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Thu, Jan 13, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 132

Three Nepalese or Indian Items

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: a bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, the deity depicted dancing on the prostrate dwarf on a lotus base, balanced with one foot and arms radiating, 8 in.; a bronze of Hanuman, raised on a wood base, 9-1/2 in.; a wood fragment centered with Ganesh, flanked by two figures, with remnants of polychrome decoration, 8-1/4 x 12 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio

Condition

Shiva with embedded dirt, small area of verdigris to base, scratching, nicks; Hanuman with embedded dirt, crack to wood base; wood fragment chips and losses throughout, loss to polychrome paint, lacking two finials, with nails, nail holes throughout, dirty