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THBTwo Nepalese Sculptures
Lot 42
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By Leland Little Auctions
Mar 11, 2016 - Mar 12, 2016
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2016-03-11 09:30:00
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- Lot Description
18th century, includes a gray stone sculpture with traces of red pigment of Vishnu holding his attributes of a conch shell and chakra and seated on a turtle, one of his ten avatar incarnations, the figure is backed by an aureole trimmed with carved foliate motifs, and a wooden sculpture of an undetermined Hindu deity, perhaps Shiva, with remains of red pigment and gilding, both sculptures have notches at the bottom.10.5 in. (stone), 13.75 in. (wood)A similar notched sculpture of Durga dated 1750-1800 is in the collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.70.42.8 and reproduced in Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985, p. 135. The LACMA has one of the largest and finest collections of Nepalese art in the world.Given to Stewart Edwards by the Royal family of Nepal for his service and friendship in the late 1950sVery good condition for the stone sculpture; good to fair condition for the wooden sculpture with broken implement in the front hand, large crack in wood on the lower back of sculpture, peeling and loss of wood and red pigment in some places, especially on the face and arms, rubbing and some loss to the gilding on jewelry.
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