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A RARE AND LARGE POLYCHROME WOOD PULL-TOY HORSE
奥地利
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 RARE AND LARGE POLYCHROME WOOD PULL-TOY HORSE
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

India, Rajasthan, 19th to first half of the 20th century. Boldly carved, standing foursquare on a wheeled base, the animal draped with a colorful saddlecloth, the pendent tail and mane falling to one side deeply incised, the head with slightly bulging eyes, round muzzle, and upright ears, the lips parted to reveal the teeth.

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: Wear, manufacturing irregularities, minor age cracks, extensive rubbing and losses to polychromy, scratches, small nicks, old repairs and minor touchups.

Dimensions: Length 82.2 cm, Height 97.3 cm

This exquisitely carved wooden pull-toy horse is a rare example of Anglo-Raj craftsmanship, likely commissioned for the child of a British officer or Indian noble at the height of the colonial period during the late 19th century. Such toys were never mass-produced; each was individually crafted by local artisans, often given as gifts to aristocratic children and intended not only as playthings but also as markers of status and cultural exchange.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 21 September 2007, lot 312 A
Price: USD 5,000 or approx. EUR 6,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A polychromed wooden figure of a horse, India, Rajasthan, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar pose and features. Note the size (77.5 cm) and better-preserved pigments.

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拍品估价:1,000 - 2,000 欧元 起拍价格:500 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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