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LOT 2270
Miniature Gilt Painting of a Mughal Noble on Horseback
CIRCA 1860-1870 A.D.
15 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (47 grams, 38.5 x 26.5 cm).
The figure advancing left on a dappled stallion, framed by a broad midnight blue and floral border.
ProvenanceUK art market since circa 1970.
Property of a private Scottish collector.
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Shahnama Miniature Painting
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Framed and glazed watercolour depicting a prince seated against a cushion, a female attendant and musician before him; within blue and yellow borders. 1 kg, 43.5 cm
Property of a London gallery. -
Indus Valley Painted Terracotta Jar
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Squat jar with carinated rim, horizontal bands of painted segmental ornament. 278 grams, 14 cm wide
Ex Schoyen collection of the Indus Vallery culture, early 2000s. -
Mughal Stone Openwork Arch with Birds
14th-15th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Carved in limestone with a D-shaped frame enclosing openwork panel with fronds of leaves and flowers and a pair of addorsed doves and a median rosette; mounted on a custom-made stand. 20 kg total, 74.5 cm wide including stand
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.202355.
The motif of two birds flanking a plant on which they stand is well-known from Late Antique and Byzantine art, although the central stem is usually a cross or christogram in such cases e.g. on the left side of the sarcophagus of St. Savino, Fusignano, Italy. Islamic art generally does not favour the inclusion of naturalistic representations of living beings.
