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LOT 2001
Stuart Period 'Thames' Pewter Decorated Whistle
17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (7.64 grams, 37 mm).
Comprising a waisted and perforated pipe connected to a squat, spherical sound box with circular sound hole, integral suspension loop to the end; decorated with a stylised floral design consisting of lines and pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. LON-57D94D, for similar.
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Framed Watercolour Painting
Persia, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Composed of four columns of text divided by a watercolour scene showing two noblemen seated beneath a tree, attendants serving food and drink, Indian workmanship on older paper; mounted in a reveal and an unglazed wooden frame. 656 grams, 49 x 37 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
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Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Showing two figures standing in a courtyard, the woman with her head covered, pointing towards the hills beyond, gold-coloured embellishments to their clothes, border around the whole, Indian workmanship; set in a glazed wooden frame. 370 grams, 25.5 x 19.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Muromasa School Painting of a Standing Beauty Reading a Letter
Japan, 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Mounted in a glazed wooden frame with reveal; the fabric-edged rectangle with painted motif placed eccentrically, leaning slightly towards the centre; standing female wearing kimono and midriff sash, with hair dressed in 'box shimada' style unfurling a scroll. 4.35 kg, 122 cm
From the Manly P. Hall collection (1901-1990), 1950s. Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles, USA. Ex central London gallery.
