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LOT 1998
Framed Watercolour Painting
PERSIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (1 kg, 48 x 30.2 cm).
Showing scene composed of a figure being transported by four winged mythical creatures, two groups of onlookers seated in the landscape below; two columns of text below; 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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Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
A courtyard scene composed of a couple embracing, the woman reluctant to accept the contents of the cup the man is offering her, landscape of hills and water beyond; text above and below, gold-coloured borders framing the whole; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 598 grams, 30.3 x 22 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Silver Tudor Rose Ring
16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With broad hoop. integral acanthus-leaf motifs to the shoulders, disc bezel with rose. 7.42 grams, 24.28 mm overall, 20.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Post Medieval Sandstone Monk
Western Europe, 17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
Carved with semi-naturalistic facial features and a tonsured head, wearing a hooded cloak with ample sleeves, seated reading from the gospels held open on his lap. 600 grams, 14.2 cm high
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.