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Click here to subscribeA Small Bronze Stupa, Tibet, 12th century or later, of bell-shaped form, with double lotus base, tapered shaft and lotus bud finial, remains of turquoise inlay, 13.5cm (5 1/4in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A109. Purchased from Alain Presencer, 22 March 1991.
A Bronze Figure of a Tamil Saint, South India, 19th century, the bearded figure seated in sattvasana, his hands in abhaya and varada mudra, his hair gathered in a bun, 5.4cm (2 1/8in high).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A73. Purchased from J. Stanley, 22 January 1972.
A Small Bronze Figure of a Tamil Saint, South India, 18th/19th century, seated in sattvasana, his hands in abhaya and dhyana mudra, his hair gathered in a bun, 4cm (1 1/2in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A90. Purchased from Arcade Gallery Ltd., The Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street, London W1, 20 June 1973. The original invoice is sold with this lot.
A Small Bronze Figure of Ramanuja, Tamil Nadu, South India, 19th century, seated in sattvasana, his hands in namaskara mudra, his staff with square of cloth resting on his right shoulder, 3.5cm (1 1/8in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A74. Purchased from J. Stanley 22 January 72.Ramanuja is a historical figure, who played an important role in the bhakti devotional movement at the end of the first millenium AD. Despite its axe-like appearance, the object held in his arm is a square of cloth for filtering water attached to a staff.
A Bronze Figure of Dancing Krishna, Tamil Nadu, South India, 17th/18th century, the infant deity standing on a lotus base, his right hand holding a butter ball, his left hand raised, 8cm (3 1/8in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A13. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd., 21 Barrett Street, London W1, 10 June 1969. A photocopy of the original invoice is sold with this lot.
A Bronze Figure of Dancing Krishna, Tamil Nadu, South India, 16th/17th century, the infant deity standing on a lotus base, his right hand holding a butter ball, his left hand raised, 7cm (2 3/4in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A18. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd., 21 Barrett Street, London W1, 19 May 1969.
A Bronze Figure of a Tamil Saint, South India, 18th/19th century, seated in sattvasana on a raised plinth, his hands in abhaya and dhyana mudra, his hair gathered in a coiled bun, 10cm (4in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A43. Purchased from Lance Entwistle, 137 Hamilton Terrace, London NW8, 20 June 1970. A photocopy of the original invoice is sold with this lot.
A Bronze Figure of Annapurna, Tamil Nadu, South India, 16th/17th century, seated in sattvasana, her hands outstretched holding a ladle, 9.5cm (3 3/4in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A97. Purchased from Brian Moston, 21 February 1987.See note to lot 6.
A Bronze Figure of Siva, Deccan, Southern India, 18th century, seated in lalitasana on a rectangular plinth, the four-armed moustachioed deity holding a damaru, trisula and patra, with inlaid eyes and conical cap with lotus finial, the numerals 1664 incised on the reverse, 20.3cm (8in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A7. Purchased from Lance Entwistle, 137 Hamilton Terrace, London NW8, 2 June 1969. The original invoice is sold with this lot.The numerals are probably a samvat date, equivalent to 1742 AD.
A Small Bronze Figure of Hayagriva, South India, circa 18th century, seated in sattvasana on raised lotus base, the four-armed horse-headed avatar of Vishnu with primary right hand in abhaya mudra, attributes in his three other hands, wearing tall cylindrical headdress with bud finial, an attachment loop at the back for prabha, 8cm (3 1/6in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A9. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd., 21 Barrett Street, London W1, 1 May 1969. The original invoice is sold with this lot.
A Small Bronze Figure of Vishnu, Tamil Nadu, South India, 16th/17th century, the four-armed deity with primary hands in varada mudra and resting on his gada (now missing), his upper hands holding a cakra and sankha, 8cm (3 1/8in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A103. Purchased in 1990.
A Bronze Figure of Siva and Parvati, Tamil Nadu, South India, 16th/17th century, the divine couple seated on a mound, his right hand abhaya mudra, his left clasping his consort, 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A16. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd. 21 Barrett Street, London W1. 11 March 1969.
A Bronze Figure of Buddha, Chen Sen Style, Northern Thailand, circa 15th century, seated in sattvasana, his hands in dhyana mudra, with elongated earlobes and separately cast flame usnisa, later wood stand, 33cm (13in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A34. Purchased from Obelisk Gallery, (J. G. McMullen), 15 Crawford Street, London W1. 22 October 1969.
A Bronze Figure of a Deity on Horseback, Eastern India, circa 18th century, holding a spear in his right hand, the reins in his left, on openwork rectangular base, 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A57. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd., 21 Barrett Street, London W1, 17 March 1971.
A Bronze Figure of a Deity on Horseback, Probably Deccan, Southern India, circa 18th century, holding a spear in his right hand, the reins in his left, wearing a hat in the form of a parasol, 8.2cm (3 1/4in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv no. A53. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd., 21 Barrett Street, London W1, 16 March 1971.
A Bronze Group, Deccan, Southern India, probably 15th/16th century, depicting a male deity on horseback, his arms outstretched, flanked by a pair of attendants, one holding a sword, the other a padma, 9.5cm (3 3/4in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A55. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd., 21 Barrett Street, London W1, 17 March 1971.
An Important Vijayanagar Bronze Figure of Vishnu, South India, circa 15th century, standing on a circular base, the four-armed deity holding sankha, cakra, gada and padma(?), wearing elaborate belt, billowing robes, necklaces and earrings, his head with tall conical headdress and disc clasp behind the head, 32cm (12 5/8in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A35. Purchased from Lance Entwistle, 137 Hamilton Terrace, 18 December 1969. The original invoice is sold with this lot.This form of Vishnu is unusual in the position of the attributes; the conch (sankha) and discus (cakra) are given prominence at the front, held in the two primary hands, rather than the upper hands as more commonly seen.
A Small Tribal Bronze Figure of Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahisasuramardini), Deccan, Southern India, 18th/19th century, on square platform, the goddess wielding her trident, pulling at the demon's hair, the decapitated buffalo head lying in front, surrounded by a serrated aureole, 5.7cm (2 1/4in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A60. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd., 21 Barrett Street, London W1, 17 March 1971.
A Bronze Shrine Depicting Annapurna, Western India, 15th/16th century, the female deity seated in lalitasana, holding her ladle across her lap, surrounded by an arched prabha, kalasa now missing, 9.8cm (3 7/8in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A72. Purchased from Obelisk Gallery (J. G. McMullen), 15 Crawford Street, London W1, 29 December 1971.Annapurna is a form of Parvati, consort of Siva. She feeds the starving by ladling out rice from her bowl.
A Bronze Figure of Krishna Venugopala, Tamil Nadu, South India, circa 17th century, standing with ankles crossed on a lotus, his primary hands holding a flute (now missing), his upper hands holding cakra and sankha, with tall conical headdress, later additions to base, 11.5cm (4 1/2in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London.
A Bronze Figure of Krishna Venugopala, Eastern India, 18th/19th century, standing on a round lotus base, with ankles crossed, playing the flute (now missing), the youthful deity wearing earrings with hair tied in a bun, 11.2cm (4 1/2in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A105. Purchased from Henry Brownrigg, Portobello Road, 14 April 1990.
A Bronze Figure of a Tamil Saint, Tamil Nadu, South India, 18th century, seated in sattvasana,on a lotus on rectangular base, his hands in abhaya mudra, and holding a book, the number 52 stamped on the underside, 7.7cm (3in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A50. Purchased from Jack Stanley, 30 January 1971.Andrew Solomon writes in his notes: 'Mr. Zwalf of the BM suggested in might possibly have been in the Edward Moore Collection which is mostly now in the BM- the stamped numbers suggest this. Moore published a book in 1810, The Hindu Pantheon, Mr. Z said it was better than many pieces in the collection'. It can certainly be said that the quality of workmanship in this bronze is of the very highest standard.
A Jain Bronze Shrine Depicting Ambika, Western India, dated samvat 1522/1465 AD, the four armed goddess seated on a raised platform, with triangular openings, holding her child on her left knee, her other three hands holding leafy branches, a pierced aureole behind, with kalasa and jina above, inscribed dedication and date on the reverse in devanagari script, 11.5cm (4 1/2in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A46. Purchased Alain Presencer, 26 September 1970.
A Small Bronze Crowned Figure of Buddha, Kashmir, 11th/12th century, the slender figure standing with body slightly flexed, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, wearing earrings and three-leafed crown, mounted, 12cm (4 3/4in).Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A1. Purchased from Oriental Antiquities Ltd., 21 Barrett Street, London W1, 25 March 1969. The original invoice is sold with this lot.
A Small Bronze Figure of a Goddess, Probably Parvati, South India, circa 18th century, seated in sattvasana, on an oval cushion, her primary hands in abhaya and varada mudra, her upper hands each holding a lotus, 5.7cm (2 1/4in) high.Provenance: Collection of the Late Andrew Solomon, London, inv. no. A91. Purchased from Herbert Stone, 3 March 1974.
A Ratnakosin Seated Figure of Buddha, Thailand, 19th century, bronze, lacquered and gilt, seated in sattvasana on a raised tiered throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, wearing elaborate robes and crown, with tall pointed usnisa, traces of red pigment, two loops for parasol attachment behind, 36cm (14 1/4in).
A Bronze Figure of Buddha, Laos, 16th/17th century, seated in sattvasana on a raised openwork throne, his hands in dhyana mudra, with elongated earlobes, tightly curled hair and tall usnisa in the form of a budding lotus, a single line of script running around the lower base, 25cm (9 3/4in) high.
A Brussels mythological tapestry,The Labours of Hercules (3): Hercules and the Stymphalian Birds,probably mid-16th century, in the manner of Bernard van Orley, the sixth labour of Hercules, who is shown pointing a bow and arrow at the birds on the ground, Brussels town mark,12ft high x 10ft x 3ins (366 x 312cm)Provenance: By repute, the Pallavicino Family, by descent to Marchese Serra, Palazzo Verde, Genoa;from whom purchased by J Pierpont Morgan and gifted to Walter Hayes Burns;Christie's North Mymms Park, September 1979, lot 500.After Hercules returned from his success in the Augean stables, Eurystheus devised an even more difficult task. For the sixth labour, Hercules was to drive away an enormous flock of birds which gathered at a lake near the town of Stymphalos.Arriving at the lake, which was deep in the woods, Hercules had no idea how to drive the huge gathering of birds away. The goddess, Athena, came to his aid, providing a pair of bronze krotala, noise-making clappers similar to castanets. These were no ordinary noise-makers. They had been made by an immortal craftsman, Hephaistos, the god of the forge.Climbing a nearby mountain, Hercules clashed the krotala loudly, scaring the birds out of the trees and, as they took flight, he shot them with a bow and arrow.
A satinwood eight-day striking bracket clock,early 19th century, the circular enamel dial inscribed 'French, Royal Exchange, London', the lancet-shaped case with bronze mounts and scrolled feet, recessed brass military handles and pierced brass Gothic frets to the sides, enclosing a twin fusee repeating movement,dial 8in (20cm)case 42.5cm high
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