7th Jun, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
A Set of Six Indian Velum Large Shadow Puppets, early 20th century, depicting various characters from the Ramayana Epic
each approx 140cm high, mounted on wooden handles, Four Various Smaller Figures (10)
Purchased by vendor's mother in 1995 from the Seethalakshmi family, a traditional multi-generational family of makers and performers in Madras. They toured them as characters depicted in the Ramayana epic. She bought them as they were clearing old stock, but she sadly did not buy Ravana the many headed villain as that was really tatty.
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £300
Auction: Antiques & Interiors, including Designer Fashion and A Section of Silver, 7th Jun, 2024
The popular fortnightly Antiques and Interiors Sales attract a loyal following of regular buyers and they are a good source of 20th and 21st century collectables. Including a mix of affordable traditional art and antiques, jewellery, watches and more the Antiques and Interiors Sales are a great place for novice buyers to begin their collection.
This sale will include a section of over 90 lots of affordable pictures from a Private Collection in the North of England. Predominantly dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, the collection includes a broad range of watercolours and oil paintings, covering all genres from landscape and seascape, to interiors, genre scenes and still lifes.
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