11th Apr, 2024 11:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION: Fine Asian Art, Buddhism and Hinduism
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A PAIR OF LARGE GANGAUR FESTIVAL SCULPTURES DEPICTING SHIVA AND PARVATI
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
India, Rajasthan, 19th to early 20th century. Carved hardwood, painted in polychrome lacquer and gilt. Each standing on a flat base in a straight pose, the hands held before the body, dressed in red robes with a long skirt painted with a floral border above a gilt hem. The faces with almond-shaped eyes and a gentle smile, both adorned in fine jewelry hanging over the skirt. The male figure with a moustache and beard framing the mouth and a tall chignon. (2)
Provenance: German trade. Acquired from a private estate.
Condition: The figures with expected wear, small losses, cracks, repairs, touchups, and waxy residue at the hands. Overall presenting well and with a fine patina.
Weight: 15.9 kg and 15.3 kg
Dimensions: Height 106 cm and 86 cm
Gangaur is one of the most important Hindu festivals celebrated in Rajasthan and nearby states and takes place during the month of Chaitra (March to April). It is the celebration of spring, harvest, marital fidelity, and childbearing. Isar is a name of Shiva, while Gauri is an epithet of Parvati who symbolizes Saubhagya (marital bliss). During the festival unmarried women pray for being blessed with a good husband, while married women do so for the welfare, health, and long life of their husbands and happy married life. For the festival, images of Isar and Parvati are made of clay and wood and dressed in fine clothes and jewels. These figures are then placed within baskets along with wheat grass and flowers.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Koller Auktionen Zurich, 7 June 2016, lot 504
Estimate: CHF 3500 or approx. EUR 5,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A polychrome painted wood sculpture of Gauri, India, possibly Bikaner, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, pose, material, and size (110 cm). Note the lot comprises only one figure.
India, Rajasthan, 19th to early 20th century. Carved hardwood, painted in polychrome lacquer and gilt. Each standing on a flat base in a straight pose, the hands held before the body, dressed in red robes with a long skirt painted with a floral border above a gilt hem. The faces with almond-shaped eyes and a gentle smile, both adorned in fine jewelry hanging over the skirt. The male figure with a moustache and beard framing the mouth and a tall chignon. (2)
Provenance: German trade. Acquired from a private estate.
Condition: The figures with expected wear, small losses, cracks, repairs, touchups, and waxy residue at the hands. Overall presenting well and with a fine patina.
Weight: 15.9 kg and 15.3 kg
Dimensions: Height 106 cm and 86 cm
Gangaur is one of the most important Hindu festivals celebrated in Rajasthan and nearby states and takes place during the month of Chaitra (March to April). It is the celebration of spring, harvest, marital fidelity, and childbearing. Isar is a name of Shiva, while Gauri is an epithet of Parvati who symbolizes Saubhagya (marital bliss). During the festival unmarried women pray for being blessed with a good husband, while married women do so for the welfare, health, and long life of their husbands and happy married life. For the festival, images of Isar and Parvati are made of clay and wood and dressed in fine clothes and jewels. These figures are then placed within baskets along with wheat grass and flowers.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Koller Auktionen Zurich, 7 June 2016, lot 504
Estimate: CHF 3500 or approx. EUR 5,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A polychrome painted wood sculpture of Gauri, India, possibly Bikaner, 18th/19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related subject, pose, material, and size (110 cm). Note the lot comprises only one figure.
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