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LOT 2667
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (933 grams, 16 cm).
Drum-shaped vessel with a small mouth, the body with a standing lion and a grazing gazelle with panels of geometric decorations in between, the upper face with concentric circles and hemicircles.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 2667
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Globular with everted rim, painted polychrome frieze of a lion and a facing ibex with geometric panels in between; rim chipped. 917 grams, 18.5 cm
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. David Gold was one of the co founders of the Iconic Lord John brand in Carnaby Street that sparked a style revolution in the swinging sixties dressing The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks and were at the heart of 'all things cool'. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of geometric cells and zoomorphs. 300 grams, 12.5 cm wide
From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. David Gold was one of the co founders of the Iconic Lord John brand in Carnaby Street that sparked a style revolution in the swinging sixties dressing The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks and were at the heart of 'all things cool'. -
Indian Watercolour Portrait
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A framed watercolour portrait on paper portraying a male figure looking left, wearing a plumed turban and holding a sword or dagger, set against a large cushion and atmospheric sky; concentric rectangular borders containing inscriptions within polygonal cartouches, interspersed with scrolling floral panels; oval stamp to reverse. 87 grams, 42.2 x 33.5 cm
Fine condition.
Ex property of a Greater Manchester collector.
