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LOT 0439
Sumba Gilt Necklace
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
30 1/8 in. (91 grams total, 76.5 cm long).
A lightly gilded necklace composed of a trichinopoly chain and large bifacial terminals, possibly representing budding flowers, adorned with filigree granules and spirals with openwork spirals between the bifurcated arms.
ProvenanceAcquired from Artemis Antiquities, Colorado, USA.
Important North West London collection.
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Very Large Jain Cosmic Man - Lokaturasha Painting on Cloth
India, 20th century ADEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A large polychrome painting on cloth depicting the Cosmic Man presenting a cosmic map of the world, ornamented with fish and turtles or geometric forms in alternating concentric rings; temples, meditating figures, trees and animals in the field including elephants, birds, horses, goats and peacocks; framed by a tan border. 5.2 kg, 103.5 x 143cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. Private family collection of a West London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10863-178260.
The Lokapurusha is the man who symbolises the universe in Jain cosmology; the worlds of the gods, humans and the damned are mapped on his body. Urdhva Loka, the world of gods, is situated on his upper chest above his arm bangles. Manushya Loka, the world of men, is represented in the wheel where each concentric circle holds an element of earthly life- rivers, mountains and animals. Adha Loka is the underworld of those burning in purgatory and is usually depicted near the feet of the Lokapurusha. -
Indian M.F. Husain Painting of Taming the Beast
20th century A.D.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
A painting on canvas composed of fragmentary female forms wrestling with a beast; attributed to M.F. Husain top left, wooden frame applied to front face of canvas. 1.6 kg, 76.5 x 77.5 cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. From the private family collection of a West London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11381-189828.
The Indian artist Maqbool Fida Husain (17 September 1915 – 9 June 2011) is best known for his bold, vibrantly coloured paintings in a unique style derived from Cubism. He was one of the most recognised Indian artists of the 20th century and a founder of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group. His name is associated with Indian modernism from the 1940s onwards and his free-thinking approach to art offended the sensibilities of both Muslims and Hindus alike. -
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting
20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A watercolour painting showing a nobleman or prince standing right in a moonlit landscape, text above; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 356 grams, 26 x 18 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
