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LOT 1646
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (508 grams, 27.3 x 24.7 cm).
A manuscript leaf with watercolour scene composed of five women entertaining Shiva in the form of a Linga beneath a canopy, one woman seated next to a cushion, another seated playing an instrument, one standing holding a plate or bowl, landscape beyond, panel of text above and below; set in a glazed wooden frame.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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LOT 1646
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Very Large Jain Cosmic Man - Lokaturasha Painting on Cloth
India, 20th century ADEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A large polychrome painting on cloth depicting the Cosmic Man presenting a cosmic map of the world, ornamented with fish and turtles or geometric forms in alternating concentric rings; temples, meditating figures, trees and animals in the field including elephants, birds, horses, goats and peacocks; framed by a tan border. 5.2 kg, 103.5 x 143cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. Private family collection of a West London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10863-178260.
The Lokapurusha is the man who symbolises the universe in Jain cosmology; the worlds of the gods, humans and the damned are mapped on his body. Urdhva Loka, the world of gods, is situated on his upper chest above his arm bangles. Manushya Loka, the world of men, is represented in the wheel where each concentric circle holds an element of earthly life- rivers, mountains and animals. Adha Loka is the underworld of those burning in purgatory and is usually depicted near the feet of the Lokapurusha. -
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Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. Ex Schoyen collection, London, UK. -
Indian Vessel with Elephant Impressions
Early 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
A large earthenware storage jar with bulbous body, broad mouth with returned rim; band of impressed stamps to the shoulder, each an advancing elephant with fronds; mounted on a custom-made stand, repaired. 16.3 kg, 68.5 cm including stand
Fine condition; repaired.
Acquired before 1972. Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK. Property of a central London collector.