Sacred Copper-Alloy Plaque with Shiva and Attendants

With everted rim, painted frieze to the shoulder and sidewall in two panels of a youthful female figure in profile facing a male presenting her with a bunch of flowers(?), in one scene with pointillé miasma surrounding the leaves; repaired. 1.13 kg, 17.5 cm



From 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'.

Comprising: a barrel-shaped bead with floral decoration, two flattened barrel-shaped beads with geometric motifs, one discoid bead with crux gammata, and other beads with geometric decoration. 61.03 grams total, 9.84-49.06 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Etched carnelian beads are characteristic of the Indus Valley culture and have been produced since the third millennium B.C. They are a typical product of the Harappa culture, but they are also attested in later millennia and produced elsewhere in Southeast Asia. The oldest specimens come from the Indus Valley and from Mesopotamia. A few specimens were found in the so-called royal cemetery of Ur, where they were identified in the excavation publication as coming from India.

Wooden rectangular frame with two door panels, hinged and with staples and a hasp; black painted surface with gilt edging; floral motifs to frame; each door with a painted arch, standing female figure in profile and dog beneath; the left figure holding a sitar and the other a mridangam double-ended drum. 1.31 kg, 38.2 x 36 cm



From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.