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LOT 2640
South East Asian Sandstone Head of Vishnu
INDIA, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
9 5/8 in. (2.56 kg total, 24.5 cm including stand).
Skillfully carved with a serene expression and heavy-lidded eyes, elegantly arched eyebrows centred by an incised urna, full lips forming a benevolent smile, wearing an ornate kiritamakuta; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 2640
South East Asian Sandstone Head of Vishnu
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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South East Asian Sandstone Head of Vishnu
India, circa 13th century A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Skillfully carved with a serene expression and heavy-lidded eyes, elegantly arched eyebrows centred by an incised urna, full lips forming a benevolent smile, wearing an ornate kiritamakuta; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.56 kg total, 24.5 cm including stand
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
South East Asian Terracotta Funerary Mask
Indonesia, 4th-3rd century B.C. or laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Trapezoidal, slightly curved body with two eye-holes and incised stylised facial details; pierced at the outer edges for attachment. 290 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
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Chinese Purple-Splashed Ceramic Bowl
Jun Kilns, Song-Yuan Dynasty, 960-1368 A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Well potted with slightly rounded sides rising from the foot to a flared mouth rim; the interior harmoniously decorated with three purple and lavender oval splashes of similar size and position, the blue glaze suffused with fine bubbles and a light network of crackles, thinning to a light mushroom tone at the rim, the area around the foot and the foot itself are unglazed. 106 grams, 95 mm
South German family collection, acquired on the Bavarian art market. Formerly collection of the German diplomat Ernst A. Voretzsch (1868-1965), consul in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Hankow, from 1928 to 1933.
A charming and excellently preserved example of Jun ware.
