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A LARGE AND MASSIVE SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A CHAURI BEARER, 10TH CENTURY
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2022年03月11日 开拍
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A LARGE AND MASSIVE SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A CHAURI BEARER, 10TH CENTURY
Northern India, Rajasthan. Superbly carved from buff sandstone standing in a restrained tribhanga pose, the celestial attendant holding a luxurious flywhisk (chauri) in his right hand held in front of the torso, the neatly carved hairs of the whisk elegantly falling over his right shoulder, the left hand is lowered at his thigh with the palm facing downward. He is wearing a short dhoti and a tall crown centered by a foliate design. His serene face is marked by almond shaped eyes below gently arched eyebrows, full lips forming a calm smile, and long pendulous earlobes.

Provenance: Michael Macmillan Ltd., 12a Cadogan Place, London, June 1976. Collection of Denis O’Brien, acquired from the above. A copy of a letter written and signed by Denis Kerjean, General Manager of Michael Macmillan Ltd., addressed to Denis O’Brien, and dated 12 July 1976, accompanies this lot. Denis O’Brien (1941-2021) was an American attorney, best-known as the business manager of George Harrison of the Beatles and co-founder (along with Harrison) of the film studio HandMade Films, which produced Monthy Python’s Life of Brian among many other films. He was introduced to Harrison by Peter Sellers, another financial client of O’Brien.
Expert Authentication: According to the Michael Macmillan letter, there also once was “a letter of authentification signed by the V.A.M., to further prove the age of the statue”. Although this second letter has not survived, this remark by Macmillan clearly indicates that the present lot was authenticated by the Victoria & Albert Museum prior to 1976.
Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, signs of weathering and erosion, few structural cracks, small nicks, light scratches.

Weight: 78 kg
Dimensions: Height 102 cm (excl. stand) and 118 cm (incl. stand)

Mounted on a modern stand. (2)

Literature comparison: Compare a related figure of a male attendant, attributed to Rajasthan, dated 9th-10th century, in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (inv. no. A1970.262), illustrated by Balraj Khanna and George Michell, Human and Divine: 2000 Years of Indian Sculpture, Hayward Gallery, London 2000, no. 68, p. 17.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related sandstone figure of a chauri bearer, 52.6 cm high, also dated to the 10th century and attributed to Rajasthan, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 19 March 2019, lot 838, sold for USD 40,075.

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