Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History & Coins

D-shaped hoop and a large circular bezel with a serrated border and raised pellet decoration. 9.13 grams, 25.32 mm overall, 19.20x 17.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)



Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

In a gilt wooden glazed frame with card reveal; collector's label to reverse with details: 'This fine page is from a very fine Mughal Koran, with prayers. copied from Mull Fathullah's Tafsir Commentary. It was scribed in Northern India and dated AH 1195/AD 1780. The script is Naskhi, with interlinear Persian translation throughout in red nasta'liq. There are illuminated florets between verses, extensive commentaries in nasta'liq written diagonally in outer margins, illuminated devices in margins ... some slight staining from devotional use but generally the work is in good condition.' 511 grams, 28.7 x 23.5 cm



Acquired on the UK art market.

Wooden rectangular frame with two door panels, hinged and with staples and a hasp; black painted surface with gilt edging; floral motifs to frame; each door with a painted arch, standing female figure in profile and dog beneath; the left figure holding a sitar and the other a mridangam double-ended drum. 1.31 kg, 38.2 x 36 cm



From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

With a sloping sidewall, flat shoulder and everted rim to the broad mouth; painted geometric bands and zoomorphic panels on the side and shoulder. 376 grams, 12 cm wide



From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. David Gold was one of the co founders of the Iconic Lord John brand in Carnaby Street that sparked a style revolution in the swinging sixties dressing The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks and were at the heart of 'all things cool'.

Similar bowls were found at Nal, appearing to be canister-like vessels with circular openings. As here, it is a buff ware with traces of blue and red patterns, and repeated geometrical design, here enriched with the image of a wild beast.

A framed watercolour portrait on paper portraying a male figure looking left, wearing a plumed turban and holding a sword or dagger, set against a large cushion and atmospheric sky; concentric rectangular borders containing inscriptions within polygonal cartouches, interspersed with scrolling floral panels; oval stamp to reverse. 87 grams, 42.2 x 33.5 cm

Fine condition.

Ex property of a Greater Manchester collector.

A framed and glazed print presenting seated courtiers smoking hookahs whilst being entertained by musicians, set within a walled garden with fountains. 417 grams, 25.5 x 20.5 cm

Fine condition.

Ex property of a Greater Manchester collector.

Drum-shaped vessel with a small mouth, the body with a standing lion and a grazing gazelle with panels of geometric decorations in between, the upper face with concentric circles and hemicircles. 933 grams, 16 cm



From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Private collection, London, UK.

Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round figure of Virabhadra Shiva, flanked by attendants. 507 grams, 13.8 cm



From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s. Ex central London, UK, gallery.

A half-round figure of goat-headed figure (Daksha?) in profile, wearing high-platform sandals, with long tail encircling its head. 440 grams, 18.5 cm



From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s. Ex central London, UK, gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

A rare watercolour painting showing a European woman seated in a bed against a cushion framed by an open window, wearing a hat and a dress pulled down at the chest exposing her breasts; broad red border; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 396 grams, 26 x 19 cm

Fine condition.

Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

A framed, untitled erotic sketch portraying two nude women; ink on paper; attributed to F.N. Souza, dated 1970. 92 grams, 51 x 39 cm

Fine condition.

Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. Ex private family collection of a West London gentleman.

Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) was an Indian-American British artist, born in Goa, India. He went on to become one of India's most influential modern artists. Souza was a founding member of the Progressive Artists' Group, which largely disbanded after he moved to London in 1949. His work is executed in a style which exhibits both decadence and primitivism. The world record at auction for the artist's iconic works stands at $4,085,000.

A paper manuscript page with a watercolour painting to one side showing a couple seated beneath a tree with hills and a lake in the background, possibly Krishna and Radha, framed by a yellow border and panel of text at the top and bottom; reverse bearing multiple lines of hand-painted text; card frame. 41 grams, 33.5 x 24 cm

Fine condition.

Ex property of a Greater Manchester collector.