AUCTION 286 - ISLAMIC & INDIAN ART including orientalist paintings (ONLINE)
Lot 240
Arte Indiana
A massive wooden lacquer lion South-East India, Mysore, mid 19th century
Grande figura in legno laccato color bronzo raffigurante un leone in posa aggressiva, rampante sulle zampe posteriori.
L'esemplare più illustre della categoria è la tigre di Tipu, conservata al Victoria and Albert Museum, un automata creato per Tipu, l'imperatore musulmano del regno di Mysore, e raffigurante un leone che atterra un soldato inglese. Una chiara metafora contro il dominio coloniale.
Measures: 43.0 x 75.0 x 15.5 cm
Starting price: € 700,00
Estimate: € 1.500,00 - 2.000,00
The lot will be auctioned on 25 March starting from 16:00.
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