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A PAIR OF LARGE SANDSTONE PILLARS, ANGKOR WAT STYLE
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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 PAIR OF LARGE SANDSTONE PILLARS, ANGKOR WAT STYLE
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Khmer Empire, later Angkor period, Thailand, circa 12th-13th century. Each boldly carved, of octagonal section interrupted by two flat sides due to its structural purpose as corner shaft, one featuring a rectangular section at its base. Both horizontally ridged along their entire length decorated with bands of flower buds and varying foliage in high relief among the grooves. The fossiliferous stone of a reddish tone, marked with small dark patches and white inclusions.

Provenance: The Kienzle Family Collection, Stuttgart, Germany. Acquired between 1950 and 1985 by siblings Else (1912-2006), Reinhold (1917-2008), and Dr. Horst Kienzle (1924-2019), during their extensive travels in Asia. Subsequently inherited by Dr. Horst Kienzle and bequeathed to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, Germany. Released through museum deaccession in 2024. The Kienzle siblings were avid travelers and passionate collectors of Asian and Islamic art. During their travels, the Kienzle’s sought out and explored temples, monasteries, and markets, always trying to find the best pieces wherever they went, investing large sums of money and forging lasting relationships to ensure they could acquire them. Their fervor and success in this pursuit is not only demonstrated by their collection but further recorded in correspondences between Horst Kienzle and several noted dignitaries, businesses and individuals in Nepal and Ladakh. Their collection had gained renown by the 1970s, but the Kienzle’s stopped acquiring new pieces around 1985. Almost thirty years later, the collection was moved to the Museum für Asiatische Kunst, Radevormwald, opened by Peter Hardt in 2014. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter Hardt and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, obvious losses, signs of weathering and erosion, scratches, structural fissures, chips, old repairs.

Dimensions: Height stand 155.3 cm and 167.1 cm (excl. stand); Height 180.2 cm and 189.7 cm (incl. stand)

Each mounted on an associated metal stand. (4)

The present pillars are closely related to examples found in the Khmer temple of Prasat Sikhoraphum, located between the cities of Surin and Sisaket in Thailand. Constructed in the 12th century under the reign of King Suryavaraman II, its five towers are arranged in the same quincunx pattern as Angkor Wat itself, an especially rare configuration outside of Cambodia. This sacred design is limited to ?royal temples, implying a high pedigree for this site.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 13 September 2016, lot 262
Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 23,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A sandstone pillar with ascetics, Khmer, Angkor period, Angkor Wat style, 12th-13th century
Expert remark: Compare the related octagonal section, manner of carving and decorative style. Note the smaller size (74.2 cm).

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