Glass Flower Bowl with Rubies

Composed of four columns of text divided by a watercolour scene showing two noblemen seated beneath a tree, attendants serving food and drink, Indian workmanship on older paper; mounted in a reveal and an unglazed wooden frame. 656 grams, 49 x 37 cm

Fine condition.

Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

Rectangular section of panel frame with egg-and-dart upper band, main panel with frieze comprising: scrolled frond with squirrel holding a nut in his raised forepaws; wolf in rampant pose climbing on fronds, head turned backwards towards a hound with its forepaws clawing at the wolf's rump, head raised, restrained by a leash gripped by a putto sounding a blasthorn and with a huntsman's pouch slung over his shoulder; domed panel with lobed fronds and round keyhole; addorsed putto with pouch slung across his body; mounting rings and wire to the reverse, recess for mounting a lock mechanism and an old inventory label. 841 grams, 47.5 cm



Private collection, London, UK.

Slender hoop with three roundels to each shoulder, each set with a blue glass cabochon; tiered round bezel with inset blue glass intaglio profile portrait female bust; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.33 grams, 23.32 mm overall, 18.36 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)



Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.