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A GROUP OF THIRTEEN BRASS MOLDS, INDIA, 20TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
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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 GROUP OF THIRTEEN BRASS MOLDS, INDIA, 20TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Comprising two of arched form, one depicting a hero and his consort atop a horse, with an inscription to the back, and the other an equestrian; two rectangular molds, one with three crowned deities and the other with a pair of confronted peacocks; two hexagonal molds, one with a dense arrangement of floral and geometric designs and the other with a stepped square pyramid in deep intaglio; three circular molds, two with ornate floral designs and the third again with two deities riding a horse; a tear-shaped mold with a prancing horse under the sun; one of trapezoid form with a pair of addorsed peacocks enclosed by a beaded triangle surrounded by six floral and geometric emblems; a die with intaglio bosses and beaded lines; and a square mold with floral and geometric designs. (13)

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.
Condition: Good condition with expected wear, traces of use, casting irregularities, small nicks, light scratches, few thin cracks, minuscule losses, small areas of malachite encrustation.

Weight: 984 g (total)
Dimensions: Length 2.5-5.6 cm

Brass molds such as the present examples were integral to traditional jewelry-making practices, serving as master forms for creating intricate wax models, repoussé-like patterns, and direct castings in precious metals such as gold and silver. Featuring a wide variety of shapes and motifs—from floral and geometric designs to figural and devotional imagery—these molds reflect both ornamental and spiritual applications. The craftsmanship evident in their engraved and relief surfaces speaks to their dual role as functional tools and miniature works of art, used in workshops producing adornments and sacred objects alike.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related brass mold dated to the 20th century, formerly in the collection of Dr. Waltraud Ganguly and now in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IS.372-1992.

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拍品估价:250 - 500 欧元 起拍价格:150 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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