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LOT 2302
Indian Benares Brass Embossed Vessel
CIRCA 1890 A.D.
6 7/8 in. (489 grams, 17.5 cm).
Funicular in profile with thick base, horizontal bands of punched fronds, hatched bands, pointillé leaves and other motifs; white metal rings to mouth and base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from the UK art market.
Private Scottish collection.
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Indian Framed Watercolour Painting Group
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Framed and glazed and displaying polychrome figural scenes bordered by flowering plants and panels of script: one depicting a tea(?) ceremony set in a landscape featuring blossoming trees and birds; a prince or other figure seated on a bolster, in a landscape featuring a brook and blossoming trees, surrounded by attendants. 932 grams total, 31 x 21.5 cm each
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
Northern Indian Bronze Lock Plate Figure
13th-14th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Sliding escutcheon cover formed as a D-section human figure with hands clasped at the midriff. 35.4 grams, 66 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel with Geometric Motifs
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
A squat bowl with polychrome interlocking panels to the shoulder. 214 grams, 12 cm
From a UK collection of pottery formed in the 1970s.