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Lot 110
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF LAKSHMI Kerala, South-West India, 16th century Standing in samabhanga on a separately cast circular lotus base, her right hand holding a lotus which flowers at her right shoulder, her left at her side, wearing elaborate headdress and jewellery, pleated flowing skirt 34.5cm high Provenance: Sotheby's London, 24 November 1986, lot 32. This figure appears to be a companion piece to a bronze sold previously in these rooms. See 6 November 2014, lot 98. For a very closely related figure in the Norton Simon Museum, California, see Pratapaditya Pal, 'Art from The Indian Subcontinent', no.227
Lot 14
A SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF A LAMA China, probably Beijing, 19th century Seated on a double cushion, the pot bellied figure with hands in dhyanasana and holding the stem of a padma, wearing broad cap, his garments and cushions with incised decoration, painted Chinese characters on the sealing plate 25.5cm high Provenance: An American private collection
Lot 18
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF SIMHAVAKTRA China, 18th century dancing on a prostrate demon on a lotus throne, the lion headed goddess holding a karttrka aloft in her right hand, wearing a skull crown, her hair and mouth with red pigment 18cm high Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired in the 1980s. Simhavaktra, 'lion-headed' is one of the dakinis, female Buddhist deities which bring inspiration for mortals. She is a fierce protector for monks and carries the cakra symbol, the wheel of the Buddhist law, hanging from her necklace.
Lot 243
A BAYON VOTIVE PLAQUE Cambodia, late 12th/early 13th century Moulded terracotta, in the form of a shrine, with central figure of Hevajra, tiers of diminutive deities above and below, mounted 15.2 x 8 x 2.5cm For a bronze die, made to produce almost identical votive plaques, see 7-10 April 2014, lot 109
Lot 246
TEN PUJA SPOONS South India, 17th/18th century bronze, each with circular bowl and slender shaft, six with finials in the form of dancing Krishna, one with adorsed figures of Hanuman and Garuda, one in the form of a cobra canopy, one in the form of Lakshmi-Narayana and the other in the form of a Vaisnavite saint(?) 17cm and smaller (10) Provenance Private collection, Yorkshire
Lot 257
A MUGHAL BRASS EWER Probably Lahore, Punjab, India (now Pakistan), 18th century Of pear shaped form, on four bracket feet, with stylised layered foliate design in low relief, the incised detail inlaid with zinc(?) and black lac, the scrolling handle with bud finial, the straight spout with chevron design 25cm high For a related ewer, see Mark Zebrowski, 'Gold, Silver and Bronze from Mughal India', no.228
Lot 270
A DECCANI BRONZE OIL LAMP Southern India, circa 16th century in the form of a bird, small spout below its chest, a hinged wick holder below its feet, with incised stylised feathers, a suspension chain attached by loop on its upper neck 45cm high (including chain); 25cm long Provenance Private collection, London The tradition of zoomorphic vessels from Islamic India, most commonly lamps or acquamaniles in the form of birds, derives from Middle Eastern objects, the earliest examples dating from Abbasid Mesopotamia. For the early prototypes and examples from India, see Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver and Bronze from Mughal India, London 1997, p.96ff
Lot 63
SRI DEVI AND BHU-DEVI South India, 18th century 'gangajumna' cast brass and bronze, the two consorts of Vishnu each standing with bodies slightly flexed, holding a padma, Sri Devi wearing the characteristic kucha-bandha across her breasts 16, 16.2cm (2) Provenance Private collection, Yorkshire
Lot 68
A BRONZE FIGURE OF LAKSHMI Tamil Nadu, South India, circa 1900 seated on a double lotus throne, on raised pierced plinth, the goddess in sattvasana, her primary hands in abhaya and varada mudra, her upper hands both holding a padma, her breasts with kucha-bandha, with makara earrings and tall cylindrical headdress surmounted by bud finial, indistinct label on the underside reading: Given me by H.A.Simpson [?]with several [?] others [.....] July 1922 33cm high Provenance Private collection, Yorkshire
Lot 71
A GANGAJUMNA FIGURE OF VISHNU South India, 18th century bronze and brass, standing on a lotus throne, the four armed deity with primary right hand in varada mudra, his upper hands holding cakra and sankha, his tall tiered headdress with bud finial 13cm high Provenance Private collection, Yorkshire
Lot 79
A BRONZE FIGURE OF ANNAPURNA Gujarat, Western India, 16th century seated on a stool with her diminutive vehicle, the lion at her feet, holding her ladle in her lap 6.5cm high Provenance Private collection, Yorkshire Annapurna is the Hindu goddess of nourishment, especially worshipped in Varanasi (Benares). She uses her large ladle to serve food to her devotees.
Lot 85
A BRONZE IMAGE OF UMA-MAHESHVARA South India, probably Tamil Nadu, circa 18th century the Hindu deities seated on a raised lotus throne, the four armed Siva with his legs in lalitasana, his consort Parvati resting on his left knee, his primary hands in abhaya and varada mudra, his upper hands holding an axe and a deer, a head of Bhairava and a crescent in his crown 16.5cm high Provenance Private collection, Yorkshire
Lot 98
A BHUTA HERO RIDING PANJURLI Karnataka, South-Western India, 19th century bronze, in two sections, the mousatchioed figure holding a sword (now missing), wearing a crown and elaborate flaring cape(?), the boar Panjurli with pointed ears and beaded ridge along his snout and back 15.6cm high (together) (2) The cult of bhuta or spirit worship is centred in Western Karnataka and the boar Panjurli is best known of these sub-deities. Wild boars are notoriously destructive to farmers, and the cult is said to have arisen as local inhabitants tried to pacify the rampaging animals.
Lot 847
A REGENCY MAHOGANY AND BRONZE-MOUNTED CHIFFONIER with brass inlay and a three quarter gilt metal gallery, the upper section with two gilt metal trellis doors backed with pleated silk over a drawer and a concave cupboard flanked by spirally reeded bronze pilasters ending in bronze metal claw feet, 43" wide x 58.25" high x 21.75" deep. See illustration
Lot 218
*Manchukuo, Emperor’s Visit to Japan 1935, bronze-gilt badge in the form of a spray of flowers with seal script inscription below reading ‘Emperor of Manchuria Memorial of Visit’, with six-point emblem of Tokyo suspended below, on rosette with the Manchukuo national colours and red and white ribbon, extremely fine and rare. Ex Roy Harte collection, part III, Bowers and Ruddy, January 25 1983, lot 3256.
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