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Lot 15 Details
Contemporary & Period Silverware. 25 Sep-6 Oct 2012
A 'SAMOVAR' OR...
A Samovar or European hot water fountain. ...
View Dimensions Height: 11.5 in (29.2 cm)Width: 8 in (20.3 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.5 cm)
$1,905 Rs 1,00,000
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Lot 17 Details
Decorative Arts. 20-29 July 2017
'ANNECY' CRYSTAL ...
France, Designed by René Lalique, 1935...
View Dimensions "Glass is a marvellous material."- René Lalique, 1925 Lalique is a French glassware design house founded by artist, master ceramist and jewellery designer René Lalique. One of the best-known designers of the Art Nouveau period, Lalique's glass designs often included dancing nymphs, fish, dragonflies, and foliage, typical of this period. His unique style played with the contrast between clear and frosted glass, sometimes embellished with a patina, enamel or stained glass. Before he started his own business in 1887, Lalique designed jewellery for prestigious houses such as Cartier and Boucheron. In a time when the emphasis was on the quantity of precious stones in a jewellery piece, Lalique, who was fascinated with the natural world, created nature-inspired pieces depicting animals and the female form. In 1888, he registered his "RL" stamp and engraved the unique pieces created in his workshop with these letters. In the next few years, Lalique had started experimenting with glassware, having already used enamel and glass with gold and precious stones in his jewellery designs. In 1907, Lalique met the famous perfumer François Coty, and created ornate perfume bottles for his early brands such as L'Effleur and Ambre Antique, and developed a technique that allowed mass production of glass bottles. By 1921, Lalique had fully devoted himself to glassmaking, and his efforts took him to Alsace in eastern France, which had a strong and historic glassmaking tradition. Here he established the Verrerie d'Alsace glassworks factory at Wingen-sur-Moder in Alsace. After Lalique's death in 1945, his son Marc took over and the company transitioned from producing its famous Lalique glass to crystal. It was named Cristallerie Lalique in 1962, and is now the world's only Lalique factory.
Lot 12 Details
Select Indian Antiquities & Collectibles. 18 Apr-1 May 2013
Durga on a Lion
Wood20th CenturyTamil...
View Dimensions Goddess Durga is one of the most popular and powerful manifestations of Parvati, the consort of Lord Shiva. It is said that at one time the 'asuras' or demons were wreaking havoc and misery in the celestial world of the Gods. One of them, Mahishasura, was extremely powerful and could change his form at will, thus escaping the Gods. He had received a boon that no man or mortal could kill him. The Gods therefore performed a religious ritual and created Goddess Durga, a extremely powerful goddess of paramount beauty with ten arms, who's 'vahana' or vehicle is a lion. Each one of the Gods and Goddesses gave her one of their choicest weapons to destroy Mahishasura.Goddess Durga chased Mahishasura over the three worlds, which shook in a terrible fight that ensued over days. To escape notice, the 'asura' finally assumed the form of a buffalo. However, Durga immediately saw through this disguise and killed the buffalo with the 'trishula' or trident given to her by Shiva, thus killing Mahisasura. Durga is therefore also called 'Mahisasuramardini'.This exquisite woodcarving portrays goddess Durga seated on the back of a lion with a trident in her raised hand. Durga is crowned and bejeweled. She looks all-powerful, and the lion looks menacing with large bulbous eyes, a thick mane and a powerful muscular body. This carving is vibrant and full of life. Multi-armed Goddess Durga seems to be poised to attack Mahishasura. This is quite a rare subject on wood and has been very well executed by a master artisan.
Lot 13 Details
Krishna with his ...
View Dimensions This exquisitely carved wooden fragment originates from Tamil Nadu and depicts Krishna with his consorts. Here, he is seen bare-bodied with an ample belly, bejeweled and seated majestically on the coils of the multi-hooded serpent Sesha. The hood of the serpent above his head offers protection. He is flanked by his consorts Satyabhama and Rukmini, to his left and right respectively. He holds a ball of butter in his right hand and the tasseled end of his angavastra in his left hand. His body is adorned with large necklaces, long earrings, wristbands and anklets. His face bears a radiant smile. Both Satyabhama and Rukmini are standing on pedestals. They are clad in saris and blouses. The folds of the saris flow down beautifully. Both are shown with eager faces. Rukmini, who is to the right of Krishna, bears a bird on her hand.
Lot 6 Details
SILVER AND GLASS ...
Hong Kong, Circa 1930sSigned 'Sammy ...
0 x 0 in
Lot 4 Details
Works on Paper: Apparao Art for Education. 15-28 September 2023
Untitled
Pen on paper
11.25 x 8.5 in
Lot 5 Details
Pencil on paper pasted on paper
Lot 21 Details
'GULABDAANI' OR...
GujaratEngraved in Gujarati and...
View Dimensions Oomersi Mawji was the son of a cobbler and rose to become court silversmith to the Maharaos of Kutch, and the Maharajas of Baroda, two of the most important royal courts in princely India. The firm of Oomersi Mawji & Sons ceased operations in the 1930s. O.M. silver, as it has come to be known among collectors, has an endearing value as much for its artistry as for the history of Indian craftsmanship associated with its manufacture. Objects manufactured by the workshops of Oomersi Mawji can be seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Musee Guimet in Paris and Harvard University's Arthur M. Sackler Museum, and at most major museums all over the world.Artisans in the Bhuj region of Kutch enjoyed patronage from a lineage of rulers, including the Gaekwads and the Maharaos. The Maharao of Kutch, Khengarji III, played a particularly significant role in helping Kutch silversmithsgain international recognition by ensuring that they regularly attended regional and international silver exhibitions to display and popularise their creations.
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