India – Maharajah Ranjit Singh standing statue of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) of white marble. He is holding his sword with his left hand and with his right hand he is pointing upwards in a gesture of lecturing. Northern India, probably Lahore, circa end of 19th / early 20th c. The original block of marble has been broken and restored. Height 58 cm. Provenance: German private collection. The Maharaja's dress and blind eye that he lost as the result of a smallpox infection mark him quickly. He is standing next to a tree trunk which gives the composition stability in a raffinate way. This work is rendered in a realistic and lifelike style and shows the ruler in a formal pose. The diminutive and sharp-featured Ranjit Singh is a very finely carved depiction.