape on four feet. In drift work in the center Vishnu on the snake, from his navel emerges Brahma and Lakshmi massaging his feet, surrounded by six medallions with swami and two cartouches...

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Lot n° 31

Swami foot bowl. Silver. India,...

Swami foot bowl. Silver. India, Lucknow or Madras. Late 19th century. Hemispherical on flared foot with leaf border. In drift work outside in eight medallions deities (swami) such as Vishnu, Brahma, Rama, Ganesha and others. Weight 297 g. H 9,8 cm;...

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Lot n° 32

Creamer. Silver. West India, Gujerat,...

Creamer. Silver. West India, Gujerat, Kutch. Late 19th century. Slender egg shape on flared foot, with curved handle. In drift work between tendrils and leaf borders around the whole body jumping dogs, tigers, lions and birds between tendriled flower...

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Lot n° 33

Hanging ornament. Silver. Ottoman...

Hanging ornament. Silver. Ottoman Empire. Mid 19th c. Impressed imperial signum (tughra) of Sultan Abd al-Majid (Abdülmejid I) (reigned 1836-1961) and sahh mark. Nearly ovoid, decorated in drift work with matching cartouches, filled with foliage,...

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Lot n° 34

Architectural model of an archway....

Architectural model of an archway. Lapis lazuli and brass. Colonial India. 19th c. Composed of lapis lazuli panels, all sides with a facade divided by columns, pilasters and niches with winged figures, guardian figures and peacocks and tigers. At the...

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Lot n° 35

Helmet. Iron and gold inlay. India,...

Helmet. Iron and gold inlay. India, probably Hyderabad. 19th century. The helmet shell, 16-grooved, on the crown a holder for a plume, two more such holders on either side of the movable nose guard. The entire surface decorated in gold inlay (koftgari)...

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Lot n° 36

Octagonal koftgari box. Iron with...

Octagonal koftgari box. Iron with gold inlay. India. Mughal style. 18th/19th c. The body rests on a plate, the hinged lid with stepped rim and a bud-shaped knob, snap closure. The fields of the wall and the lid are decorated with vine work covering...

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Lot n° 37

Box for spices and betel (pandan)....

Box for spices and betel (pandan). Bronze. India, Rajasthan. 18th/early 19th c. On flat bottom with upward swinging wall and curved hinged lid with movable ring. The whole body is covered with geometrical and floral patterns in engraving. H 20 cm;...

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Lot n° 38

A zardozi sari. Wine red silk and...

A zardozi sari. Wine red silk and metal embroidery. North India. Embroidered with sewn-on sequins, gold lantern and underlined gold metal bands on one narrow side wide border with two rows of boteh motifs filled with flowers between floral vines, on...

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Lot n° 39

Yatagan. Ottoman Empire. Early...

Yatagan. Ottoman Empire. Early 19th century. The slightly curved blade is made of steel, the back of the blade has a central ridge and a flat hollow on both sides. The handle is made of walrus tooth with two ear-shaped grip scales, the middle piece...

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Lot n° 40

Large column with Buddha figures....

Large column with Buddha figures. Hard heavy teak wood. Above a lotus leaf border are a row of twelve Buddha, hands raised prayerfully above the head, a row of Buddha with alms bowl, above that six rows of twelve monk figures each with alms bowls,...

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Lot n° 41

Large Buddha Shakyamuni. Bronze....

Large Buddha Shakyamuni. Bronze. Burma, Arakan. 18th/19th century. In meditation seat on an hourglass-shaped stepped pedestal. The right hand hangs down in bhumisparshamudra, the left rests over the feet in dhyanamudra. Regular rows of hunchback curls...

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Lot n° 42

Buddha Shakyamuni. Bronze. Burma,...

Buddha Shakyamuni. Bronze. Burma, Mandalay. 19th/early 20th c. Seated in meditation on a flat pedestal, the right hand hanging down in bhumisparshamudra, the left resting over the feet in dhyanamudra. The tiny hump curls and the band over the forehead...

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Lot n° 43

Very large Buddha. Wood and lacquer....

Very large Buddha. Wood and lacquer. Burma, Mandalay. 19th century. Standing on a very small lotus base, the hanging arms spreading the upper robe wing-like, between the fingers of the right hand a myrobalan fruit. The hems of the robe are richly decorated...

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Lot n° 44

Princely decorated Buddha Muchalinda....

Princely decorated Buddha Muchalinda. Sandstone. Cambodia. Khmer Empire, Angkor Wat style, 12th c. In meditation seat on a rolled-up naga, which spreads its seven-headed hood protectively behind him. The hands lie in dhyanamudra in the lap. A flower-embellished...

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Lot n° 45

Torso. Sandstone. Cambodia. Baphuon...

Torso. Sandstone. Cambodia. Baphuon style. 2nd half 11th century. With broad shoulders and narrow hips, the tight-fitting sampot is raised at the sides, a short fold falls over the belt. On the back the "butterfly bow". Weathering. Wooden base. H...

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Lot n° 46

Large figure of a male deity. Sandstone....

Large figure of a male deity. Sandstone. Cambodia. Khmer Empire. Bayon style. Late 12th/13th century. Probably Shiva. Standing, in short, finely pleated sampot with centerfold, held together at the hip with a multi-linked jeweled belt with four-petaled...

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Lot n° 47

Young woman. Sandstone. Cambodia....

Young woman. Sandstone. Cambodia. Angkor Wat style, 12th century. Kneeling, with one leg erect, hair tied into a side chignon, jeweled pendants on ears, probably accompanying figure of a dancer. Mounted on a metal base. H 30,2 cm; W 27 cm

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Lot n° 48

Sitting Ganesha. Sandstone. Cambodia....

Sitting Ganesha. Sandstone. Cambodia. Angkor Wat style, 12th c. With trunk hanging down on a flat pedestal in meditation seat, dressed in a pleated sampot, in his right hand the broken tip of his tusk, in his left a sweet. On his head a tiara and a...

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Lot n° 49

Small Buddha-Muchalinda. Stone....

Small Buddha-Muchalinda. Stone. Thailand. Mon-Dvaravati period, 7th/8th c. In full meditation seat on a coiled snake, both hands in dhyanamudra, the head protected by the hood of a five-headed snake. Firmly mounted on metal base. H 23,7 cm

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Lot n° 50

Buddha Shakyamuni. Bronze. Thailand,...

Buddha Shakyamuni. Bronze. Thailand, U-Thong style, group C. 14th c. In meditation seat on an undecorated, indented base. The right hand hangs down in bhumisparshamudra, the left lies in dhyanamudra in the lap. The tight-fitting upper robe without...

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Auction 09 December 2022 Asian Art - Cologne

Bid on the lot list Lempertz : 09 December 2022 - Lempertz Auktionshaus Cologne - Cologne

Asian Art

Stele of Vishnu. Gray stone. Northeast...

Stele of Vishnu. Gray stone. Northeast India, Bihar. Pala period. 11th/12th c. Four-armed, standing on small double lotus base on a base with foliage and three adorants. Both hands in front of utapala, the main hands broken off, in the secondary hands...

Very large stele of Surya. Gray...

Very large stele of Surya. Gray stone. Northeast India, Bihar. 11th/12th century. The sun god stands in samapada posture and in boots on a plinth, below the seven horses of his chariot and the charioteer Aruna as half figure in the center. Surya's...

Very large architectural fragment...

Very large architectural fragment with Anantashayana depiction. Sandstone. Central India. 10th/12th c. In the center, the bearded four-headed and four-armed Brahma is enthroned on a lotus springing from the navel of the just-awakened Vishnu. The latter...

Figure fragment of a dancing Ganesha....

Figure fragment of a dancing Ganesha. Stone. Central India. 10th/11th c. Formerly eight-armed, with trunk laid to one side and entwined, one hand raised in vitarkamudra, the other placed on the thigh, in two hands unidentifiable attributes. On the...

Jain stele of a tirthankara. Black...

Jain stele of a tirthankara. Black stone. India, Karnataka. 12th/14th c. The unidentified tirthankara stands with hands hanging down in the kayotsarga meditation pose on a lotus cushion above an undecorated pedestal, on either side of which stand a...

Jain altar. Yellow cast iron with...

Jain altar. Yellow cast iron with silver and copper inlays. India, Gujarat/Rajasthan. 15th c. The unidentified tirthankara is seated in padmasana on a throne supported by lions under a canopy supported by elephants. He is surrounded by axisymmetrical...

Processional figure of Ardhanarishvara....

Processional figure of Ardhanarishvara. Bronze. South India. In the style of the Chola period, probably 19th century. Standing in tribhanga posture on a double lotus above a box-shaped pedestal, main hands held as if he were playing a vina, axe in...

Shiva nataraja. Bronze. India....

Shiva nataraja. Bronze. India. 19th c. Four-armed, dancing on the demon, Apasmarapurusha, the personification of ignorance, in the side hands he holds a small drum and a flame. In the hair piled high a snake holds a skull. Seven strands of hair flutter...

Architectural panel. Pink sandstone....

Architectural panel. Pink sandstone. North India, probably Agra. Late Mughal period, 18th century. In relief flowers and three vases in a matching arched niche, outside of it in the upper corners each a flower between vines. Firmly mounted on an iron...

Large lintel beam. Hardwood. Southwest...

Large lintel beam. Hardwood. Southwest India, northern Kerala. 18th century. The front is divided into six panels. In the top center, Rama and Sita flanked by two hermits (rishi) dispensing water from pitchers and other male and female figures, below...

Lintel beams. Hardwood. Southwest...

Lintel beams. Hardwood. Southwest India, northern Kerala. 18th/19th century. Narrative frieze depicting from the Ramayana epic. In the center the reunion of Rama and Sita after passed adventures, beside them on the left four rishi and on the right...

Large mask of Narasimha. Hardwood....

Large mask of Narasimha. Hardwood. East India, Orissa, from the village of Parlakhemundi, Ganjam district. Probably late 19th century. With open mouth and large teeth. Remains of iconographic painting, also on the back. Stand. H 43 cm; W 31 cm

Anonymous. Persia. Mughal style....

Anonymous. Persia. Mughal style. 16th century or later. Album leaf. Audience of a princely couple on a throne chair in a garden with numerous male and female dignitaries. The image field is surrounded by a floral vine in gold and silver sprinkles....

Indo-Portuguese figure of the body...

Indo-Portuguese figure of the body of Christ. Ivory. India, Goa. 17th/18th century. In typical posture with arms outstretched with veins showing, the loincloth is attached to the hip with a rope, the hem is decorated with a circle and pearl bar pattern....

Indo-Portuguese fragment of the...

Indo-Portuguese fragment of the body of Christ. Ivory. India, Goa. Ca. 1680-1750. With head slightly tilted to the right, lowered eyelids and strands of curly hair falling over the shoulders. A rope is tied around the hips, into which the loincloth...

Indo-Portuguese mountain base of...

Indo-Portuguese mountain base of the Good Shepherd. Ivory. India, Goa. Ca. 1675-1750 On a flat base with alternating fully sculpted sheep and flower vases rises a mountain massif with caves and small figures, animals and a plateau studded with fountains....

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary Immaculata. Walrus tooth. India, Goa. Late 17th/18th c. With folded hands and a crown on her head, standing on a crescent moon above a cloud base with three angel heads. Chips. Firmly mounted on wooden base. H 10,2 cm Provenance Private...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary of the Rosary. Ivory. India, Goa. 17th/18th c. Standing on separately carved base with large leaves, with her left hand she supports the seated baby Jesus with orb, in her drooping right she holds a rosary. Unusual are...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Mary with baby Jesus. Ivory. India, Goa. 18th century. Standing in slight contrapposto, on the left arm the baby Jesus with globe (cross missing). Several missing parts. Firmly mounted on a profiled wooden base. H 16,4 cm Expert...

Madonna with baby Jesus. Ivory....

Madonna with baby Jesus. Ivory. India, possibly Goa. Around 1900 A large, slightly curved tooth is carved into the figure of a Madonna in the style of French Gothic. With her left hand she supports the baby Jesus, with the right the model of a Gothic...

Indo-Portuguese figure of St. Nepomuk....

Indo-Portuguese figure of St. Nepomuk. Painted wood and ivory. 18th century. Possibly Iberian. Standing in a moving posture on round plinth with head held to one side, over the choir shirt with lace border the mozetta made of fur. Head and hands made...

Set of four Indo-Portuguese figures....

Set of four Indo-Portuguese figures. Leg. India, Goa. 18th c. a) Madonna with baby Jesus. Maritime ivory. Best. Cracks. On wooden plate. b) Mater Dolorosa. One foot cracked. c) Santana Mestra, Saint Anne teaching her daughter Mary to read. Walrus tooth....

Small panel from a box. Ivory....

Small panel from a box. Ivory. India, northeast Deccan, Visakhapatnam. Around 1700 Rectangular. In recessed relief, a warrior with sword and shield in an arched niche, surrounded on three sides by a border of circles. Comes with: velvet covered panel. 7...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Christ...

Indo-Portuguese figure of Christ as the Good Shepherd. Ivory. India, Goa. 18th/19th century. Standing in a contrapost, wearing a fur cloak that leaves the upper part of the body and the legs free, at his feet a lying lamb, the shepherd's crook probably...

Mogul chest. Wood and ivory. Northwest...

Mogul chest. Wood and ivory. Northwest India/Pakistan, Gujarat or Sindh. 17th c. Rectangular box shape with lid hinged to the front, inside seven drawers of different sizes. Outside on the front three large symmetrical flowers, on the top and on all...

Box with screw top lid. Ivory over...

Box with screw top lid. Ivory over wood. India, possibly Vizagatapam. 19th c. Barrel-shaped, with flower-shaped curved upper plate with corresponding threaded lid and glued spoon. Each rib or leaf shape attached with two or one small pin of tortoise...

Box in the form of a leather suitcase....

Box in the form of a leather suitcase. Wood, lacquer and mother-of-pearl. India, Gujarat. 17th/18th c. On rectangular ground plan tapering to the top, the lid with concave curved top. Diamond pattern covering the entire surface, filled with flowers,...

Small box with hinged lid. Wood,...

Small box with hinged lid. Wood, lacquer and colored glass inlays. Anglo-Indian. 18th/early 19th c. In micro-mosaic technique made of gold-backed red and green glass plates on all sides covering star patterns. Red lacquered interior and flat insert. H...

Teapot, coffee pot and milk jug....

Teapot, coffee pot and milk jug. North India, Lucknow. Late 19th century. The teapots are bulbous and conical with elephant knob and hemispherical knob on the lid and movable handle. All decorated in drift work with elephants, lions and other animals...

Oval tray. Silver. East India,...

Oval tray. Silver. East India, Poona. Late 19th century. Oval shape on four feet. In drift work in the center Vishnu on the snake, from his navel emerges Brahma and Lakshmi massaging his feet, surrounded by six medallions with swami and two cartouches...

Swami foot bowl. Silver. India,...

Swami foot bowl. Silver. India, Lucknow or Madras. Late 19th century. Hemispherical on flared foot with leaf border. In drift work outside in eight medallions deities (swami) such as Vishnu, Brahma, Rama, Ganesha and others. Weight 297 g. H 9,8 cm;...

Creamer. Silver. West India, Gujerat,...

Creamer. Silver. West India, Gujerat, Kutch. Late 19th century. Slender egg shape on flared foot, with curved handle. In drift work between tendrils and leaf borders around the whole body jumping dogs, tigers, lions and birds between tendriled flower...

Hanging ornament. Silver. Ottoman...

Hanging ornament. Silver. Ottoman Empire. Mid 19th c. Impressed imperial signum (tughra) of Sultan Abd al-Majid (Abdülmejid I) (reigned 1836-1961) and sahh mark. Nearly ovoid, decorated in drift work with matching cartouches, filled with foliage,...

Architectural model of an archway....

Architectural model of an archway. Lapis lazuli and brass. Colonial India. 19th c. Composed of lapis lazuli panels, all sides with a facade divided by columns, pilasters and niches with winged figures, guardian figures and peacocks and tigers. At the...

Helmet. Iron and gold inlay. India,...

Helmet. Iron and gold inlay. India, probably Hyderabad. 19th century. The helmet shell, 16-grooved, on the crown a holder for a plume, two more such holders on either side of the movable nose guard. The entire surface decorated in gold inlay (koftgari)...

Octagonal koftgari box. Iron with...

Octagonal koftgari box. Iron with gold inlay. India. Mughal style. 18th/19th c. The body rests on a plate, the hinged lid with stepped rim and a bud-shaped knob, snap closure. The fields of the wall and the lid are decorated with vine work covering...

Box for spices and betel (pandan)....

Box for spices and betel (pandan). Bronze. India, Rajasthan. 18th/early 19th c. On flat bottom with upward swinging wall and curved hinged lid with movable ring. The whole body is covered with geometrical and floral patterns in engraving. H 20 cm;...

A zardozi sari. Wine red silk and...

A zardozi sari. Wine red silk and metal embroidery. North India. Embroidered with sewn-on sequins, gold lantern and underlined gold metal bands on one narrow side wide border with two rows of boteh motifs filled with flowers between floral vines, on...

Yatagan. Ottoman Empire. Early...