14th Mar, 2024 10:30
Spring Specialist Sale
Cambodian Baphuon style carved brown sandstone figure of Uma
Cambodian Baphuon style carved brown sandstone figure of Uma, consort of Shiva, Angkor Wat type, probably Khmer Empire period (circa 11th-12th century), standing in samabhanga, her hair in a chignon, naked to the waist and dressed in an incised sampot, 'fishtail' flared at the hem, 42cm high, raised on later mount and plinth, 47cm overall
Private collection, Barcelona thence by descent.
Comparable figures:
Galerie Zacke, Vienna / Wien, 5th March 2021, lots 706 and 707
Christies, 12th October 2004, lot 174
Sold for £850
Cambodian Baphuon style carved brown sandstone figure of Uma, consort of Shiva, Angkor Wat type, probably Khmer Empire period (circa 11th-12th century), standing in samabhanga, her hair in a chignon, naked to the waist and dressed in an incised sampot, 'fishtail' flared at the hem, 42cm high, raised on later mount and plinth, 47cm overall
Private collection, Barcelona thence by descent.
Comparable figures:
Galerie Zacke, Vienna / Wien, 5th March 2021, lots 706 and 707
Christies, 12th October 2004, lot 174
Auction: Spring Specialist Sale, 14th Mar, 2024
Our Spring Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors
In what promises to be an exciting and eclectic sale, lots to be offered include an original watercolour by His Majesty King Charles III, a Victorian platinum and diamond tiara, and less regally but no less impressive, a rare early draft film script for “Raiders of the Lost Ark”.
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Wednesday 13th March - 10am till 5pm
