India
18th century or before
Bronze
Height 1 5/8 to 7 in (4.1 to 17.8 cm)
Provenance: William Ohly (1883 to 1955), Berkeley Galleries, London
William Ohly and his Berkeley Galleries in London were among the most significant dealers in tribal and Asian art in the mid twentieth century, and a collection assembled through his hands carries substantial provenance weight. The four bronzes in this group represent Hindu deities in the devotional tradition of South and Central Indian bronze casting, a tradition stretching back to the Chola period and continuing through the eighteenth century in regional workshops. Each figure reflects the conventions of its type, with characteristic posture, attributes, and surface treatment appropriate to the deity represented.
Indian devotional bronzes of this kind were produced for household shrines and temple use, cast using the lost wax process and finished by hand to achieve the fine surface detail visible across these figures. The range of heights within the group suggests these were not produced as a matched set but assembled over time by a collector of discernment. The Berkeley Galleries provenance connects this group to one of the most historically important sources of Indian and tribal art in the Western market.
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India
18th century or before
Bronze
Height 1 5/8 to 7 in (4.1 to 17.8 cm)
Provenance: William Ohly (1883 to 1955), Berkeley Galleries, London
William Ohly and his Berkeley Galleries in London were among the most significant dealers in tribal and Asian art in the mid twentieth century, and a collection assembled through his hands carries substantial provenance weight. The four bronzes in this group represent Hindu deities in the devotional tradition of South and Central Indian bronze casting, a tradition stretching back to the Chola period and continuing through the eighteenth century in regional workshops. Each figure reflects the conventions of its type, with characteristic posture, attributes, and surface treatment appropriate to the deity represented.
Indian devotional bronzes of this kind were produced for household shrines and temple use, cast using the lost wax process and finished by hand to achieve the fine surface detail visible across these figures. The range of heights within the group suggests these were not produced as a matched set but assembled over time by a collector of discernment. The Berkeley Galleries provenance connects this group to one of the most historically important sources of Indian and tribal art in the Western market.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
