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LOT 2722
Antique Brass Vase with Elephant Handles
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (1.38 kg, 24 cm).
The body piriform in section on a disc foot with ropework baluster to the stem, similar collar on the shoulder and flared mouth with raised rim; two applied lateral handles each formed as an elephant's head with the trunk curled downwards; the body with pounced field, reserved frieze of browsing deer below dense vegetation with yakshi nature spirits in dancing poses; neck and foot with reserved dense foliage, underside with reserved mandorla. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2722
Antique Brass Vase with Elephant Handles
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Antique Brass Vase with Elephant Handles
India, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The body piriform in section on a disc foot with ropework baluster to the stem, similar collar on the shoulder and flared mouth with raised rim; two applied lateral handles each formed as an elephant's head with the trunk curled downwards; the body with pounced field, reserved frieze of browsing deer below dense vegetation with yakshi nature spirits in dancing poses; neck and foot with reserved dense foliage, underside with reserved mandorla. 1.38 kg, 24 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
