Lot #020

Carved Wood Architectural Ornament in the form of a Lion, India

Elaborately carved lion looking slightly right, with bulging eyes and curling mane. The right leg raised to the chest, the body resting over a foliate scroll, with a flattened plinth carved on the back line.

On modern custom metal stand.

CONDITION


Surface worn and discolored from exposure. Vertical age cracking throughout. Evidence of possible burned pigment on surface. Small losses to tips and extremities. Overall grayish tone patina.

PROVENANCE


Helmut and Marianne Zimmer, Zurich. Acquired on one of several trips to India in the 1970s
Private collection, Boston, MA

Dimensions

Height 19 1/4 inches, width 9 1/2 inches, depth 4 inches. Height on stand 19 1/2 inches.

Weight

14 1/4 lbs.

Estimate

$300-500

Starting bid

RESULT


$562.50

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