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LOT 1725
Indian Earthenware Vessel with Elephant Impressions
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
27 in. (16.3 kg, 68.5 cm including stand).
With bulbous body, broad mouth with returned rim; band of impressed stamps to the shoulder, each an advancing elephant with fronds; mounted on a custom-made stand, repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1972.
Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK.
Property of a central London collector.
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LOT 1725
Indian Earthenware Vessel with Elephant Impressions
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Fragment Group
3rd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising fragmentary vessels of different types, and a number of smaller fragments, including a small vessel with most pieces present; most with painted polychrome decoration and some with complex designs. 1.25 kg total, 3.3-15 cm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Furnace-Wound Red Glass Necklace Bead Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a quantity of opaque oblate beads in various sizes. 100 grams total, 3-12 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Deccan Bronze Ewer with Cat-Head Handle
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Featuring a squat body, domed lid with hinge and central spike, strap handle with cat's head detailing, long spout with writhen mouth and flared foot; spout repaired. 2.4 kg, 33 cm
Fair condition; spout repaired.
Acquired on the European art market in the 1990s. Ex property of a Suffolk collector.