Description:
Pair of Carved Wood Doorframe Brackets, India, the wood with a rusty orange hue, with carvings on both sides of the brackets and along the edges in high relief depicting a horse and rider at the top, with horses and riders and leogryphs alternating and decreasing in size towards the base, the base with lotus and geometric patterned structural bands, ht.18 1/2 in.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Arthur L. and Genevieve S. Funk.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
overall age wear and discoloration, multiple age cracks, old and new chips, heavy surface dirt and stain.
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Keywords
India, Genevieve S. FunkSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
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Helen Eagles
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