19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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VARAHA SLAYING THE DEMON HIRANYAKSHA
Guler School, Pahari Hills, Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, ca. 1780 - 1800
VARAHA SLAYING THE DEMON HIRANYAKSHA
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Guler School, Pahari Hills, Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, ca. 1780 - 1800
Opaque pigments and gold on wove paper, the horizontal composition depicting the third avatar of Vishnu, Varaha (the boar), killing the demon Hiranyaksha and saving Bhumi resting on his snout, the avatar triumphantly standing in the middle of the scene narrated in several Puranas, stepping over the corpse of the defeated demon, holding in each of his hands one of Vishnu's typical attributes including the conch shell (shankha), the quoit (chakram), the mace (gada) and the lotus (padma), set within white and red rules, and cobalt blue and pink borders, on a white cardboard mount.
The painting 19.5cm x 25.5cm, 30.5cm x 35cm including the mount
Sold for £1,968
VARAHA SLAYING THE DEMON HIRANYAKSHA
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Guler School, Pahari Hills, Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, ca. 1780 - 1800
Opaque pigments and gold on wove paper, the horizontal composition depicting the third avatar of Vishnu, Varaha (the boar), killing the demon Hiranyaksha and saving Bhumi resting on his snout, the avatar triumphantly standing in the middle of the scene narrated in several Puranas, stepping over the corpse of the defeated demon, holding in each of his hands one of Vishnu's typical attributes including the conch shell (shankha), the quoit (chakram), the mace (gada) and the lotus (padma), set within white and red rules, and cobalt blue and pink borders, on a white cardboard mount.
The painting 19.5cm x 25.5cm, 30.5cm x 35cm including the mount
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
Mark your calendars and come to see us!
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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
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