Furniture & Works of Art - 1st July 2015
Lot 149
An Indian marble linga
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £250
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Description
An Indian marble linga, with a faint inscription, 10.4cm wide, a Chinese moss agate box cover, with a label inscribed 'COLLECTION N. E. LANDAU, PARIS, ANTIQUAIRE, 3, R. DE DURAS', an 18th century gilt metal oval box, a green painted bronze finial, an 18th century gilt bronze wall sconce, a silver paper knife with a term finial, possibly 16th / 17th century, a Roman terracotta fragment, two ancient copper plaques, a bronze bust of an old man, a silver model of a 13th century style lion, a relief carving of a fertility figure, a Bactrian turquoise bead necklace, a bone fid and a stone pendant. (15)
Provenance: Nicolas Landau collection.