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LOT 2320
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Bowl with Fish
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 in. (803 grams, 24 cm).
With horizontal painted bands, frieze of fishes, geometric motifs.
ProvenanceEx David Gold, formed 1970s.
Private collection, London.
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Indus Valley Decorated Terracotta Bowl
3rd-2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Hemispherical in profile with undulating bands below the rime to the exterior, concentric dentilled bands to the interior and central whorl; repaired. 480 grams, 23 cm
Private Norfolk collection, early 2000s. -
Rajasthan Limestone House Shrine
17th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a miniature temple; arched top with floral pattern to sides and trident to the centre; columns to the sides with carved S-pattern framing a chequer board pattern arch to the niche; architectural base. 21.2 kg, 38.5 cm
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s. Ex property of a Sussex, UK, collector. -
Indian Framed Watercolour Painting Group
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Framed and glazed and displaying polychrome figural scenes bordered by flowering plants and panels of script: one depicting a tea(?) ceremony set in a landscape featuring blossoming trees and birds; a prince or other figure seated on a bolster, in a landscape featuring a brook and blossoming trees, surrounded by attendants. 932 grams total, 31 x 21.5 cm each
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
