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LOT 2680
Large Indus Valley Terracotta Vessel with Animals
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (1.16 kg, 19 cm).
A biconvex jar with chamfered and everted rim, painted frieze of advancing ibexes and plants to the shoulder. [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'.
See Satyawadi, S., Proto-Historic Pottery of Indus Valley Civilisation: Study of Painted Motifs, Perspectives in Indian Art and Archaeology vol.2, New Delhi, 1994, for discussion.
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Indian Framed Watercolour Painting
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Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Northern Indian Gilt Mughal Quran Page
1780 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
In a gilt wooden glazed frame with card reveal; collector's label to reverse with details: 'This fine page is from a very fine Mughal Koran, with prayers. copied from Mull Fathullah's Tafsir Commentary. It was scribed in Northern India and dated AH 1195/AD 1780. The script is Naskhi, with interlinear Persian translation throughout in red nasta'liq. There are illuminated florets between verses, extensive commentaries in nasta'liq written diagonally in outer margins, illuminated devices in margins ... some slight staining from devotional use but generally the work is in good condition.' 511 grams, 28.7 x 23.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. -
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Indian Framed Watercolour Painting
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Showing a courtly tea-ceremony scene, a female attendant kneeling before a couple seated on a carpet and offering a cup, the male holding a cup in his outstretched hand while having his other arm draped around the shoulder of his female companion; another kneeling female on the foreground holding a tray of fruit, flowers on the foreground and an inscription on the upper left-hand corner; set in glazed wooden frame. 683 grams, 34.6 x 25.2 cm
Private collection, UK.
