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LOT 2297
Indus Valley Style Terracotta Bull Figure Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 3/4 - 4 1/4 in. (268 grams, 7-11 cm).
Group of three model zebu bulls each with painted detail. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Lockdales, Suffolk, UK, auction 159, nos.1510 and 1511, and auction 153, no.639.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Indian Erotic Wood Carving
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Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Vessel Group
3rd-2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Group of four vessels each with painted detail. 573 grams, 8-12 cm
Fine condition, chip to rim.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Large Indus Valley Mehrgarh Terracotta Bowl with Animals
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With basal ring, painted bands to the interior including frieze with zebu and ibex. 1.3 kg, 30 cm
Fine condition, chip to rim.
From 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.
'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.'
