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LOT 2072
Rock Crystal Fish
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (17 grams, 49 mm).
Carved in the half-round with a stylised silhouette, hatched scale and dashed fin detailing, puffy cheek and a small eye. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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Nishapur Style Buff Ware Bowl with Figure
20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £364
Formed with a carinated body and ring foot; decorated with green and yellow glazed panels to the external face, the interior displaying a central figure, apparently crowned, flanked by two 'offerants', two peacocks in the field below; heavily restored. 682 grams, 21.5 cm wide
British private collection. with old label to base: '20 / A. Lane / CATALOUE / NISHAPUR / 10TH C'. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
India, late 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Showing lovers embracing in a courtyard, panels of text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 231 grams, 22.5 x 14 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With two lines of a poem, permitting a view into a grand architectural setting, populated by falconers, musicians, attendants and others entertaining a prince seated beneath a pagoda, hilly landscape beyond the walls, broad stylised floral border to three sides, Indian workmanship; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 38.6 x 25.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
