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LOT 1917
Incense Pendant Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 - 6 1/2 in. (137 grams total, 15-16.5 cm).
Group of two silver-coloured metal pomanders comprising: bat-shaped suspender with two short chains, openwork pomander with chained stopper, sun-wheel design flanked by flowers and robed female supporters; floral suspender with two short chains, openwork pomander with chained stopper, two fishes modelled in the half-round on a field of openwork scrolls, five chains below with rumbler-bell finials. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
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North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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 Pendant Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mixed group of silver-coloured metal piriform pendants with reserved figural scenes, one with elephants to the shoulders. 73 grams total, 62-77 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman. -
Framed Watercolour Painting of a Nobleman's Residence
Persia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With two servants bringing lidded chafing dishes of food to the crouching male wearing a helmet and cuirass with a shield at his feet; below, an attendant in helmet and riding coat holds the reins of the horse; panels of nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 1.16 kg, 47.5 x 32.3 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
