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LOT 2282
Vellum Scroll with Names of Allah
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
29 3/4 in. (64 grams, 75.5 cm).
Bearing calligraphic black text in two panels with liquid gold borders; upper panel with liquid gold rosettes, leaves and tendrils forming a rich backing for the bold calligraphic text.
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, gallery.
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Sultanate Red Sandstone Frieze Fragment
North India, probably Delhi, circa 1220-1225 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Displaying a reserved high-relief Qur'an inscription fragment, Chapter (43) sūrat l-zukh'ruf (The Gold Adornment) Fragment 7 (OL437). 9.6 kg, 45 cm
Ex Frederick Elghanayan collection. Acquired from Sotheby’s, London, UK, 19 April, 1993, lot 148 (part). Ex central London gallery. -
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. -
Indian Gold Dagger Scabbard Suite
17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Belonging to a dagger and its scabbard, comprising: a tubular pommel cap with filigree ropework, repousse floral motifs; an elliptical-section scabbard throat with billetted border, reeded edges and floral motif; a triangular chape with reeded strip to the mouth. 27 grams total, 29-64 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
