A bronze oil lamp of dipa lakshmi type. 18th/19th century - image-1

Lot 258 Dα

A bronze oil lamp of dipa lakshmi type. 18th/19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 1.860 € (incl. premium)

A bronze oil lamp of dipa lakshmi type. 18th/19th century

In three parts, the goddess stands on a lotos base, inserted into a pedestal on four low feet, the hands are held forward and a large bowl is set into the hands.
Height 25.2 cm

Provenance

Collection Jef Vanderstraete (1904-1984), Belgium, acquired from Benjamin Stein, Amsterdam, around 1974, and thence by descent

Literature

Published in: Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau, Signes du corps, Wuvrages Beaux-Arts des Edition Dapper, Paris 2004, p. 276-277

Exhibitions

Exhibited in: Signes du Corps, Musée Dapper, Paris, September 2004-April 2005