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A FINE AND VERY LARGE (113 CM HIGH) SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GARUDA, SOUTH INDIA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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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 FINE AND VERY LARGE (113 CM HIGH) SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GARUDA, SOUTH INDIA, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Superbly cast, this large, muscular bronze figure is shown in a powerful kneeling posture, one leg bent beneath him, arms outstretched in reverence. The deity is simply clad in a short langot (loincloth) and adorned with snake-form jewelry. His bearded face is fiercely expressive, with bulging silver-inlaid eyes beneath arched brows, centered by a tilak inlaid with copper and silver. A hooked nose and gently pursed lips form a calm, subtle smile. Flanking the face are wing-shaped ears, each suspending a loose earring in the form of a mythical beast. His hair is arranged in a tiered, conical chignon rising behind a foliate tiara.

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: Overall good condition. Wear, manufacturing irregularities, small losses, rubbing, tiny dings, scattered nicks and scratches, and signs of weathering. Expected losses and rubbing to inlays. Remnants of ancient pigment. Old repairs and touchups. Presenting exceptionally well.

Dimensions: Height 113 cm

With an associated metal stand. (2)

Literature comparison:
Compare a related gilt wood figure of Garuda, Tamil Nadu, dated to the 19th century, in the National Museum, New Delhi. Compare a related bronze figure of Hanuman in the National Craft Museum, New Delhi.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 September 2013, lot 253
Price: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 36,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A bronze figure of Garuda, North India, Himachal Pradesh, 15th-16th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and similar modeling of the tall chignon and hooked nose. Note the smaller size (47.8 cm) and lack of inlays.

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