Lot 169
(on view only in Sydney, items to be collected from Sydney at purchasers expense)
Sculpted from green sandstone standing with straight legs above an irregular pedestal with projecting base, the elephant headed god with flaring ears and straight trunk curled towards the tip, above a short dhoti held with a knot below his recessed navel, his right hand holding an attribute and his left hand cupping his ball shaped sweet of supreme wisdom, 43cm
Estimate $6,000 - $8,000
Rejoin at the legs, shoulder, arm and hand, visible in attached images. The rest in good antiquity order.
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From a private Australian collection
International Design & Applied Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8214
6:00pm - 6 December 2017
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney & Melbourne
Saturday 2-Sunday 3 December, 10am-4pm & Wednesday 6 December, 9am-5pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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