28th Jun, 2024 11:00
Fine Asian Art Summer Sale
342
A LARGE SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A FOUR-ARMED VISHNU, ANGKOR PERIOD, PRE-RUP STYLE
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Khmer Empire, mid-10th century. Gracefully carved, wearing a short sampot neatly incised with parallel pleats, secured by a belt with double fish-tail textile sections falling to the front and a butterfly fold at the back. The mustachioed face with serene expression, almond-shaped eyes, gently ridged brows, and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by pierced elongated earlobes. The hair coiffed in a tiered faceted chignon secured by a flared foliate tiara.
Provenance: From the private collection of Camille Mines (1950-2018), Luxembourg. By family repute acquired by his father, René Mines, in the local trade before 2000. By descent to Robert Mines. A copy of a provenance statement written and signed by Robert Mines, dated 22 January 2024, confirming the above, accompanies this lot.
Condition: Overall good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, losses, small chips, nicks, small structural cracks, and scratches.
Weight: 66.9 kg
Dimensions: Height 94 cm (excl. stand) and 104 cm (incl. stand)
Mounted to a modern metal stand. (2)
This fine sacred image representing the four-armed Vishnu dates from the Pre-Rup period (944-968). Its style borrows from earlier Bakheng (889-928) and Koh Ker (928-944) stone examples. The result is a technical superb sculpture being less hieratic than examples from these earlier periods.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related sandstone figure of Vishnu, dated c. 950, 226 cm tall, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.76.19.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 11 December 2013, lot 342
Price: EUR 121,500 or approx. EUR 145,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare and important sandstone statue of Vishnu, Khmer, Pre-Rup style, mid-10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and manner of carving. Note the larger size (121 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 10 December 2014, lot 353
Price: EUR 71,100 or approx. EUR 84,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare sandstone statue of Vishnu, Khmer, Pre-Rup style, mid-10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and manner of carving. Note the only slightly larger size (102 cm).
Khmer Empire, mid-10th century. Gracefully carved, wearing a short sampot neatly incised with parallel pleats, secured by a belt with double fish-tail textile sections falling to the front and a butterfly fold at the back. The mustachioed face with serene expression, almond-shaped eyes, gently ridged brows, and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by pierced elongated earlobes. The hair coiffed in a tiered faceted chignon secured by a flared foliate tiara.
Provenance: From the private collection of Camille Mines (1950-2018), Luxembourg. By family repute acquired by his father, René Mines, in the local trade before 2000. By descent to Robert Mines. A copy of a provenance statement written and signed by Robert Mines, dated 22 January 2024, confirming the above, accompanies this lot.
Condition: Overall good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, losses, small chips, nicks, small structural cracks, and scratches.
Weight: 66.9 kg
Dimensions: Height 94 cm (excl. stand) and 104 cm (incl. stand)
Mounted to a modern metal stand. (2)
This fine sacred image representing the four-armed Vishnu dates from the Pre-Rup period (944-968). Its style borrows from earlier Bakheng (889-928) and Koh Ker (928-944) stone examples. The result is a technical superb sculpture being less hieratic than examples from these earlier periods.
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related sandstone figure of Vishnu, dated c. 950, 226 cm tall, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.76.19.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 11 December 2013, lot 342
Price: EUR 121,500 or approx. EUR 145,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare and important sandstone statue of Vishnu, Khmer, Pre-Rup style, mid-10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and manner of carving. Note the larger size (121 cm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Paris, 10 December 2014, lot 353
Price: EUR 71,100 or approx. EUR 84,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare sandstone statue of Vishnu, Khmer, Pre-Rup style, mid-10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject, modeling, and manner of carving. Note the only slightly larger size (102 cm).
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