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LOT 2312
Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Group
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
3 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (486 grams, 8.5-11.5 cm).
Group of four vessels each with painted detail [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indus Valley Clay Fertility Figurine
33rd-13th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Tubular figurine depicting a stylised female wearing a necklace and headdress, hands holding the breasts, raised linear hem to the bell-shaped skirt, pinched facial features. 468 grams, 17.5 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf with Noble Ladies
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A rectangular manuscript page with watercolour scene of three noble females in a landscape, one leaning forward to pierce a snake with a lance(?); panels of nasta'liq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 480 grams, 29.7 x 21 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Indo-Persian Miniature Painting
20th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Framed and glazed displaying a figural panel inserted into four vertical columns of cursive script separated by red and blue bands, continued on the reverse. 1.15 kg, 45.5 cm
Property of a London gallery.
