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LOT 2674
South East Asian Style Pink Sandstone Vishnu Figure
INDIA, PROBABLY MADHYA PRADESH, CIRCA 11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
18 7/8 in. (4.94 kg total, 48 cm high including stand).
Carved in the round wearing a tall tiered and faceted crown, large earrings, necklaces and an elaborate dhoti around the waist, a srivatsa ornament on his chest; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the late Bruno Cooper, acquired at a Paris art fair in the 1990s, thence by descent.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 2674
South East Asian Style Pink Sandstone Vishnu Figure
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£750 (EUR 870; USD 1,013) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Circa 19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Drum-shaped with low rim to the mouth, broad base, horizontal white-glazed band with blue ornament. 600 grams, 14.5 cm wide
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Western Jin Dynasty, 265-317 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
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The Professor Conrad Harris collection of early Chinese art, formed in the late 1990s to early 2000s. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence test report by Oxford Authentication no.C101u75.
