A Maharashtra copper alloy altar and two small figures of Ganesha. Central India. 18th/19th century - image-1
A Maharashtra copper alloy altar and two small figures of Ganesha. Central India. 18th/19th century - image-2
A Maharashtra copper alloy altar and two small figures of Ganesha. Central India. 18th/19th century - image-1A Maharashtra copper alloy altar and two small figures of Ganesha. Central India. 18th/19th century - image-2

Lot 16 Dα

A Maharashtra copper alloy altar and two small figures of Ganesha. Central India. 18th/19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 600 € - 900 €
Result: 693 € (incl. premium)

A Maharashtra copper alloy altar and two small figures of Ganesha. Central India. 18th/19th century

The two small Ganesha seated on a lotus base, nibbling at sweetmeats with their trunks, attributes in their hands and an altar supported by four elephants and an openwork back plate with birds and a naga on top. (3)
Height of the figures 4.2 and 5.2 cm; height of the altar 9.8 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northwestern Germany, thence by family descent