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Elephant -   - The Divine Eye
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Tamil Nadu, 15th Century
Stone
Height: 16.25 in (41 cm)
Width: 18.25 in (46.5 cm)
Depth: 8.5 in (21.5 cm)

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Private Collection, Mumbai

This charming stone elephant stands firm and strong, with its trunk gently curled. Though simple in detail, it carries a quiet grace, capturing the gentle strength of the animal. ...

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Feet of a Yakshi -   - The Divine Eye
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Shunga Dynasty
Chandraketugarh, 2nd-1st Century BC
Terracotta
Height: 3.5 in (9 cm)
Width: 4 in (10.5 cm)
Depth: 1.25 in (3 cm)

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The lot is mounted on a detachable wooden base 0.5 x 4 x 1.25 in (1.5 x 10.5 x 3 cm)

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Pilichamundi Mask -   - The Divine Eye
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Karnataka/Kerala, Early 20th Century
Brass
Height: 10.75 in (27.5 cm)
Width: 11.75 in (30 cm)
Depth: 4.5 in (11.5 cm)

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This sculpture is attached to a wooden base measuring 15.75 x 8 x 5.25 in (40 x 20.5 x 13.5 cm)

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Banta or Jarandaye -   - The Divine Eye
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Karnataka/Kerala, Late 18th Century
Bronze
Height: 20 in (50.5 cm)
Width: 17.75 in (45 cm)
Depth: 5.5 in (14 cm)

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This is a wall-mounted work

Banta is a non speaking spirit, often portrayed as a jester, who accompanies and serves the Jumadi.

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Untitled  - Shanti Dave - The Divine Eye
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Shanti Dave (b.1931)

Untitled
Oil and encaustic on canvas
25.5 x 25.5 in (64.5 x 64.5 cm)

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Untitled - Himmat Shah - The Divine Eye
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Himmat Shah (1933 - 2025)

Untitled
Bronze
Height: 10.75 in (27 cm)
Width: 7.25 in (18.5 cm)
Depth: 7.5 in (19 cm)

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Untitled - Jyoti Bhatt - The Divine Eye
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Jyoti Bhatt (b.1934)

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Hand-coloured etching on paper
Print size: 9.75 x 13.25 in (24.5 x 33.5 cm)
Sheet size: 14 x 17.25 in (35.5 x 43.5 cm)

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Untitled - Dileep Sharma - The Divine Eye
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Dileep Sharma (b.1974)

Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
34.75 x 44.25 in (88.5 x 112.5 cm)

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Nataraja -   - The Divine Eye
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Polychrome wood
Height: 39.25 in (100 cm)
Width: 28.25 in (71.5 cm)
Depth: 13.25 in (33.5 cm)

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Kamadhenu Panels -   - The Divine Eye
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a) Untitled
Circa 1960s
Wood
Height: 9.5 in (24.5 cm)
Width: 13.75 in (35 cm)
Depth: 2 in (5.5 cm)

b) Untitled
Circa 1960s
Wood
Height: 9.5 in (24.5 cm)
Width: 13.75 in (35 cm)
Depth: 2 in (5.5 cm)

These works are mounted on detachable wooden bases, each measuring 1.75 x 16.5 x 3.5 in (4.5 x 42 x 9.5 cm)

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SET OF TWO: SILVER PENDANT AND BOX -   - The Divine Eye
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a) HANDPAINTED JAIN PAINTING SILVER PENDANT
Gross weight: 60 grams
Height: 3.75 in (9.5 cm)
Width: 3.75 in (9.5 cm)

Jaipur, Circa 1940s

b) HANDPAINTED TIRTHTHANKAR SILVER BOX
Gross weight: 129 grams
Height: 3.75 in (9.5 cm)
Width: 3.25 in (8 cm)
Depth: 1 in (2.5 cm)

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Untitled (Pichwai) -   - The Divine Eye
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Untitled (Pichwai)
Mineral and fabric colours on cloth
15.75 x 27.75 in (40 x 70.5 cm)

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The Heetopades of Veeshnoo-Sarma in a series of connected fables interspersed with moral, prudential and political maxims; translated from an ancient manuscript in the Sanskreet language wth explanatory notes - Charles Wilkins - The Divine Eye
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Charles Wilkins (1749 - 1836)

The Heetopades of Veeshnoo-Sarma in a series of connected fables interspersed with moral, prudential and political maxims; translated from an ancient manuscript in the Sanskreet language wth explanatory notes

Charles Wilkins, The Heetopades of Veeshnoo-Sarma in a series of connected fables interspersed with moral, prudential, and political maxims; translated from an ancient manuscript in the Sanskreet language with explanatory notes, Bath: Printed by R. Cruttwell and sold by C. Nourse in the Strand, London and J. Marshall, Milsom Street, Bath, 1787

xx, 334 pages; contemporary tree calf boards, panelled in gilt, expertly rebacked, preserving the original spine with elaborate gilt tooling and a contrasting red morocco label titled Wilkins’s Heetopades.
21.5 x 13.5 cm

PROVENANCE: From Robert and Maria Travis's collection.

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The Religion of Vishnoo. The History of the Most Remarkable Events of the Ten Avatars or Incarnations of Vishnoo, the Preserving Power of India - Etienne Alexander Rodriguez - The Divine Eye
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The Religion of Vishnoo. The History of the Most Remarkable Events of the Ten Avatars or Incarnations of Vishnoo, the Preserving Power of India

Etienne Alexander Rodriguez, The Religion of Vishnoo. The History of the Most Remarkable Events of the Ten Avatars or Incarnations of Vishnoo, the Preserving Power of India, Printed for the Author, Madras, 1849

vi, 92 pp; with 11 (of 12) hand-coloured lithographed plates depicting the Ten Avatars of Vishnu, each captioned and executed in the provincial South Indian lithographic idiom; half-leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards; smooth spine with gilt title “THE RELIGION OF VISHNOO” and author “RODRIGUEZ” stamped in gilt between double gilt fillets, and gilt floral motifs at head and tail. Marbled endpapers; modern replacement free endpapers noted.
27 x 20 cm

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Door Jamb -   - The Divine Eye
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Madhya Pradesh, 11th Century
Stone
Height: 26.25 in (66.5 cm)
Width: 11.5 in (29 cm)
Depth: 9 in (23 cm)

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Private Collection, Mumbai

This architectural frieze would have once been part of the architecture and served as a door jamb. The bottom shows a Gandharva holding up the structure. Above this element a...

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Dancing Apsara -   - The Divine Eye
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Tamil Nadu, 18th Century
Wood
Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)
Width: 10.5 in (27 cm)
Depth: 4 in (10 cm)

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This is a wall-mounted work

PROVENANCE
Formerly in the Collection of the master realist painter JP Singhal
Thence by descent
Private Collection, Mumbai

An apsara holding a parrot and dancing merrily. Large...

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Garuda -   - The Divine Eye
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Karnataka, Early 17th Century
Bronze
Height: 4.25 in (11 cm)
Width: 3.25 in (8 cm)
Depth: 2.75 in (7 cm)

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Private Collection, Mumbai

Garuda, the vehicle of Vishnu plays an important role in Hindu mythology. This particular sculpture shows him with one knee bend and raised arms denoting his devotion. The quality ...

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Panjurli -   - The Divine Eye
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Karnataka/Kerala, 19th Century
Bronze
Height: 11 in (28 cm)
Width: 10.75 in (27.5 cm)
Depth: 6.75 in (17 cm)

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This sculpture is attached to a wooden base measuring 14.75 x 8 x 5.5 in (37.5 x 20.5 x 14 cm)

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Maisandaya -   - The Divine Eye
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Karnataka/Kerala, 19th Century
Bronze
Height: 16 in (40.5 cm)
Width: 14.25 in (36.5 cm)
Depth: 8.75 in (22.5 cm)

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This sculpture is attached to a wooden base measuring 14.25 x 8.75 x 6 in (36.5 x 22.5 x 15 cm)

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