(3) Antique Bronze/ Copper Alloy Altar Figures, Khandoba & Mhalsa With Rams

Lot description

(lot of 3) Large antique patinated bronze/ copper alloy figural group, India, comprising: (1) depicting Khandoba carrying his wife Mhalsa in one arm, mounted on a caparisoned bull, encircled by a flaming Prabhavali arch, on stepped plinth base, figure and arch detachable from base, approx 18 7/8"h, 11"w, 8.25"d; together with (pair) ram figures, possibly emblematic of the Vahana of Agni or the Mesha Rashi of Vedic astrology, each standing atop pierced rectangular base, retaining adhesive collection label underfoot, intact with small denting and small losses to base, approx 9"h, 6.5"w, 4"d; 26lbs total Provenance: the contents of a retired Wall Street executive's lakeside compound