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LOT 2632
Indus Valley Clay Idol Figure
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/8 in. (64.42 grams, 13.18 cm).
Modelled in the round nude female in seated pose with hands extended forward, with applied scaphoid eyes, lips, hair and collar.
ProvenanceEx M Schoyen, London, UK, collection, 2000s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
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Northern Indian Gilt Mughal Quran Page
1780 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
In a gilt wooden glazed frame with card reveal; collector's label to reverse with details: 'This fine page is from a very fine Mughal Koran, with prayers. copied from Mull Fathullah's Tafsir Commentary. It was scribed in Northern India and dated AH 1195/AD 1780. The script is Naskhi, with interlinear Persian translation throughout in red nasta'liq. There are illuminated florets between verses, extensive commentaries in nasta'liq written diagonally in outer margins, illuminated devices in margins ... some slight staining from devotional use but generally the work is in good condition.' 511 grams, 28.7 x 23.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. -
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting with Harem Scene
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A watercolour painting of a group of revellers surrounding a divan with a richly-dressed couple reclining; handwritten note to the reverse reading: 'The picture shows a drinking party in a harem. The central figure has some likeness to the Emperor Shah Jehan and the male figures are in dress of his period. However the picture is obviously much later. It is of the Opihi school of about 1840-1900 and is the dying fall of the Moghul Style. Michael Archer, V&A, 25 July 1971'. 832 grams, 37.5 x 28.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel
3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Squat body with a short neck and an everted rim, painted wave motifs on the shoulder. 151 grams, 10 cm wide
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. London, UK, collection.
