Pair of Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Carved Stone Temple Guard Statues, circa 1850 Redo and came second to Evenus

and came second to Evenus at the Cambridgeshire

The portrait depicting a beautiful young maiden in 18th century costume and holding a vase of flowers

following with a band of walnut 'basket weave' parquetry

appearing before Queen Victoria on several occasions at Balmoral

75" tall X 2

Pair of Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Carved Stone Temple Guard Statues, circa 1850 Redo and came second to EvenusA very large pair of rare antique 19th century Indian polychromed & hand carved stone Dvarpala (temple door guard) statues, circa 1850. Each statue is hand carved as a male Hindu four armed temple guard, the guards holding a mace (Gada) and one hand on a dagger (Katar), another hand holding a lotus flower to represent spiritual enlightenment. Each guard stands crossed legged on a plinth decorated with an elephant, both statues retaining old and yet