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LOT 2705
Indus Valley Seal Collection
CIRCA 1900-2600 B.C.
1 - 1 5/8 in. (39.7 grams total, 25-41 mm).
Rectangular and discoid types with chevron, hooked cross and other designs, some with museum-quality impressions. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, New York, USA.
Acquired from Henry Anavian, Sumer Gallery, New York, 28 October 2008.
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LOT 2705
Indus Valley Seal Collection
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Framed Indian Watercolour Painting with Courtly Scene
19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A rectangular manuscript page depicting a courtly scene with a nobleman embracing a female courtier while others luxuriate around them, in a landscape; calligraphic text panels above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 710 grams, 34 x 26 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Antique Bronze Figure of Ganesh Seated
India, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled seated on a tiered base with attributes in his raised hands. 50 grams, 54 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Hindu Bronze Goddess Lakshmi
India, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Biconvex in plan with openwork figure of Lakshmi standing on a lotus-flower dais with attributes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 400 grams total, 18 cm including stand
From an old Cambridge, UK, collection. Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
