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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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Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Ibex
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A jar with the remains of four pierced lug handles with frieze of ibex to the shoulder, to the body alternating male ibex and partridge. 429 grams, 14.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Ex Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 155, lot 1468. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Birds and Geometric Designs
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With slightly sloping sidewall, flat shoulder and everted rim to the broad mouth; painted geometric bands and zoomorphic panels to side and shoulder; chipped, repaired. 406 grams, 12.8 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Sacred Brass Plaque with Shiva and Attendants
India, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Tongue-shaped plaque with half-round facing figure of Virabhadra Shiva, flanked with attendants. 563 grams, 17.5 cm
From an important collection of Hindu art formed by Jeffrey Romer, 1990s. Ex central London, UK, gallery. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
