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LOT 2708
Indian Bronze Seal Matrix with Elephant
19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 in. (4.98 grams, 17 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse profile image of an elephant with howdah on a baseline. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 2708
Indian Bronze Seal Matrix with Elephant
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Indian Red Glass Necklace with Melon Beads
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Composed of vivid red melon beads, restrung with a knot between each bead, modern clasp. 75.2 grams, 42 cm
Private collection, London, UK. -
Large South Indian Bronze Zoomorphic Seal Matrix
18th-19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Scaphoid in plan with openwork frame and columnar handle above with knop and pierced bulb; openwork insect design to underside. 33.6 grams, 50 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Early Indian Bronze Figure of Ganesh
Late Chola Period, 13th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The elephant god depicted seated, holding an ankusha, a noose, his broken right tusk and his trunk in his four hands, with a rounded belly and anklets around his ankles, and a rat figure at the base of the throne. 91 grams, 50 mm
From a Canadian collection, previously acquired from an antiques dealer in Chor Bazar, Mumbai, India. 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.
