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LOT 2630
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
19TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/4 x 11 1/8 in. (806 grams, 36 x 28.5 cm).
A watercolour painting depicting a female figure seated against a cushion in a courtyard, a shrine(?) before her, a female attendant approaching; polychrome borders and panel of text above; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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Indian Erotic Sketch Attributed to F.N. Souza
Dated 1970 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £442
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. -
Indian Watercolour Portrait
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
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.
