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LOT 2169
Indian Bone Bead Necklace with Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
25 3/8 in. (54 grams, 64.5 cm).
A restrung bone bead necklace composed of oblate beads, interspersed with small brass beads, two large tubular and small annular beads above; large leaf-shaped pendant with hatched line and ring-and-dot decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate German collection, 1990s.
Ex private Belgian collection.
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Hindu Brass Ewer
India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £83
Engraved with figural scenes, animals, floral and foliate motifs, raised roundels with floral motifs inlaid with garnets, floral and foliate openwork lid, thumbpad modelled as a peacock in the round, handle as a stylised sinuous beast with a head at the top and foot, u-section spout. 1.09 kg, 32.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman. -
Chandraketugarh Ceramic Vessel with Seated Gods
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
The squat, drum-shaped pouring vessel with conical spout, broad neck, chamfered rim and rounded base; dense panels of moulded ornament displaying alternating rosettes and birds to the rim, large-headed flowers between band of rosettes to the shoulder, lower body featuring a frieze of squatting male figures displaying their genitalia, all wearing cloth headdresses, ornamental collars, arm bangles and anklets, a number holding knives; chipped. 416 grams, 16 cm wide
Private collection, 1989. Acquired on the UK art market. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Depicting a hunt scene, composed of a prince riding a horse embroiled in a violent clash with a wild boar, the prince holding a bow and reins in his left hand, spearing the boar with a sword held in his left, quiver and shield attached to his belt; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 905 grams, 38 x 30 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
