Sale 2316
Amsterdam
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18 November 1996
Price realised
NLG 3,460
Estimate
a nepalese gilt-copper figure of Sadaksharilokesvara 18th century Seated in vajrasana on a separate cast lotus-base, both principle hands in anjalimudra, both others holding akshamala and padma, wearing dhoti, bodhisattva-ornaments, his face with downcast expression, flaming head aureol behind, large floral aureol behind, resealed 21 cm high
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Specialist Joy McCall answers key questions for collectors of the glassmaker’s exquisite pieces. Illustrated with lots offered in the Lalique sale on 15 May
Offered in May, a 1916 canvas that was included in every major survey of Malevich’s Suprematist works during his lifetime, and which revolutionised modern art