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103 Lakshmi
Sandstone
A carved sandstone architectural fragment depicting Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of beauty and prosperity. She is a consort of Vishnu and depicted with her attributes in her upper hands. From her lower right hand she distributes coins and in the left hand she is holding a vessel which typically contains a lotus flower. She is seated in lalitasana within a torana or gateway and is flanked by elephants which are spraying her with fertilizing waters.
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Deon Viljoen
Deon Viljoen has been a dealer in 17th- and 18th-century Cape and related furniture from former European trading posts in South-east Asia since 1997. He also acts as an advisor to institutions and individual collectors and in association with Guus Röell annually publishes an illustrated and well researched catalogue with pieces from their inventories.
Tel: +27218829996
De Wet Centre, 14 Bird Street, Stellenbosch 7600
E-mail: ddv@deonviljoen.com |
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Guus Röell
Guus Röell, based in Maastricht, The Netherlands, deals in a wide range of Western European interior art from the 17th - 19th centuries, specializing in furniture, paintings and works of art from the trading posts of the Dutch and English East Indian Companies. Tel:+31 (0)65 321 1649 E-mail: g.roell@planet.nl |
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