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LOT 2305
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Storage Vessel
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (490 grams, 13cm).
With everted rim and bulbous body, painted bichrome frieze of stylised lions with symbols on the field, ferns in between, running band of ibexes above. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vase with Gryphons
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With everted rim, painted polychrome frieze of two birds with geometric panels in between. 89 grams, 80 mm
Fine condition; some restoration.
Ex North London gentleman; previously in the private collection of the late David Gold, formed 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
'David Gold amassed a sizable collection of Indus Valley pottery, both vessels and figurative during his retirement, a plaque to David and his brother was recently unveiled by Westminster Council above 43 Carnaby Street, commemorating their business that made Carnaby Street synonymous with fashion in the 1960s.' -
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Piriform Cup
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A ceramic beaker with waisted piriform body, broad rim and small discoid foot, sections of the upper body divided into panels by polychrome lines. 192 grams, 14 cm
Fair condition, rim chipped.
From an important deceased Japanese collector, 1970-2010. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indian Bronze Figural Opium Pipe
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With separate tapering stem curved at the end and decorated with repoussé scrolls, bowl formed as a deity(?) standing on one leg grasping a leaf-shaped dagger in his right hand, with demonic face above his own with benign expression. 284 grams, 18cm
Fine condition.
Property of a Guernsey collector; acquired from Martel Maides, St. Peter Port, Guernsey; formerly acquired in the UK in the early 1990s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
