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LOT 2631
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (280 grams, 11.5 cm wwide).
Drum-shaped in profile with basal ring, band of geometric and other painted cells. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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'.
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Large Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Palms and Bovines
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A substantial squat jar with everted rim, bands of circumferential linear ornament and frieze to the shoulder with zebu and foliage. 2.6 kg, 28 cm
Fine condition.
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. -
Indian Painted Gilt Wooden Doors with Musicians
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Wooden rectangular frame with two door panels, hinged and with staples and a hasp; black painted surface with gilt edging; floral motifs to frame; each door with a painted arch, standing female figure in profile and dog beneath; the left figure holding a sitar and the other a mridangam double-ended drum. 1.31 kg, 38.2 x 36 cm
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Painted Scene
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With everted rim, painted frieze to the shoulder and sidewall in two panels of a youthful female figure in profile facing a male presenting her with a bunch of flowers(?), in one scene with pointillé miasma surrounding the leaves; repaired. 1.13 kg, 17.5 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'.