Ancient Art, Antiquities, Books, Natural History, Stamps & Coins

With slender tapering stem, applied segmented ornament, openwork base with rosette detailing; floral detailing to the sprinkler head. 205 grams, 19 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Square in plan with tapering sides and bulbous handle; high-relief sunwheel motif to underside; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 7.5 grams, 26 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. Accompanied by a previous identification slip.

Scaphoid in plan with openwork frame and columnar handle above with knop and pierced bulb; openwork insect design to underside. 33.6 grams, 50 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Displaying the head and shoulders, elongated ear lobes and the hair pulled over the ushnisha. 125 grams, 67 mm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

The elephant god depicted seated, holding an ankusha, a noose, his broken right tusk and his trunk in his four hands, with a rounded belly and anklets around his ankles, and a rat figure at the base of the throne. 91 grams, 50 mm



From a Canadian collection, previously acquired from an antiques dealer in Chor Bazar, Mumbai, India. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

With carved balustered stopper, endplates held with brass pins and suspension ring at the shoulder; body with running guilloche borders, frieze with huntsman wielding spear and shield riding an elephant in a mountainous landscape, standing huntsman with recurved bow in the foreground. 197 grams, 17.1 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Vishnu sitting on a high lotus base wearing a tall headdress and holding Lakshmi on his left knee, Lakshmi holding a lotus flower in her hand. 527 grams, 13.5 cm



From an old Surrey, UK, collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

Biconvex in plan with openwork figure of Lakshmi standing on a lotus-flower dais with attributes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 400 grams total, 18 cm including stand



From an old Cambridge, UK, collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.

Modelled in the round on a hollow-formed base, seated with Mushika on his knee. 49 grams, 39 mm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Modelled seated on a tiered base with attributes in his raised hands. 50 grams, 54 mm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Comprising a square stamp with openwork dome and knop handle, three lines of reserved text; similar round stamp with dense pattern of scrolls and central legend. 37 grams total, 27-38 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

The body piriform in section on a disc foot with ropework baluster to the stem, similar collar on the shoulder and flared mouth with raised rim; two applied lateral handles each formed as an elephant's head with the trunk curled downwards; the body with pounced field, reserved frieze of browsing deer below dense vegetation with yakshi nature spirits in dancing poses; neck and foot with reserved dense foliage, underside with reserved mandorla. 1.38 kg, 24 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.