A pair of silver plated Indian Temple doors 2
A pair of silver-sheet covered wood Doors
Western India, 19th Century
each door with 4 rectangular panels bearing a large sunburst motif, the four upper registers with the head of a Hindu deity wearing a crown in the centres, the lower registers with floral cruciform motifs, the borders with meandering floral vines, fitted with a pair of loop handles and horizontal latch lock
87 x 165.5 x 10 cm.(2)
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
€3,500 - 4,700
US$ 4,700 - 6,200

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  • Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late Sir R.D. Sethna, (1854 - 1933) of Esplanade House, Bombay, adviser and lawyer of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda (reg. 1875 - 1939); acquired by the present owner's father circa 1970.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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