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LOT 2187
Indian Rock Crystal Dagger Handle with Rubies
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (227 grams, 12.7 cm).
The polished rock crystal upper body with pink ruby and green glass floral inlays, band of ruby inlays encircling the neck, polished 'fishtail' lapis lazuli lower body embellished with foliage and flower heads in pink rubies and green glass. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A manuscript leaf with a watercolour scene showing figures in an opulent courtyard, a man seated against a large cushion massaging one woman's foot, another offering him a drink from a small cup, two further women seated nearby, river meandering through a hilly landscape beyond, text above and below, flowers in the border; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 900 grams, 41 x 28 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Indo-Persian Watercolour Painting with Lady
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A watercolour painting on card depicting a dancing woman standing in front of a tree, wearing a floor length robe and holding her long head-covering away from her body with both hands. 16 grams, 20.7 x 13.2 cm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. Previously with the Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. Property of a Essex gentleman. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 10 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Showing a nobleman seated in a landscape, possibly reading to his sons, or communicating with two attendants standing nearby; panel of text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 621 grams, 34 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
