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LOT 2483
Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (945 grams, 21.5 cm).
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round figure of Virabhadra Shiva holding various attributes in an openwork arch.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s.
Ex central London, UK, gallery.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 2483
Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Fine condition.
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Opening Bid: £50
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Fine condition.
Ex North London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1980-1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
'David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.'
