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LOT 0455
Mughal Stone Openwork Arch with Birds
14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
29 3/8 in. (20 kg total, 74.5 cm wide including stand).
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.
Provenancewith 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.
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LOT 0455
Mughal Stone Openwork Arch with Birds
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Baluchistan Ceramic Jar with Leaf and Chevron Design
2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With narrow base, biconvex body and flared rim; bands of hatched linear decoration below the rim, central band of hatched fronds. 1 kg, 18.5 cm high
Fine condition; hole to shoulder.
From the Martin Schoyen collection of artefacts from the Indus Valley culture, 1990s. -
Indus Valley Ceramic Vessels
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising bowls, jars and vases of various types, including examples displaying painted geometric and zoomorphic motifs. 2 kg total, 12-15 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s. -
Indus Valley Ceramic Vessel Group
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Mainly comprising complete and fragmentary bowls and jars of various types, including examples painted with geometric motifs. 2.3 kg total, 4-12.2 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.
