8th Nov, 2023 13:00
Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art
635
A SILVER AND BRASS INLAID COPPER WATERPOT, TANJORE (THANJAVUR), TAMIL NADU, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
the typical lota form profusely decorated in 'swamy' style, the sides with a register of repousse silver panels depicting Vishnu, Indra, Krishna, Durga, Siva Nataraja, Subrahmanya, Siva on Nandi and Bhairava, brass inlaid beadwork, rosette and leaf borders above and below, 17cm high, 19.5cm diam.
For a closely related example of this form, known as tannirkkalasam in Tamil, see Untracht 1993, no.117, p.64
Sold for £350
the typical lota form profusely decorated in 'swamy' style, the sides with a register of repousse silver panels depicting Vishnu, Indra, Krishna, Durga, Siva Nataraja, Subrahmanya, Siva on Nandi and Bhairava, brass inlaid beadwork, rosette and leaf borders above and below, 17cm high, 19.5cm diam.
For a closely related example of this form, known as tannirkkalasam in Tamil, see Untracht 1993, no.117, p.64
Auction: Indian, Islamic, South East Asian and Himalayan Works of Art, 8th Nov, 2023
