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LOT 1632
Indus Valley Painted Vase with Animals
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (455 grams, 16.5 cm high).
A piriform ceramic vase with everted rim and discoid foot, circumferential painted bands of waves and vertical hatching around the shoulder, a procession of stylised or mythical creatures to the equator.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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Indus Valley Painted Jar with Ibex
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A bulbous ceramic jar with short neck, painted frieze displaying alternating ibex and geometric motifs, plain bands above and below and scalloping to the lower edge. 778 grams, 16.5 cm high
Acquired 1990s. English private collection. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Indian Uma Shanker Guler School Erotic Painting
Late 19th-mid 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A hand-painted scene depicting two lovers embracing in an ethereal landscape, resting on a platform supported by an elephant; attributed to Uma Shanker, Guler School. 16.6 grams, 26.7 x 17.9 cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. Private family collection of a West London gentleman. -
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A watercolour painting showing two figures standing in a courtyard, the woman with her head covered, pointing towards the hills beyond, gold-coloured embellishments to their clothes, border around the whole, Indian workmanship; set in a glazed wooden frame. 370 grams, 25.5 x 19.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.