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CHHATTISGARH/ODISHA
20TH CENTURY

a) Bronze
7 in (17.8 cm) wide

b) Bronze
7.25 in (18.4 cm) wide

c) Bronze
4.5 in (11.5 cm) wide

d) Bronze
4 in (10.2 cm) wide

e) Bronze
5.25 in (13.4 cm) wide

f) Bronze
5.75 in (15 cm) wide

g) Bronze
5 in (12.6 cm) wide

h) Bronze
7.5 in (19.2 cm) high

i) Bronze
5.75 in (14.7 cm) wide...

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CHHATTISGARH/ODISHA
20TH CENTURY

a) Bronze
7 in (18.2 cm) high

b) Bronze
8.5 in (22.2 cm) high

c) Bronze
8.5 in (21.6 cm) high

d) Bronze
8 in (20.7 cm) high

e) Bronze
8 in (20.4 cm) high

(Set of five)

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector

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RAJASTHAN
20TH CENTURY

a) Natural pigment on paper
13.25 x 17 in (34 x 43.2 cm)

b) Natural pigment on paper
12 x 16.5 in (30.8 x 42.4 cm)

c) Natural pigment on paper
10 x 12.75 in (26 x 32.4 cm)

d) Natural pigment on paper
10.25 x 12.75 in ( 26.3 x 32.4 cm)

e) Natural pigment on paper
9.75 x 12.75 in (25.2 x 32.4 cm)

(Set of five)

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important...

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BIHAR
20TH CENTURY

a) Shiva on bull
Signed and dated 'Rudhan Devi 19.11.85' (on the reverse)
Natural pigment on paper
21.75 x 29.75 in (55.5 x 75.6 cm)

b) Lion
Natural pigment on paper
22 x 30 in (55.9 x 76.6 cm)

c) Kali
Natural pigment on paper
19.75 x 29.5 in (50.4 x 75.4 cm)

(Set of three)


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BIHAR/WEST BENGAL
20TH CENTURY

a) Natural pigment on paper
15 x 6 in (38.2 x 15.4 cm)

b) Natural pigment on paper
15 x 6 in (38.3 x 15.6 cm)

c) Natural pigment on paper
12.5 x 7.75 in (31.8 x 19.8 cm)

d) Natural pigment on paper
12.5 x 7.75 in (32.2 x 19.7 cm)

(Set of four)

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TAMIL NADU
19TH CENTURY
Enamel paint on wood
59.75 x 69 in (152 x 175.2 cm)

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

This larger than life mythical animal has the head and tail of a rat and the hooves of a cow. He is likely to be the vahana of Ganesha

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TAMIL NADU
20TH CENTURY
Silver sheet on wood
8.5 in (22 cm) high

The Lion is the vahana of the goddess Durga. Small-scale figures such as these were part of home shrines.

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KARNATAKA
18/19TH CENTURY
a) Brass
10.5 in (26.1 cm) wide

b) Brass
8.75 in (22.4 cm) wide

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

Finials on ends of palanquin poles were used to ward off evil.

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MAHARASHTRA
20TH CENTURY
Polychromy on wood
24.25 in (61.6 cm) high

This four-armed figure of Durga stands in a straddling position. Her countenance is gentle, unlike the typical classical sculptures of Durga where she exudes power and authority.

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KARNATAKA/KERALA
19TH CENTURY
Bronze
10 in (25.6 cm) high

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector, South India

Pilichamundi, a Bhuta deity, is seated on a tiger, encircled by Theyyam paraphernalia.


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KARNATAKA/KERALA
19TH CENTURY
Brass
11 in (27.9 cm) wide

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector, South India

The Bhuta tradition often depicted the close relationship between a farmer and his livestock in agrarian societies.

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RAJASTHAN
20TH CENTURY
Natural pigment on cloth
60 x 310 in (154.5 x 787 cm)

PROVENANCE
Property of an Esteemed Collector, Mumbai

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MAHARASHTRA/ANDHRA PRADESH
20TH CENTURY

a) Hanuman battles demons in Ashoka Vatika
Natural pigment on paper pasted on handmade paper
12 x 7.5 in (33.1 x 41.5 cm)

b) Hanuman builds himself a seat with his tail
Natural pigment on paper pasted on handmade paper
12.75 x 16 in (32.6 x 40.7 cm)

(Set of two)

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector

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MAHARASHTRA/ANDHRA PRADESH
20TH CENTURY

a) Battle between the brothers, Vali and Sugriva
Natural pigment on paper pasted on handmade paper
12.75 x 16 in (32.5 x 40.8 cm)

b) Hanuman battles demons
Natural pigment on paper pasted on handmade paper
12.75 x 16 in ( 32.5 x 40.7 cm)

(Set of two)

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector

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CHHATTISGARH/ODISHA
20TH CENTURY
Bronze

a) Bronze
5 in (12.7 cm) wide

b) Bronze
5 in (12.7 cm) wide

c) Bronze
6.25 in (16 cm) wide

(Set of three)

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector

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KARNATAKA/KERALA
19TH CENTURY
Bronze
11 in (28 cm) high

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector

Indian mythology is replete with stories of the tiger who is revered and invested with supernatural powers by most tribes of India. The present lot is a fantastical version of a cobra seated on the back of the tiger.

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KARNATAKA/KERALA
19TH CENTURY
Brass with Silver tongue
19.5 in (49.5 cm) wide

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

Pilichamundi is the totemic spirit of the tiger who is revered for his strength. He is associated with the forest.

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KARNATAKA/KERALA
20TH CENTURY
Bronze
11 in (28 cm) wide

PROVENANCE
Property of an Important Collector

Panjurli is a forest dwelling deity. The mask's headgear makes it an unusual representation of the deity.
(Also refer to lots 50 and 51)

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KARNATAKA/KERALA
19TH CENTURY
Bronze
14.25 in (36.3 cm) high

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

Masks of Jumadi or Jarandaye - two local deities from the shakti cult - were part of a totemic tradition of fertility rites practised by the communities of Tulu Nadu.

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WEST BENGAL
20TH CENTURY

a) Enamel paint on wood
15 in (38.5 cm) high

b) Enamel paint on wood
14.5 in (37 cm) high

(Set of two)

PROVENANCE
Property of a Important Collector, Mumbai

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