Harcroft House Sale
Live Auction, 18 November 2019
Session One
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
About this Item
An Indian ivory carving of Durga, the Hindu goddess of war, late 19th century
standing, the robed eight-armed figure holding attributes, on a raised wooden plinth base, a barefooted devotee kneeling at her feet in worship, on an oval wooden base, losses, 21cm high, including base; an Indian ivory figure of Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and art, late 19th century, seated on a lotus throne by a river with two birds, her right leg resting on her left knee, playing her sitar and holding her attributes, raised on a circular stepped wooden base, minor chips, restoration, 13,7cm high, including base; and an Indian ivory figure of a deity, late 19th century, standing cross-legged, wearing a double strand of beads and holding a whisk and a staff, raised on a later wooden base, restoration, 12cm high, including base
*This lot is not suitable for export
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