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A BRASS LINGAM COVER WITH THE HEAD OF SHIVA, MAHARASHTRA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY
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2023年12月13日 开拍
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A BRASS LINGAM COVER WITH THE HEAD OF SHIVA, MAHARASHTRA, 18TH - 19TH CENTURY

Western India. Heavily and expressively cast, the serene face with almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose, and full lips framed by a long curled mustache, flanked by wide ears, the head surmounted by a crown with a lappet trim and conical finial pierced with two apertures.

Provenance: From the collection of Peter Millett. Peter Millett (1925-2016) was born in Karwar, Karnataka, on the west coast of India, where his father was serving in the forestry department of the British administered Indian Civil Service. His father-in-law encouraged him to take up a career in tea plantation management, and he moved with his wife and three daughters to the Pambra Estate in Kerala in 1958. There he developed a fondness for the working elephants on the estate and immersed himself in local culture. He became fluent in Tamil and after his eventual retirement in England, he started to pursue his favorite pastime, antique auctions with Indian art, a field in which he was a respected expert.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, extensive traces of use and some casting flaws, small nicks and dents, light scratches, losses, structural cracks, remnants of ancient lacquer coating. The bronze with a smooth, naturally grown patina with malachite and cuprite encrustations.

Weight: 2,526 g
Dimensions: Height 26 cm



Literature comparison:
Compare a related brass Shivalinga cover, dated 17th-18th century, in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number AC1995.220.1. Compare a closely related Shiva mask in the Museum of Folk and Tribal Art, Gurgaon, illustrated in Subashini Aryan, Masterpieces of Indian Folk and Tribal Art, 2005, p. 63, No. 113.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 September 2013, lot 249
Price: USD 7,500 or approx. EUR 9,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large brass lingam cover in the form of a head, India, Maharashtra, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of casting. Note the size (40.6 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s London, 19 March 2013, lot 387
Price: GBP 4,375 or approx. EUR 7,700 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large brass head of a male deity, possibly Karnataka or Maharashtra, India, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of casting. Note the similar size (28 cm).

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