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LOT 2292
Indian Enamelled Iron Hookah Base
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (1.1 kg, 19.6 cm high).
Globular in profile with foliage, flowers and perching birds reserved against a green enamelled field; hollow stem above. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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Indian Sacred Copper-alloy Plaque with Hindu God
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
Figure of Hanuman advancing in a roundel, modelled in the half-round. 372 grams, 15.8 cm
From the Jeffrey Romer important collection of Hindu art, 1990s. Ex central London gallery. -
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animal Motifs
Circa 2200 B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Pale cream fabric, funicular lower body and broad rounded shoulder, band of painted ornament including ibises, a tiger and hatched panels. 2.28 kg, 29 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12187-222202. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Offering Stand
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With convex rim to the flared base, collar and stepped plate. 4.8 kg, 35.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
