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LOT 2718
Hindu Bronze Goddess Lakshmi
INDIA, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (400 grams total, 18 cm including stand).
Biconvex in plan with openwork figure of Lakshmi standing on a lotus-flower dais with attributes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Cambridge, UK, collection.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 2718
Hindu Bronze Goddess Lakshmi
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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