ASIAN ART IN LONDON
AAL Art Awards Shortlist, 2021: Marcel Nies Oriental Art
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Elena Nies, from Marcel Nies Oriental Art, presents Marcel Nies Oriental Art's shortlisted piece for the Apollo Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer - a bronze sculpture of the god Parvati from Southern India. Parvati is the consort of Shiva and is considered the principal female deity in Hinduism. This sculpture depicts the deity holding a blue lily (nilotpala) in her right hand with fine detail. Parvati’s posture is dynamic from all angles, her left arm is semi-flexed with her hand pointing down - a pose referred to as lolahasta in Sanskrit. The stylistic characteristics convincingly attribute the sculpture to the Chola school, early 11th century. The heavenly beauty is classically executed with typical Chola embellishments, including a small wheel-like halo (sirascakra) placed at the back of her head, elaborate arm cuffs, stacked belts, delicate ankle bracelets, a sacred cord draped across her shoulder, a tiered conical crown with foliate designs, and four weighty necklaces adorning her chest.
ABOUT THE AAL ART AWARDS
Every autumn Asian Art in London (AAL) brings together leading international dealers and auction houses from the UK, Europe, USA and Asia, who specialize in a wide variety of ancient to modern Asian art, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Islamic and Middle Eastern, Himalayan and Central Asian, Southeast Asian. As part of the annual event, the AAL Art Awards highlights outstanding pieces of work in four categories:
1- Antiques Trade Gazette Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from an Auction House
2- Antiques Trade Gazette Award for Outstanding Islamic or Indian Work of Art from an Auction House
3- Apollo Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer
4- Apollo Award for Outstanding Islamic or Indian Work of Art from a Dealer
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ASIAN ART IN LONDON
AAL Art Awards Shortlist, 2021: Peter Finer
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Redmond Finer, of Peter Finer, presents Peter Finer's shortlisted piece for the Apollo Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from a Dealer - an Exceptionally Fine Saddle, or Gser Sga, c.1475-1600. The mythi...
ASIAN ART IN LONDON
AAL Art Awards Shortlist, 2021: Peter Finer
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Redmond Finer, of Peter Finer, presents Peter Finer's shortlisted piece for the Apollo Award for Outstanding Islamic or Indian Work of Art from a Dealer - an exceptional Indian Sword or Shamshir from the early 19t...
ASIAN ART IN LONDON
AAL Art Award Shortlist, 2021: Rosebery's
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Bill Forest, Head of Asian Art at Rosebery’s Auctioneers in London, presents Rosebery’s shortlisted piece for the Antiques Trade Gazette Award for Outstanding East Asian Work of Art from an Auction House - a large C...
