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A FINE PAIR OF BRONZE PALANQUIN HOOKS, KHMER EMPIRE, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAYON STYLE
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A FINE PAIR OF BRONZE PALANQUIN HOOKS, KHMER EMPIRE, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAYON STYLE

Khmer Empire, 12th-13th century. The curved hooks terminating in a stylized naga sweeping upwards, the central section decorated on each side with a crowned Vishnu atop his mount Garuda entangled with the coiling tail of the serpent, flanked by the heads of two conjoined deities, all surmounted by a large lotus bud. (2)

Provenance: From the collection of Maria Pergay, France, and thence by descent. Maria Pergay (1930-2023) was an artist and designer born in Moldova, where her father was an engineer in the army. Maria and her mother escaped to France when her father was unmasked as a spy. Initially interested in costume design, she studied at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques in Paris and took classes in sculpture with the Russian artist Ossip Zadkine at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1950, she moved to New York, but found that she was just ‘too French’ to assimilate in the United States. On her return to Paris, she became a window dresser, and her theatrical interiors soon caught the attention of a group of post-war fashion designers, among them Christian Dior, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Hubert de Givenchy, who commissioned her to make luxury items for them. She opened a shop on Place des Vosges selling silver boxes inlaid with precious stones that enchanted buyers including Salvador Dalí, who commissioned her to make him a skeleton of a moth. Her big break came in the late 1950s when the French company Uginox approached her to make gifts out of steel for their clients. She persuaded Uginox to give her free rein to make furniture, unveiling her first collection in 1968 at the Galerie Maison et Jardin. It was an instant hit, and by the 1970s, Pergay’s furniture was all the rage. Among her patrons were the President of Tunisia, the Empress of Iran, and the Saudi royal family.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear, losses, cracks, casting irregularities, signs of weathering and erosion, nicks, and scratches, all as expected. The bronze with a naturally grown, dark and smooth patina showing fine malachite encrustations.

Weight: 1,112 g and 1,236 g
Dimensions: Height 21 cm and 22 cm

With an associated wooden stand. (3)

At the height of the Khmer Empire (802-1437), royalty and aristocracy traveled in handheld carriages or palanquins. The seat of a palanquin was slung from ropes attached to hooks like the present pair. They were used to support a bronze ring from which hung the seat, like a hammock or swing. A wooden pole would then have passed through the hollow collar at the top of the hook and was carried by bearers on their shoulders.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related Khmer bronze palanquin hook, late 12th-early 13th century, in the collection of the Walters Art Museum, accession number 54.2959.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 21 May 2003, lot 680
Price: EUR 8,365 or approx. EUR 13,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine pair of Khmer bronze palanquin hooks, 12th/13th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note the similar size (22 cm).

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