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LOT 2337
South East Asian Sandstone Statue of the Goddess Lakshmi
KHMER, 10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
25 1/2 in. (35.9 kg total, 65 cm including stand).
Standing in samabhanga pose with pleated skirt draped from the hips; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The deities Parvati, Saraswati and Lakshmi comprise the Tridevi, the holy trinity of goddesses in Hindu tradition. Lakshmi is a goddess of abundance and good fortune for Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. Her broad array of associations made her one of the most important deities and in the guise of Shri, she is considered a goddess personifying a diverse range of talents and powers.
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LOT 2337
South East Asian Sandstone Statue of the Goddess Lakshmi
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,730
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Chinese Tang Whiteware Jar
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Piriform in profile with broad mouth aperture, cream glaze. 2.1 kg, 26 cm
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Tek Sing Treasure Shipwreck Glazed Dark Blue and White Plate Set with Flowers
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Comprising twelve shallow plates with floral medallion to the centre and decorative border to the rim, tendrils to the outer face. 2.87 kg total, 14.9-15.8 cm
Ex Nagel Auction, with official Tek Sing Treasure labels to verso. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Tek Sing shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Tek Sing (True Star) wreck is one of the famous recovery stories of the 20th century. Sailing from the port of Xiamen (then known as Amoy) in February 1822 the vessel Tek Sing was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia laden with porcelain goods and 1600 Chinese emigrants. The captain decided to pass through the Gaspar Strait, between the Bangka-Belitung Islands, and ran aground on a reef. The vessel sank in about 100 feet of water. The next morning, February 7, an English East Indiaman captained by James Pearl, passing through the same waters, encountered debris and some survivors and managed to rescue about 190 of the latter. -
Chinese Pair of Terracotta Han Tomb Doors
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £975
Matched pair of doors, each a substantial rectangular block with mounting holes to the upper and lower faces; the obverse divided into three decorated panels by borders with impressed lattice patterns: above - outer columns of comas-shaped motifs, inner rows of bird, tree and goose motifs; centre - 4x4 grid of comma motifs flanking ring-handles mounted on beast-mask panels; below - outer columns of comma motifs enclosing alternating rosette and concentric rings. 145 kg total, 116.5 x 37.5 x 11.5 - 116.5 x 38.5 x 11.5 cm
Previously with a London, UK, gallery, 1990s. Ex private collection, Muswell Hill, London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
