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A BRONZE ‘ELEPHANT AND MAHOUT’ ARATI LAMP, MAHARASHTRA
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A BRONZE ‘ELEPHANT AND MAHOUT’ ARATI LAMP, MAHARASHTRA
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

India, 18th-19th century or earlier. Finely cast, the lamp modeled with a C-form handle attached to an upturned cup supporting four shallow oil receptacles issuing from a broad plaque surmounted by a mahout riding an elephant, the trunk of the majestic beast resting against a fifth oil receptacle.

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Labels: Galerie Hardt, inscribed ‘Oll?mpe aus Bronze, Indien 16. Jh.’, and priced at EUR 1,250.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear, predominantly from years of worship within the culture. Casting irregularities, scratches, encrustations, rubbing, and some warping.

Weight: 440 g
Dimensions: Length 14 cm, Height 10.8 cm

Arati lamps, like the present lot, are used in private household shrines for personal worship. The diya (lamp) used for arati is most often made of brass, or other materials, and holds a cotton wick soaked in camphor, ghee, or oil. The arati plate may contain other offerings like flowers, incense, and akshata (rice).

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related, later brass arati lamp, Maharashtra, dated to the early 20th century, 14 cm wide, in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai, accession number 33.809.

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拍品估价:200 - 400 欧元 起拍价格:100 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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