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LOT 2080
Framed Watercolour Painting
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
16 2/3 x 11 3/4 in. (1.14 kg, 42.2 x 30.2 cm).
A textual panel with a figural scene in watercolour at the centre, polychrome floral border; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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LOT 2080
Framed Watercolour Painting
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics, red border framing the text; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 456 grams, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Originally produced as part of a now disbound Qur'an produced in North Africa, likely in a provincial town. The origins of the script in which it is written date back to 7th century Kairouan, when the Kufic script developed in the East and the Maghribi script in North Africa, today used predominantly in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria. -
Mixed Artefact Replica Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of mixed media items replicating ancient artefacts from a variety of time periods and cultures, including: engraved 'bone' wrist guard; Near Eastern animal amulets; stamp seals; weights; Egyptian Bes amulet and scarab bead; together with a variety of other items. 247 grams total, 14-92 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance. -
Post Medieval Dutch Glazed Ceramic Tile Group
Circa 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a variety of glaze colours and tile designs, including buildings and landscapes, ducks, figural scenes, floral motifs. 3.6 kg total, 13 x13 - 13.5 x 13.5 cm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
