Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities

INDIAN AND ISLAMIC ART

WEDNESDAY 5TH JUNE 2024

INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART

INCLUDING ISLAMIC TILES, TEXTILES AND WORKS OF ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE

SIR HOWARD HODGKIN

GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES AND ISLAMIC POTTERY FROM A LONDON PRIVATE COLLECTION

TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION: 25 Blythe Road, London W14 0PD

AUCTION:

Wednesday 5th June 2024, 11am, precisely

PUBLIC EXHIBITION:

Sunday 2nd June, 12pm to 4pm

Monday 3rd June, 10am to 8pm

Tuesday 4th June, 10am to 5pm

SALE NUMBER OA0143

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A LONDON COLLECTION OF GREEK AND ROMAN ANTIQUITIES AND ISLAMIC POTTERY

LOTS 1-40

A GROUP OF ROMAN GLASS VESSELS, 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

each green-tinted, comprising two twin-handled flasks, a beaker, a bowl and twenty-one assorted unguentaria and bottles, 6.5cm-25cm high (25)

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired during the 1950s and 1960s. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 170 £1,000-1,500

TWO SYRO-HITTITE TERRACOTTA FIGURES OF GODDESSES, CIRCA 2000-1700 B.C.

each with flattened stylised body with circular navel and stump arms, their faces with large circular eyes, beaked nose and pierced coiffure, mounted on stands, 12.5cm; 14cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Spink and Son, London, 27 November 1964. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 175.

For similar figures sold at auction, see Sotheby’s New York, 24 May 2022, lot 3 and Christie’s New York, 13 June 2000, lot 456.

£400-600

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A HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA ‘TANAGRA’ FEMALE FIGURE, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.

standing with body and knee flexed, her hands held in front, her drapery hanging loosely from her waist, wearing a diadem, mounted, 21.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Spink and Son, London, 31 January 1956. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 178 (part)

£400-600

A FIGURE OF A SEATED WOMAN, PROBABLY RHODES, LATE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

terracotta, seated on a throne with feet resting on a footstool, her hands on her knees, wearing headband, himation and chiton, traces of red pigment on robe, mounted, 14.9cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 11 November 1963, lot 140; offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 179

Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968

Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.25, p.16 (illustrated on plate 4)

£600-800

A BOEOTIAN FIGURE OF A HORSE AND RIDER, GREECE, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

terracotta, of stylised form with red stripe painted decoration, the rider holding the horse’s flared mane, mounted, 11cm, together with A Cypriot Figure of a Horse and Rider, of similar, larger undecorated form, with stand, 17cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Spink and Son, London 30 June 1956 & 28 November 1958. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 184.

Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968, (Boeotian Figure)

Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.63, p.22, (Boeotian Figure)

£700-900

A BOEOTIAN BLACK-FIGURE KANTHAROS, 6TH CENTURY, B.C.

terracotta, with twin strap handles and flared base, the upper sides painted with a frieze of panthers flanked by a pair of deer on each side, 16.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 12 June 1967, lot 129. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 196 (part) £600-800

A GREEK ‘PLASTIC’ VASE IN THE FORM OF A BUST OF A WOMAN, PROBABLY RHODES, 6TH CENTURY B.C.

terracotta, her hair, facial details and chiton painted black, the brown painted overhanging vase mouth on the top of her head, mounted, 9cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 11 November 1963, lot 141; offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 200

Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968

Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.20, p.16

£700-900

A TERRACOTTA PROTOME, GREECE, 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

the grey patina with traces of white paint, in the form of a female head in relief, wearing flared diadem decorated with repeated palmettes, her waving hair parted at the centre, voluminous regular folds on either side, mounted, 18cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Spink and Son, London, 15 December 1952. The Spink invoice states that this object came from the collection of Sir Cecil Harcourt Smith.

Sir Cecil Harcourt-Smith KCVO (1859–1944) was Keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum (1904 to 1909), and then Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum (1909 to 1924).

£500-800

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A TERRACOTTA PROTOME, GREECE, 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

in the form of a female bust, her head with waving centrally parted hair, traces of white paint, drilled hole at the top for suspension, mounted, 19cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 29 January 1968, lot 102. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 194 (part).

Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968

Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.194, p.44 (illustrated on plate 14).

£400-600

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A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN, BOEOTIA, GREECE, 5TH CENTURY B.C.

her elaborate coiffure topped with a diadem, standing with her left knee flexed, wearing a peplos, her right hand held to her breast, traces of red and white paint, 21cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 10 July 1979, lot 207. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 194.

£300-500

AN ETRUSCAN ANTEFIX, ITALY, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.

terracotta, in the form of a concave shell with a female head at the centre, with long scrolling hair covered by a himation and diadem, mounted, 23.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 29 January 1968, lot 105 £500-700

AN ATTIC BLACK FIGURE AMPHORA, MAINLAND GREECE, CIRCA 540-520 B.C.

painted terracotta with touches of red and white with sgraffito detailing, the shoulder with twin handles, one side with panel depicting a gigantomachy with charioteer in profile on the left, figures of Athena and other helmeted gods in combat with giants on the far right, a fallen combatant underneath the rearing horses, the other side depicting five helmeted hoplites in battle, wearing greaves, three with shields, two with drawn swords, a frieze of lotus flowers along the top on each side, and a band of pointed leaves above the flared base, 45.7cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 12 June 1967, lot 138. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994

At the original sale, this amphora was attributed as ‘near to the ‘Swing Painter’’. For three other amphorae attributed to the ‘Swing Painter’ in the British Museum, see inv. nos. 1843,1103.57 & 64; 1837,0609.65. For another, recently sold at auction, see Sotheby’s London, 7 December 2021, lot 51.

See back cover for an image of the other side of this amphora.

£20,000-30,000

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A ROMAN POTTERY LAGYNOS, 2ND/3RD CENTURY A.D.

the neck in the form of a female head with Flavian hairstyle, the body decorated in relief with garlands, theatrical masks and small draped figures, the underside with indistinct engraved letters, 26cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 13 June 1966. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 196 (part).

For a similar lagynos in Princeton University Art Museum (inv.no.y1956-104), see https://artmuseum.princeton.edu/ collections/objects/27959

£500-800

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A VILLANOVAN POTTERY CINERARY URN, ITALY, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.

the grey burnished vessel with ribbed relief decoration and twin handles, the tapered neck with overhanging lip, standing on flared foot, 31.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 26 November 1968, lot 94. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 196 (part)

£600-800

TWO BOEOTIAN ‘PAPPADES’ FIGURES, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.

terracotta, each of stylised flattened form with bird-like face, the larger with volute headdress, the other with abstract linear painted decoration, each mounted, 19.5, 18cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 23rd October 1961, lot 119 (the painted figure), 11 December 1961, lot 121 (unpainted larger figure), offered together Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 178 (part).

£800-1,200

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A CORINTHIAN POTTERY ‘PLASTIC’ VASE IN THE FORM OF A HUMAN LEG, CIRCA

6TH CENTURY B.C.

with painted and low relief detailing, the leg flexed with the vase mouth at the knee, mounted, 11.5cm max. length

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 29 January 1968, lot 119. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 202

£600-800

17

A HELLENISTIC TORSO OF APHRODITE, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

terracotta, the goddess in kneeling position, later brass attachments below each knee for mounting, traces of white paint, 11.5cm high approx.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 24 July 1967, lot 194. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 178 (part)

Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968

Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.141, p.36

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 24 July 1967, lot 194. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 178 (part)

£400-600

18

A HELLENISTIC FIGURE OF A WOMAN, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

terracotta, wearing a himation, seated on rocks with her ankles crossed, her hair parted in the middle and gathered in a bun at the back, mounted, 15cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Spink and Son, 10 December 1952, item 8, (included on a 1967 Christie’s valuation, p. 70). Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 186.

£600-800

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A LARGE HELLENISTIC FIGURE OF A WOMAN, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

terracotta, the figure reaching to her raised left foot to tie her sandal, wearing a chiton diagonally across her breast, her hair parted in the middle, mounted, 31cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Spink and Son, London, 31 July 1957. Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 204.

£600-800

A LATE HELLENISTIC TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF LEDA AND THE SWAN, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

the nude woman standing on a rectangular plinth, holding her robes around her back, her right knee flexed, the swan at her feet, indistinct old label in German(?) inside, other labels and fragments on the reverse, 14cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 11 July 1967, lot 106 (designated The Property of the Countess Adelheid Lanckoronska). Offered Sotheby’s London, 8 December 1994, lot 178.

Exhibited: Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 12th October-30th November 1968

Published: Felicity Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature, Birmingham 1968, no.143, p.36

£400-600

21

A SMALL HEAD OF A WOMAN, ROMAN, 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

marble, her hair tied with a band and gathered in a bun, mounted, 5.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 14 November 1966, lot 131(?), (listed on Christie’s insurance valuation, 1967)

£300-500

22

A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

possibly from a sarcophagus, depicting a man’s head, turned to his right, his mouth slightly open, traces of a toga on his shoulder, mounted, 22cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 12 June 1967, lot 108.

£1,200-1,800

23

A MINA’I POTTERY MONEY BOWL, SELJUK IRAN, CIRCA 1200

of bun-shaped form, the sides with a series of polychrome painted convex medallions, each containing a seated figure, with raised interlinking borders with pseudo-kufic decoration, 8cm high; 20cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 17 March 1969, lot 82

For a mina’i bowl of similar form in the Cincinnati Art Museum, see online catalogue entry.

£400-600

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A TURQUOISE GLAZED JAR, PROBABLY FATIMID EGYPT, 10TH-12TH CENTURY

earthenware, of bulbous form, with cylindrical ridged neck and twin loop handles with notched decoration, 17.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 17 March 1969, lot 74.

£200-300

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AN IZNIK BLUE AND WHITE DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1600

underglaze painted fritware, the well decorated with a central lotus roundel fringed with stylised repeated leaf design, the lip with and band of scroll and rock motifs, the underside with pierced rim foot, 6cm high; 30cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Listed on a Christie’s insurance valuation from 1967, which includes a note stating ‘Collection Liechtenstein’.

£400-600

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AN IZNIK BORDER TILE, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1580-1600

underglaze painted fritware, of rectangular form, decorated with turquoise, relief red and reserved white on cobalt ground, depicting a lotus and rosette motif with scrolling saz leaves in-between, framed, 10.5 x 24cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967, listed in Christie’s insurance valuation of that year. £300-400

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AN IZNIK BORDER TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, of rectangular form, painted in relief red, blue and turquoise ground with lotus and rosette design interspersed with saz leaves, framed, 12 x 24cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967, listed in Christie’s insurance valuation of that year. £300-400

28

A ‘SULTANABAD’ POTTERY BOWL, PERSIA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, the well decorated with radiating stylised flower design, crosshatched border inside the rim, standing on small rim foot, lotus design on the outer sides, mounted on stand, 9cm high; 21cm diam

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

£800-1,200

29

AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1620-30

underglaze painted fritware, the well decorated in green blue and relief red slip with a quatrefoil floral medallion fringed with grey scrolls, the lip with a repeated band of lozenge shaped medallions, the underside with drilled hole on the rim foot, the sides with repeated scroll motifs, 7cm high; 30.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

£1,200-1,500

30

A SAFAVID BLUE AND WHITE DISH, PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, the chinoiserie decoration comprising three registers of repeated floral bouquets, with leafy scrolls above and below, a border of cross-hatching inside the rim, the underside with rim foot and repeated waving tendrils, 5.5cm high; 26cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

£300-400

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A ‘KUBACHI’ BLUE AND WHITE DISH, PROBABLY TABRIZ, PERSIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, the well with central roundel depicting a swan encircled by a lotus, three firing spur marks, the cavetto with repeated floral design, the lip with a band of repeated scrolls, the underside with rim foot drilled with twin holes, the sides painted with repeated scrollling leaf motifs, 4.5cm high; 28.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

This type of pottery is known as ‘Kubachi’ because considerable numbers have been found at the site of that name. However, it is now thought that these ceramics were made in Tabriz. For a larger dish of this type from the Desenfans Collection (previously Kevorkian Collection), sold in 2008, see Bonhams, London, 10 April, lot 44. See also The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 68.223.12, for another dish depicting a duck.

£800-1,200

AN IZNIK BLUE AND WHITE DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1560-80

underglaze painted fritware, decorated with central floral rosette surrounded by chinoiserie scrolling foliate sprigs and lobed medallions containing a pair of flowering plants on dense scrolling ground, the lip with wave and rock design interspersed with scrolls, the underside with drilled rim foot surrounded by repeated floral motifs, and old French label reading: Panneau 4 no. 98 Collection Darses Paris and red wax seal marked W [?], 6.5cm high; 31.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

This dish is typical of the blue and white types produced during the second half of the 16th century, which adapted Chinese motifs and juxtaposed them with more obviously Ottoman forms. Here, we can see elements of two of the styles of the 1570s which are defined by Julian Raby, the ‘triple scroll ground’ and ‘wheatsheaf’, both of which feature a central flower-head. The triple scroll on our dish only appears as a repeated element on the rim, while the ear of wheat is combined with Ming style tendrils. These are interspersed with densely decorated medallions which replace the more typical peonies. For characteristic dishes in the ‘wheatsheaf’ style, see Atasoy & Raby 1989, fig.447, p.41 and Carswell & Moraitou 2023, cat.52, p.106.

£3,000-5,000

33

AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

underglaze-painted fritware, the well with billowing floral sprays in cobalt blue, copper green and relief red slip decoration, the lip with black scrolls, the underside with rim foot, surrounded by six small abstract motifs on the sides, Iznik dish with beaded saz leaf design, 6cm high; 29.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

£2,500-3,500

34

AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1630-40

underglaze painted fritware, the well decorated in russet-red slip relief and pale blue and green with a design of stylised mulberries amongst saz leaves and billowing tendrils, the lip with border of black painted scrolls and wave motifs, the underside with rim foot and freehand sketch of a vase and bird, the sides with repeated scrolls, 5.5cm high; 25.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

£1,000-1,500

35

AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, MID 17TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, the well decorated in blue, green and relief red, with a figure of a deer amidst floral scrolls, the lip decorated with wave and scroll border, the underside with drilled rim foot and scroll motifs on the sides, 5.2cm high; 26.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

£1,500-2,500

AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1590-1600

underglaze painted fritware, the well decorated in cobalt blue, copper green and russet slip, with composite saz leaf issuing from cactus sprays, flanked by billowing flowering stems, the lip with scroll and rock border within a foliated rim, the blue tinted underside with pierced rim foot and alternating tulip and rosette motifs on the sides, 6cm high; 28.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

For a similar design on a slightly earlier dish see Atasoy & Raby 1989, fig.418, p.232.

£2,500-3,500

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AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, MID 17TH CENTURY

underglaze-painted fritware, the well decorated with a bird at the centre amidst floating sprigs with trefoil leaves, the lip with an undulating stylised flower border, 5cm high; 26cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

£2,000-3,000

38

AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, the well decorated in cobalt blue, copper green and red slip relief, with an ogival medallion flanked by symmetrical floral sprays, the lip with scroll and rock border, the underside with pierced rim foot, the sides with repeated cobalt blue flower motifs, 5.5cm high; 28.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

For a similar design on a slightly earlier dish formerly in the Adda Collection, see Atasoy & Raby 1989, fig.417, p.232.

£2,000-3,000

39

AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1610-20

underglaze polychrome painted fritware, the well with a dense design of carnations and tulips divided by a large saz leaf, the lip with black painted border of waves and scrolls, 5.7cm high; 29cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Sotheby’s London, 24 January 1961, lot 142.

£2,000-3,000

AN IZNIK DISH, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1590-1600

underglaze painted fritware, the well decorated with a green ground roundel containing a pair of harpies perched on a candlestick, flanked by leafy sprigs, framed by a lotus border, the lip with wave and scroll band, the underside with drilled rim foot and alternating pomegranate and serpent motifs, framed by foliated line border, 6cm high; 28cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before 1967.

For a dish with a related design in the Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, see Atasoy & Raby 1989, fig.547, p.257. See also fig. 544 on the same page for similar harpy figures.

£1,500-2,500

(part lot)

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ELEVEN GLAZED POTTERY VESSELS, PERSIA AND MESOPOTAMIA, 9TH-15TH CENTURIES

comprising five small oil lamps, a jug, a small vase, three bowls and fragments of a black painted bowl, 13cm (jug); 10.5cm (largest lamp), 20.5cm diam. (largest bowl).

Provenance: Formerly property of a deceased British diplomat, thence by inheritance

£300-400

43

A SELJUK TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY LEOPARD, KASHAN, CIRCA 1200

glazed fritware, with stylised features, seated on rectangular base, 9cm high

£1,000-1,500

42

A LAJVARDINA POTTERY FOOTED BOWL, PERSIA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

of circular form with vertical sides and everted lip, standing on three feet in the form of elephants, the lavender ground overglaze painted with red and gold arabesques and calligraphy, 7.5cm high; 16.5cm diam.

£600-800

44

A KASHAN MOULDED TILE, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY

monochrome turquoise glazed fritware, the main frieze with two mythical animals depicted in relief, with a border of repeated lotus motifs above, 17.5 x 22cm

Provenance: Private Collection London, Acquired from a London Gallery in 2002.

£800-1,200

A KASHAN OCTAGONAL LUSTRE TILE, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY

glazed fritware, the central panel with turquoise arabesque motif composed of four ogival medallions alternating with stylised leafy tendrils, framed by a band of cobalt kufic script on lustre ground with scrolling leaves, surrounded by an outer band of lustre naskh script on white ground, old collection label on the reverse, 19 x 19cm

Provenance: Private Collection, London. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., London, March 2003

Published: Simon Ray: Indian and Islamic Art, 2003, no.11, p.38-39

Inscriptions: The kufic text evokes glory and good fortune, while the naksh script around the edge recites the ‘Prayer of umm dawud’, for wishes fulfilled, miracles revealed and tyrants deposed’.

Similar tiles can be seen in the shrine of Imam Riza in Mashad (818 A.D., although the lustre tiles were added after 1215).

£3,000-5,000

46

A KASHAN POTTERY BOWL, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY

of conical form, on high rim foot, underglaze painted in cobalt with central arabesque medallion and radiating stripes, bounded by two bands of sgraffito calligraphy on black ground, 9cm high; 21.5cm diam.

£150-250

A KASHAN POTTERY BOWL, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY

of conical form, on high rim foot, underglaze painted in cobalt with central cross motif within a band of sgraffito calligraphy on black ground, the inner sides with radiating stripes reaching to the rim, the exterior with repeated groups of three stripes, 10cm high; 22cm diam.

£150-250

48

A KASHAN POTTERY JUG, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY

glazed fritware, the upper edge and body with bands of sgraffito naskh on black ground, cobalt-blue rim and handle, the shoulder with a band of black vine, black painted ‘fleur-de-lys’ emblems above the foot, 11.5cm

£400-600

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AN ISLAMIC GLASS INKWELL, PERSIA OR EGYPT, PROBABLY 10TH/11TH CENTURY

of cube shaped form, standing on four short feet, loops for suspension in each upper corner, 8 x 6 x 6cm approx.

For a glass inkwell of similar form tentatively attributed to Egypt in the Corning Museum of Glass (inv. 50.1.38), see Carboni & Whitehouse 2001, no.9, p.79.

£400-600

A TIMURID CUERDA SECA TILE, PERSIA OR CENTRAL ASIA, 15TH CENTURY

glazed buff earthenware, of convex hexagonal form, with geometric foliate design radiating from a central reserved white floral star on cobalt ground, with russet, turquoise and green motifs, gilt highlights, 30 x 25.5cm

Provenance: Private Collection, London. Acquired from a London gallery in 2001.

For a similar tile, see Bonhams 19 January 2011, lot 98.

£2,000-3,000

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A KASHAN LUSTRE STAR TILE, PERSIA, 14TH CENTURY

glazed fritware, the central eight pointed medallion painted with four birds, surrounded by cobalt painted leaf border overlaid with circular band, 19.3cm max. diam.; 1.3cm thick

For a similar tile in the British Museum, see inv. no.1878,1230.564

£600-800

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A SELJUK BLACK PAINTED BOTTLE, KASHAN, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY

of bulbous form with flared neck, standing on rim foot, depicting musicians and their audience amidst scrolling arabesques under a turquoise tinted glaze, 19.5cm high

£400-600

53

A KASHAN LUSTRE STAR TILE, PERSIA, 13TH CENTURY

glazed fritware, depicting a pair of rabbits beside a cypress tree, amidst dense foliage, surrounded by a border of calligraphy, with part of a Persian benedictory couplet, 20.5cm max. diam.

£800-1,200

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A LARGE TIMURID BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER, PERSIA OR CENTRAL ASIA, 15TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware decorated in Chinese style, the well with a central lotus rosette surrounded by stylised cloud motifs, the plain white cavetto with ‘wave and rock’ band inside the scalloped rim, 7cm high; 41.2cm max. diam.

Provenance: Offered Sotheby’s London, 9 April 2014, lot 116

£1,200-1,500

55

A TIMURID BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER, CENTRAL ASIA, 15TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, decorated with central twelve-pointed star medallion, surrounded by an intricate trellis design of interwoven bands extending up to the lip, the everted lip with a diaper design, the underside decorated with a wide register of cursive scrolls, 7.2cm high, 39cm diam.

£1,000-1,500

56

TWO HEXAGONAL TILES, PROBABLY TABRIZ, PERSIA, 15TH CENTURY

underglaze black painted fritware, the freehand design of flower-heads, carnations and serrated leaves under turquoise glaze, 14.5cm (max. diam.)

Tiles of this type were discovered by the collector Theodore Sehmer in a hammam in the vicinity of the Blue Mosque in Tabriz (Christie’s London, 27 April 2004, lot 233, see also Millner 2015, fig.349, p.114). For a similar tile with green glaze, see lot 164.

£1,500-2,000

57

A SAFAVID LUSTRE BOTTLE, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

glazed fritware, of squat bulbous form, with rim foot and flared neck, the sides decorated with rural landscape scene with figures, lake and trees, the stepped shoulder with radiating floral panels, 11cm

£300-500

58

A SAFAVID LUSTRE BOTTLE, PERSIA, CIRCA 1700

the bulbous body tapering into a slender neck, painted with vertical bands of varying intricate flowering plants alternating with plain lustre, the neck with later engraved copper mount, 33cm

£400-600

59

A LARGE SAFAVID BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER, PERSIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, the well with star medallion containing a mythical wild animal amidst densely arranged flowers, bordered with a black sgraffito band, the cavetto with chinoiserie flower and leaf forms, the lip with painted bracket band, the underside of the cavetto with scrolling leafy tendrils, faux Chinese marks inside the foot, 9cm high; 46.5cm diam.

Sgraffito bands which are seen in earlier pottery from Kashan are also seen in later Safavid blue and white. For related large-scale dishes in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see Crowe 2002, nos.281-284.

£800-1,200

60

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISH FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

with central stylised foliate roundel surrounded by six radiating leafy medallions, a border of bifurcated serrated leaves containing buds inside the rim, 7cm high; 35.5cm diam.

£400-600

61

A SAFAVID BLUE AND WHITE DISH, PERSIA, CIRCA 1700

underglaze painted fritware, the well, cavetto and lip decorated with a floral arabesque trellis design, with black dotted ground, the underside painted with radiating bands, 5.5cm high; 34cm diam.

£400-600

62

A SAFAVID GOMBROON POTTERY BOWL, PERSIA,

CIRCA 1700

the white interior with convex central boss painted with black stars in a medallion with radiating light cobalt-blue merlon motifs divided by further stars, the cavetto with reciprocal pierced zigzag motifs between two thin bands of single dots, the rim with groups of black dots, 20.8cm. diam.

For a near-identical bowl in the Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, see inv. no.946

£800-1,200

63

A

SAFAVID GOMBROON POTTERY

BOWL, PERSIA, CIRCA 1700

the white interior with convex central boss painted with black stars in a convex medallion with radiating light cobalt-blue arms divided by further stars, the cavetto with reciprocal pierced zigzag motifs between two thin bands of single dots, the rim with groups of four black dashes, 17.2cm. diam.

Provenance: Christie’s London, 17 April 2007, lot 6.

£800-1,200

64

A LARGE QAJAR CIRCULAR TILE, PERSIA, CIRCA 1880-1890

underglaze painted fritware, depicting a ruler and his courtiers feasting in a palace, the scene surrounded by a border of floral motifs, 51.5cm diam. 3cm thick

Provenance: Private collection, London. Probably acquired Lenox Money, Pimlico Road

This roundel is similar to the output of the workshop of Ali Mohammed Isfahani, a number of examples of which can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Large scale pictorial tiles like this were popular in the West at the end of the 19th century, often being incorporated in interior design schemes. For a group formerly set into the overmantel of a Scottish country house sold in these rooms, see June 2015, lots 299-303.

£700-900

65

A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE, PERSIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY

polychrome glazed buff earthenware, of square form, decorated with scrolling foliate designs, mounted for wall hanging, 23 x 21.5cm

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor from the late Sir Howard Hodgkin.

£700-900

66

A SINDH POTTERY TILE, LOWER INDUS REGION, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

blue and white underglaze painted earthenware, of square form, the nasta’liq inscription in reserved white on cobalt blue ground with turquoise floral sprig, turquoise border, 20.5cm square

The inscription reads: sardaba, “Cool chamber”.

£250-350

67

A DAMASCUS TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1600

underglaze-painted fritware, of square form, the decoration divided into border and field, the former composed of interlaced split palmettes, the latter with a pattern of scrolling tulip and pomegranate motifs linked with floral shoots with arabesque medallions, mounted for wall hanging, 25 x 26cm

Provenance: Private collection, Western England. Acquired Bonhams, London, 18 October 1995, lot 626 (part).

Previously offered at Sotheby’s, London, 27 April 1995, lot 289 (part). The following two lots were sold together in the previous auctions.

For another border tile with the same design, see Millner 2015, fig.6.102, p. 287, and for a tile with the same field pattern, see fig. 6.41, p.260.

£800-1,200

A DAMASCUS BORDER TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, the decoration comprising a series of interlinked split palmettes with white bands above and below, 10.5 x 27cm

Provenance: Private collection, Western England. Acquired Bonhams, London, 18 October 1995, lot 626 (part). Previously offered at Sotheby’s, London, 27 April 1995, lot 289 (part).

£400-600

69

A DAMASCUS BORDER TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1600

underglaze painted fritware, the decoration comprising a series of interlinked split palmettes with turquoise bands above and below, 11 x 25cm

Provenance: Private collection, Western England. Acquired Bonhams, London, 18 October 1995, lot 626 (part). Previously offered at Sotheby’s, London, 27 April 1995, lot 289 (part).

£400-600 68

70

A SAFAVID LUSTRE BOTTLE, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

of splayed form, painted with foliate, stylised leaf and herringbone design on lavender blue ground, 9cm high

£300-500

71

A QAJAR BALUSTER VASE, PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

polychrome underglaze painted fritware, densely decorated with birds perching on scrolling flowering branches, 32cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£200-300

72

A GILT-BRASS BASIN, PROBABLY OTTOMAN EGYPT, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY

the well decorated with hammered arabesque and key pattern designs radiating from a central convex roundel, the steep sides rising to a stepped lip with scrolling split palmette design, 9cm high; 35cm diam.

£300-400

73

A MAMLUK TINNED COPPER BOWL, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

of shallow form, the upper sides engraved with a band of calligraphy and lobed roundels, 18cm high; 36cm diam.

Provenance: Property from a Distinguished British Scholar and Collector

£300-400

74

AN OTTOMAN TOMBAK COPPER BOWL, 17TH CENTURY

on rim foot, the sides with engraved and repousse decoration comprising repeated spiralling motifs interspersed with arabesques on hatched ground, a band of nasta’liq calligraphy around the rim, traces of gilt, 8cm high; 13cm diam.

For examples with similar decoration, see Bodur 1987, no.A.59, p.114 & no.A.91, p.129.

£400-600

76

A KHURASAN BRONZE EWER, EASTERN IRAN OR AFGHANISTAN, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY

the cylindrical fluted body with copious inscriptions on the facets in kufic and naskhi script, standing on waisted ring foot, the gently flared partially tinned neck with mythical lion in relief on either side, and projecting spout, and scrolling handle, 42cm

£600-800

75

A LARGE TINNED COPPER BASIN, MAMLUK STYLE, SYRIA OR EGYPT, 15TH CENTURY OR LATER

with tapered sides engraved with geomertical and strapwork roundels and thuluth calligpraphy, 26cm high, 60cm max. diam.

£800-1,200

77

A QAJAR SILVER INLAID BRASS BOWL, PERSIA, MID 19TH CENTURY

the sides with lobed relief design, the profusely engraved and inlaid decoration including figures, animals and calligraphic cartouches amidst floral motifs, the rim with twin scrolling arabesque borders, 13cm high; 34cm diam. approx.

£600-800

AN ENGRAVED AND SILVER INLAID BRASS BOWL (TAS), FARS, PERSIA, 14TH CENTURY

of flattened circular form, the sides decorated with a register of alternating calligraphic and figural roundels, the base with animals and stylised floral forms amidst intricate scrolling foliage, the interior lightly engraved with a swarm of fish around a central roundel, 11.5cm high; 25cm diam.

For four closely related 14th century brass bowls from Fars in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see Melikian-Chirvani 1982, nos.95-98, p.209-214 £3,000-5,000

A CARNELIAN OFFICIAL’S SEAL, PERSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, with four lines of nasta’liq script, hinged silver mount, 2.3 x 2.4 x 4.4cm

Provenance: Private family collection, London.

The inscription reads: idward charls ras balyuz-i dawlat-i bahiya-yi ingliz dar khalij-i fars, ‘Edward Charles Ross, diplomat of the great English state in the Persian Gulf.’ Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Charles Ross was political resident in the Persian Gult in the 1870-80s.

£300-400

80 ◉

AN ENAMELLED AND INLAID SILVER BRACELET, PROBABLY TLEMCEN, ALGERIA, 19TH CENTURY

of cylindrical form, with hinged opening fixed with pin, the sides decorated with blue, yellow and green enamel, silver applique beadwork and ropework, set with corals, 8.5cm high; 8.5cm max. diam.

£100-150

81

AN OTTOMAN PRAYER RUG, KERSHEHIR, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, the madder mihrab flanked by spiral columns under an elaborate scrolling arch on pale yellow ground, surrounded by a border of stylised bouquets, tasselled ends, 176cm by 122cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired in Damascus in the early 1970s by the vendor’s father, when serving as a diplomat in Syria.

£300-500

TWO PAINTED AND GESSOED ‘AJAMI’ PANELS, DAMASCUS SYRIA, 18TH CENTURY

each of long rectangular form with central panel decorated in low relief with a series of ‘rococo’ floral cartoush, with depictions of various buildings in the background, surrounded by a scrolling arabesque boarder, 269 x 55 x 3.5cm approx.; 273 x 57 x 3.5cm approx.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired in Damascus in the early 1970s by the vendor’s father, when serving as a diplomat in Syria.

For a closely related group of panels in situ in the Bayt Jacques Montluçon, Damascus, see Scharrahs 2013, fig.435, p.231.

£800-1,200

TRIBAL RUGS AND BAGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MICHAEL BING

LOTS 83-105

Michael was an outstanding paintings specialist and auctioneer for forty years but his real passion - after non-league football - was tribal rugs. He loved their beauty. More, he loved that they were collective enterprises; that their colours, knots, patterns and motifs told the stories of where they were made and the people who made them. He was wonderfully curious.

When he became terminally ill in 2018 Michael carefully catalogued his collection with the help and support of Jackie. We are delighted, and Michael would be too, to think that these pieces will tuck into new homes, be seen, enjoyed and possibly seed the passion of future collectors.

Fern Roberts

83

A YOMUT AZMALYK, WEST TURKESTAN, FIRST QUARTER

20TH CENTURY

the ivory ground with a stepped gul and leaf trellis, approximately 74 by 119cm

£300-500

84

A YOMUT ENSI, WEST TURKESTAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the quartered dark liver red field with ram’s horn apex and lower border, serrated tree elem, approximately 150 by 117cm

£300-500

85

A KHAMSEH RUG, SOUTHWEST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the dark blue field with three linked medallions, striped spandrels, approximately 171 by 130cm

£300-500

A SHIRVAN KILIM, EAST CAUCASUS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

of classic design, with polychrome bands enclosing hooked guls, minor bands with serrated guls and scattered minor motifs, approximately 364 by 152cm

£500-1,000

A NORTHWEST ANATOLIA KILIM, MID 19TH CENTURY

the field with a column of linked hooked gul medallions, scattered small motif, patterned diamond gul border, approximately 350 by 147cm £500-700

A MOGHAN LONG RUG, SOUTHWEST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1900

the field with a column of six cruciform medallions enclosing star guls, ivory border of polychrome arabesques, approximately 275 by 101cm

£400-600

89

A SMALL KURDISH QUCHAN CARPET, NORTHEAST PERSIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the madder field with three box medallions issuing arrowheads, all with guls and small motifs, approximately 278 by 150cm

£400-600

A REVERSE SOUMAKH SHAHSAVAN BAG, EAST CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

with hooked gul trellis, approximately 63 by 61cm; length 126cm approximately, including striped back panel

£300-500

91

A KERSHEHIR NICHE RUG, CENTRAL ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY

the crimson niche with polychrome curled leaves, pale blue spandrels, approximately 153 by 103cm £500-800

92

AN UZBEK RUG, UZBEKISTAN, CIRCA 1900

the field with six panels enclosing large polychrome stepped medallions centred by stars, approximately 183 by 117cm

£200-300

94

A MELAS PRAYER RUG, SOUTHWEST ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY

the madder niche with ivory spandrels and rosette border, approximately 154 by 116cm

£200-300

93

A BALUCH RUG, EAST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the compartment field in shades of blue, walnut and pale madder, approximately 163 by 89cm

£200-300

95

A FINE BALUCH RUG, EAST PERSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the field with vertical stripe in shades of madder and indigo with guls, approximately 151 by 94cm

£250-400

AN ERSARI CARPET, WEST TURKESTAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

the field with an overall trelliswork of guls in ivory, madder and dark blue, approximately 274 by 201cm

£400-600

97

A Q’ASHQAI RUG, SOUTHWEST PERSIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the blue field with an ivory medallion and concentric flowerheads, dark madder spandrels, approximately 187 by 123cm

£400-600

98

A NORTHWEST PERSIAN RUNNER, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the dark blue ground with linked serrated pole medallions within an ivory box gul and vine border, approximately 393 by 106cm

£200-300

99

A YOMUT CARPET, WEST TURKESTAN, 20TH CENTURY

the madder field with kepsi guls overall, within an ivory border of curled leaves and hooked vines, ram’s horn elems, approximately 328 by 200cm

£300-600

100

A MOROCCAN PART PILE AND FLATWOVEN CARPET, 20TH CENTURY

supplementary weft faced brocade decoration, multiple bands of small geometric motifs, approximately 321 by 164cm

£300-500

101

A SILK AND METAL THREAD FLATWOVEN PANEL, SYRIA, PROBABLY ALEPPO, CIRCA

1900

the golden yellow field with a central diamond shaped medallion and polychrome ikat motifs on ivory bands, approximately 148 by 146cm

£400-600

102

A DEMERCI KULA RUG, NORTHWEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA

1880

the chestnut red field with overall palmettes, dark blue rosette spandrels, ivory leafy border, approximately 160 by 140cm

£300-400

103

A BALUCH TIMURI LONG RUG, BALUCHISTAN, MID 20TH CENTURY

the dark blue filled filled with flowerheads, leaf spray and gul border, approximately 213 by 119cm; together with another Beluch rug, East Persia, 20th century, with gul trellis field, approximately 187 by 96cm (2)

£300-500

104

A LURI MAIN CARPET, SOUTHWEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920

the field with dark indigo and madder compartments enclosing stylised plants, guls and flowerheads, approximately 385 by 171cm

£300-500

A SHIRVAN KILIM, EAST CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

of classic design, with polychrome bands enclosing hooked guls, minor bands with serrated guls, approximately 333 by 117cm £600-800

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

106

AN EXTREMELY RARE MAMLUK EMBOSSED LEATHER BOOK SPINE, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 1361-1363 A.D.

of enlongated rectangular form, decorated with a single line of thuluth script borderd by a panel of interlacing strapwork, framed, 23.2 by 3.8cm

Provenance: Sothebys 24th October 2007, Lot 170, where purchased by a private UK collector, to the present

Inscription: ‘Glory to our Lord, al-Malik al-Mansur Abu’l-Ma’ali, may his victory be mighty’

This a very rare example of a book binding fragment bearing the titles of the ruling sultan, al-Malik al-Mansur Muhammad. Its rarity is even more pronounced as his reign as brief having been placed upon the throne as an adolescent by a dominant group of Emirs in 1361. Two years later, after reports of illicit behaviour, he was replaced by his ten-year-old cousin whom the Emirs thought might prove to be more compliant.

£1,000-1,500

107

AN OTTOMAN QUR’AN, TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on burnished paper, 316 folios with four fly leaves, each folio with 15lines of black naskh, black, red and gold verse markers, sura headings in white naskh on gold panels, set within gold and black rules, the margins with occasional catchwords in red, the operning bifolium with six lines of black naskh within polychrome and gold decoration of foliate forms and interlacing strapwork, each folio with two shaped cartouches of white naskh on a gold ground within gold and black rules, within a contemporaneous brown morocco binding with embossed and gilt lobed cartouches of interlacing floral motifs, pink paper doublures, text panel 10.5 by 5.8cm., folio 17 by 11.2cm

£400-600

ABD AL-RAHMAN JAMI (D. 1492 A.D.): SILSILAT AL-DHAHAB, SAFAVID PERSIA, DATED AH 962/1555-56 A.D.

Persian manuscript on gold-speckled paper, 237 folios, each folio with 14 lines of elegant black nasta’liq script arranged in two columns with double black-ruled gold vertical divisions, some text in blue, red and gold script within an illuminated ground arranged within cartouches, text within gold and polychrome rules, the opening bifolio with very fine gold and polychrome illumination framing two panels of text, each with 6 lines of white nasta’liq script outlined in black on gold ground, manuscript with two finely illuminated headpieces, catchwords, colophon dated, in restored Safavid gilt and stamped brown morocco binding, the doublures with découpé decoration, folio 25.4 by 15.2cm

Provenance: Sotheby’s, 18 April 1984, lot 90, The Saeed Motamed Collection, Christie’s, 7 October 2013, lot 92

Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492) was a prolific Persian scholar writing in a number of disciplines but mostly remembered as a poet. His most noted epic was the Haft Awrang comprising seven poems of which the largest is the Silsilat al-Dhahab (The Chain of Gold).

£3,000-5,000

109

THREE FOLIOS FROM A SAFAVID SHAHNAMA, PERSIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

each illustrated in opaque pigments heightened in gold, within four columns of elegant black nasta’liq, mounted and framed, 23.5 by 14.5cm image size

£400-600

110

A SAFAVID CALLIGRAPHIC FOLIO OF PERSIAN VERSES, PERSIA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

with two pairs of lines in elegant black nasta’liq on a gold ground within polychrome illumination, further calligraphy in shaped cartouches, borders of gilt motifs and floral designs, laid on card, 18.5 x 12.3cm

£300-500

111

TWO FOLIOS FROM AN ILLUSTRATED PERSIAN TEXT, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY

each with text in black nasta’liq arranged in two columns, 2ll above and 1ll below an illustration in opaque pigments heightened with gold, the first folio depicting a visitation of Gabriel to Muhammad, the second a princess enthroned with attendants, laid on card, framed and glazed, 12 x 7cm approx. image size each

£300-400

112

TEN PRINTED WORKS COMPRISING HAJJ CERTIFICATES AND VIEWS OF THE KA’ABA AT MECCA, 20TH CENTURY

each printed in polychrome and black, variously produced in Mecca, Egypt and Turkey, the largest 69.8 by 49.5cm

£250-350

113

TWO FOLIOS FROM AN ASTROLOGICAL TREATISE, INDIA, POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, 17TH/18TH CENTURY OR LATER

both decorated in polychrome and gilt with black outlines variously with figures and animals, one with two lines in red cursive script, 21.6 by 14.3cm; 20.8 by 14cm

These folios are probably from a treatise on astrology and astronomy of the 17th/18th century, possibly al-Sufi’s Suwar al-Kawakib al-Thabita, and includes depictions of various constellations including al-Iklil (the Crown, Aurora Australis) and al-Hut al-Janubi (Southern Fish, i.e. Piscis Australis).

£300-500

114

FIRDAUSI’S SHAHNAMA (BOOK OF KINGS), LUCKNOW, INDIA, COMPLETED JUMADA 1214 (1799 A.D.)

copied by the calligrapher Pandit Bairam, a Persian manuscript, on paper, comprising 638 folios, the text composed in four columns with 25 lines of elegant black nasta’liq, four beautifully illuminated headpieces with intertwining floral scrolls in polychrome on a gold ground, within borders of lobed cartouches, lavishly illustrated with one hundred and thirteen richly coloured miniatures, one with an outline sketch on the following folio, later inscribed in a European hand with the title and details, a rectangular seal above, later European binding, folios 34.5 by 20cm

Provenance: Offered at Bonhams, 7th October 2014, lot 5.

An extensively and elaborately decorated copy of Firdausi’s Shahnama (Book of Kings). This is a rare example of grand artistic patronage in the arts of the books at the Lucknow court in this period. The style of the miniatures resembles those produced in contemporary Delhi with both artistic traditions sharing the same artistic heritage of earlier Mughal courts (as a comparison see Sotheby’s, 23rd October 2023, lot 37, for a copy of the Bahar-I Danish dated 1805). Although little is known of the calligrapher, Pandit Bairam, his name is stated in a colophon in red ink at the end of the manuscript. This also states that the work was produced during the reign of Shah Sa’adat ‘Ali Khan, the second son of Shuja ud-Daula, who succeeded the adopted son of his brother, Asaf ud-Daula, in 1798, with the support of the British. Although less is known of him as a patron of the arts of the book, Sa’adat ‘Ali Khan actively commissioned architecture in Lucknow until his death in 1814.

£10,000-15,000

Folio 1v opening page (detail)

Folio 88v Rustam killing the White Div (detail)

Folio 311v Kai Khusrau attacking Afrasiyab at Gangdizh (detail)

LOTS 115-165

115

A SAFAVID

CUERDA SECA CALLIGRAPHIC TILE, PERSIA,

17TH CENTURY

glazed buff earthenware, the arabic letters in reserved white on cobalt ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 21.5cm square

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Offered at Bonhams, London, 6 October 2008, lot 246.

£1,200-1,800

117

AN IZNIK CALLIGRAPHIC TILE, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, MID 16TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, with reserved white thuluth lettering on cobalt blue ground, mounted for wall-hanging, Christie’s label on the reverse, 23.5 x 20cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017).

For a closely related Iznik calligraphic tile sold recently, see Christie’s London, 25 April 2024, lot 145

£2,000-3,000

116

A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA CALLIGRAPHIC TILE, PERSIA,

17TH CENTURY

glazed pinkish buff earthenware, with yellow and reserved white letters on cobalt ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 19 x 19.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£400-600

118

A SELJUK MOSAIC TILE FRAGMENT, ANATOLIA, FIRST HALF 13TH CENTURY

manganese and copper oxide glazed fritware, with fragment of a thuluth inscription, and black border along the top, set in plaster, mounted for wall-hanging, 24 x 15.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Christie’s London, 13 April 2010, lot 42

£800-1,200

119

A DAMASCUS BLUE AND WHITE TILE, SYRIA, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, of convex rectangular form, decorated with reserved white scrolling arabesque on cobalt ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 21 x 21.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Joss Graham, London

The convex surface suggests that this tile was made for an external revetment, such as on the base of a dome. The filled hole in the centre was probably for an iron fixing pin to hold the tile in position.

£300-500

121

120

A TIMURID CUERDA SECA TILE FRAGMENT, CENTRAL ASIA, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY

glazed red earthenware, the convex surface with geometric design composed of green and blue panels bordered with interlocking yellow bands, a five-pointed star at the centre, mounted for wall hanging, 14 x 9cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£300-500

A CUERDA SECA TILE DEPICTING A CARNATION, TUNISIA, 18TH CENTURY

glazed pinkish buff earthenware, the blue and ochre flower on white ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 14.8 x 14.2cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£250-350

AN OTTOMAN VELVET PANEL, BURSA, WESTERN ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

the red silk velvet ground with a trellis design of composite palmettes worked with yellow silk and metal thread, interspersed with saz leaves and stylised tulip motifs, mounted on board, 69 x 32.3cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

For another panel, with near-identical design, see Christie’s London, 9 October 2014, lot 100.

£3,000-5,000

123

A DAMASCUS CALLIGRAPHIC TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN SYRIA, 1560-1570

underglaze painted fritware, cobalt blue nasta’liq inscription outlined in black on white ground, within a turquoise bordered cartouche with cusped edge, mounted for wall-hanging, 16cm x 24cm approx.

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), Christie’s South Kensington, 7th October 2011, lot 514.

The Arabic inscription reads: qabl al-karim …, “Before the generous …”

£2,000-3,000

124

A COMPOSITE GROUP OF BLUE AND WHITE TILE FRAGMENTS, UZBEKISTAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

underglaze painted red earthenware, decorated with an intricate arabesque design, inscribed with location numbers, drilled with fixing holes, framed, 18.5 x 52.5cm (inside frame)

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

For similar tiles in the Mosque of the Citadel, Khiva, Uzbekistan (1838), see Porter 2002, pp.128-130

£300-500

125

AN IZNIK BORDER TILE SECTION, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1570

underglaze painted fritware, the intricate reserved white and relief red composite split-palmette design on cobalt ground, turquoise bands on each side, mounted for wall hanging, 11.3 x 14.6cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

For a near-identical tile fragment from the Franks Collection in the British Museum, see inv. no. 1895,0603.148 (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1895-0603-148)

£500-800

126

AN IZNIK TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1570

underglaze painted fritware, comprising two decorated areas separated by a diagonal turquoise border, one with leafy tendrils on relief red ground, the other with a lotus amidst cloudbands on cobalt ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 13.5 x 12.5cm

£500-800

127

AN IZNIK TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1570

underglaze painted fritware, the cobalt-blue ground with a large central red and white cloudband intertwined with scrolling floral tendrils, mounted for wall-hanging, 9.7 x 16cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£500-800

128

AN IZNIK TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1570

underglaze painted fritware, the cobalt-blue ground with a large central red and white cloudband intertwined with scrolling floral tendrils, diagonal turquoise borders above and below, mounted for wall-hanging, 12 x 15.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£500-800

A LARGE DAMASCUS HEXAGONAL TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, 1550-1600

underglaze painted fritware, the cintamani and tiger stripe design executed in black under and transparent turquoise tinted glaze, mounted for wall hanging, 29 x 26.3cm (max. and min. diam.)

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Acquired at auction in Paris.

Published: Millner 2015, fig.6.122, p.298.

The design of this series of large hexagonal tiles comes in two palettes: blue in two tones with apple green on a white ground, and black with turquoise ground as here. It is not known which building they originally came from, but there are several examples of both types in museums across the world, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, where there is a panel of eleven pieces, the British Museum, the Potteries Museum, Stoke on Trent, the Louvre, Paris, the Brooklyn Museum, New York, the Sadberk Hanim Museum, Istanbul and the David Collection, Copenhagen. Hexagonal tiles were much more commonly used in the 15th and early 16th centuries in Syria, but the design on this tile makes its classical Ottoman date unambiguous. The only substantial group of Ottoman hexagonal tiles still remaining in situ in Damascus are to be found in the prayer hall and courtyard of the Darwishiyya Mosque (1575), but these are in a variety of other designs. For an example of the white ground version in the Potteries Museum, Stoke on Trent, see Millner 2015, fig.6.91, p.282. For the Victoria and Albert Museum panel, see https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113293/tile-unknown/

£10,000-15,000

130

A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

glazed buff earthenware, of square form, decorated with scrolling composite yellow, green and brown saz leaves, traces of blue glaze, mounted for wall-hanging, 21 x 20.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Bonhams London, 1 May 2003, lot 412 (catalogued as Mughal).

£500-800

131

A QAJAR CUERDA SECA TILE, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY

glazed buff earthenware, of square form, depicting pink and yellow flowers with turquoise leaves on cobalt blue ground, the reverse with projections for adhesion, mounted for wall-hanging, 19 x 18.7cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Probably acquired Christie’s London.

£500-800

132

A QAJAR CUERDA SECA TILE, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY

glazed pinkish buff earthenware, of square form, the design comprising a bird perched on a scrolling floral tendril in pink, white and blue on greenish yellow ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 21cm square

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£700-900

133

A QAJAR CUERDA SECA TILE, PERSIA, 19TH

CENTURY

polychrome glazed buff earthenware, depicting a green parakeet amidst floral and leafy scrolls, mounted for wall-hanging, 19.5cm square

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£300-400

134

A MOTHER OF PEARL BOX, RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, 17TH CENTURY OR LATER

brass, overlaid with mother of pearl panels fixed with brass rivets, of circular form, with hinged domed lid, 6.5cm high; 8.8cm diam.

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Acquired Manuel Castilho (Olympia Antiques Fair, London).

£800-1,200

AN INLAID PANEL FROM A HOWDAH, PROBABLY DECCAN, INDIA, 17TH CENTURY

wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ivory, iron fittings, with s-curve profile, the main frieze decorated with a repeated iris flower trellis design, framed by bands of cartouche motifs above and below, the lobed upper border with a series of carnations in bowls, the lower band with alternating cypresses and irises, 29.5 x 85 x 3cm approx.

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Hodgkin donated another panel from the same howdah to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., inv. no.S1993.6, (see https://www.si.edu/object/panel-possibly-howdah-or-throne:fsg_S1993.6)

£2,500-3,500

136

TWO QAJAR CUERDA SECA TILES, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY

glazed red earthenware, depicting roses and an iris flower amidst leafy scrolls, mounted together for wall-hanging, 39.5 x 19cm (together)

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Christie’s London, 30 April 2004, lot 139.

£500-800

137

AN IZNIK TILE SECTION, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1560

underglaze painted fritware, of rectangular form, decorated with a design of alternating palmettes in cobalt blue, relief red and blue-green with black outlining, mounted for wall-hanging, 16.4 x 20.8cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Acquired Bonhams London, 17 October 2014, lot 81.

£500-800

138

A DAMASCUS TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1570-1580

underglaze painted fritware, with blue and white ‘floral band’ design, mounted for wall-hanging, 23.8 x 13.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

For tiles of this design, one in a private collection and others in a darker blue in the Arab Hall, Leighton House, see Millner 2015, figs. 6.55 and 6.56, p.266-267.

£300-500

A LARGE DAMASCUS TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, 1570-1590

underglaze painted fritware, depicting arabesque medallions amidst scrolling floral tendrils, mounted for wall-hanging, 33 x 32.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Millon & Associes, Paris, 6th December, 2010, lot 105.

This unusually large tile is in the ‘arabesque medallion’ style, which can still be seen, with slightly different palette, in the Selimiyya Madrasa, Damascus (c.1566). The Damascus pattern probably derives from blue and white Iznik tiles found in the Cinili Hammam in Istanbul (1530-40). See Millner 2015, figs.4.14-4.15, p.130-131.

£2,000-3,000

140

A KUSHAN MOTTLED PINK SANDSTONE ARCHITECTURAL

FINIAL, MATHURA, NORTHERN INDIA, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

carved in relief with a kirtimukha face, with bared teeth and long beaded tongue, flanked by vegetal scrolls, mounted, 28cm high

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Sold in these rooms, 7 November 2013, lot 83.

£300-500

141

A PADDED VELVET ARM GUARD, RAJASTHAN OR DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY

one end arched the other double lobed, the red velvet (mashru) decorated with copper gilt studs with an ogival trellis and floret design, the satin inner side with seven tying rings on each edge, 50 x 23.5cm approx.

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

This part of a padded outfit was folded longways with the twin lobes at one end protecting each side of the hand with the top end extending up to the elbow. Metal plates were tied on top to provide further protection. For a similar, complete outfit from the Desanfans collection sold at Bonhams London, see 10 April 2009, lot 190. For the same type of decoration and material on a set of armour in the Clive Collection, Powis Castle, see Archer et al. 1987, p.50.

£800-1,200

142

A LARGE SHADOW PUPPET, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

painted, cut and pierced vellum, depicting a nobleman wearing elaborate costume and jewellery, 150 x 85cm approx.

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

See lot 339 for a related puppet in this sale. For another previously sold in these rooms, see 20 November 2019, lot 211. See also Aryan 2005, p. 83, no. 152.

£800-1,200

143

A SMALL BRASS PAN BOX (PAN DAN), INDIA, CIRCA 1700

the ribbed sides converging at the centre of the domed lid, 4.3cm high; 7.5cm diam.

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£200-300

144

A PAINTED OSTRICH EGG, PROBABLY TURKEY

inscribed in blue Kufic, with associated wood stand, 14.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

The inscription reads: khayrakum man ya’mal bi-ma ya’lam, ‘Admirable is he who acts on what he knows’.

£150-250

145

AN IZNIK BORDER TILE, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, decorated with a scrolling carnation, tulip and rosette design in turquoise, relief red and reserved white on cobalt ground, bordered with white and turquoise bands, mounted for wall-hanging, 12 x 25.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£200-300

146

A DAMASCUS BORDER TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, 17TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, the cobalt blue frieze bordered with green and white bands, the decoration composed of scrolling tulips and carnations, mounted for wall-hanging, 17 x 22.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£400-600

147

AN IZNIK BORDER TILE, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, of rectangular form, with bevelled decorated lower edge, with polychrome scrolling floral designs on black ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 13.5 x 24.5cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Claude Aguttes, Paris, 18th May 2011, lot 72

£400-600

148

A FRAGMENT FROM A MUGHAL TENT PANEL (QANAT), NORTHERN INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

painted and resist-dyed cotton, of rectangular form depicting a cusped arch containing a shallow vase with a chrysanthemum plant on crimson ground, stylised lotus motifs in the spandrels, laid on linen, mounted on stretcher, 61.5 x 93cm

For two closely related tent panels from the Hodgkin Collection with slightly different treatment of the flower-heads, see Sotheby’s London, 24 October 2017, lot 164.

£1,500-2,000

149

AN OTTOMAN VELVET CUSHION COVER (YASTIK), BURSA, ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, with central lobed medallion with palmette at either end, surrounded by a border of pomegranate motifs, six arched panels of stylised tulips at either end, mounted and framed, old framer’s label on the reverse, 110 x 61cm inside frame

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£600-800

150

AN OTTOMAN VOIDED VELVET CUSHION COVER (YASTIK), BURSA, ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, the decoration comprising a central floral star roundel, surrounded by concentric registers of stylised tulips and palmettes, the field decorated with stylised carnations, tulips and serrated leaves, arcaded cypress tree borders at either end, mounted, 105 x 59cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Millner Manolatos, circa 2000.

£1,000-1,500

151

A SMALL HEXAGONAL TILE, PROBABLY TABRIZ, PERSIA, 15TH CENTURY

underglaze painted pinkish buff body, with a design of billowing flowers around a central rosette painted in black under green tinted glaze, mounted for wall-hanging, 15 x 12.8cm (max. and min. diam.)

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

This tile is one of a group of green ground variants of the more commonly seen black painted turquoise hexagonal tiles (see lot 56) which are thought to have been made in Tabriz.

£600-800

152

A BLUE AND WHITE FLOOR TILE, VALENCIA, SPAIN, 15TH CENTURY

tin glazed earthenware, of elongated hexagonal form, decorated with pseudo-Kufic calligraphy within a interwoven band of cross-hatching, mounted for wall hanging, 10.5 x 23cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

Tiles of this design were made in Manises for the refurbishment of the monastery of Santa Maria Montealegre. For a panel of closely related tiles offered at auction recently, see Sotheby’s London, 25 October 2023, lot 101. For similar Manises tiles from the Palace of the Infant Princes, Beja, in the National Museum of Azulejo, Lisbon, see Pereira 1995, nos.26 & 27, p.55.

£150-200

153

A DAMASCUS TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, painted in blue and green on white ground with billowing floral sprays, mounted for wall-hanging, 20.5 x 26cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

For a similar tile sold in these rooms, see 18 November 2020, lot 256. There is a large panel of similar tiles in the Arab Hall, Leighton House and another example in the British Museum (OA 10786).

£600-800

154

A MUGHAL CUERDA SECA BORDER TILE FRAGMENT, PUNJAB, MID 17TH CENTURY

glazed red earthenware, decorated with scrolling yellow and light brown flowers and serrated leaves on cobalt ground, a yellow band along one edge, mounted for wall-hanging, 8 x 12cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Bonhams Knightsbridge, 9 June 2014, lot 454.

For a group of related border tiles in the Victoria and Albert Museum, originally from the Tomb of Madani, Srinagar, Kashmir, see Millner 2021, p.251.

£400-600

155

A MARBLE FRAGMENT FROM A TOMBSTONE, NORTH AFRICA, PROBABLY DATED A.H.

1044/1634-5

A.D.

of pyramidal form, carved on three sides with moulding and a band of thuluth script, 14.5cm high

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Sotheby’s London, 25 April 1990, lot 27.

The inscription which includes the date, reads: “Praise be to God alone…”. This fragment is part of a prismatic tomb cover. For a complete example of similar date and form in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, see inv. no. EA2006.21.

£2,000-3,000

156

AN OTTOMAN SCRIBE’S PEN CASE (DIVIT), 19TH CENTURY

brass, the long pen box of rectangular section, with hinged opening at one end, the attached inkwell with lid and catch, embossed stamp, 29cm long

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£400-600

157

A SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

of square form, decorated with repeated turquoise, blue and white boteh motifs on yellow ground, mounted for wall hanging, 22.6cm square

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), Christie’s London, 13 April 2010, lot 85.

£1,000-1,500

158

AN IZNIK BORDER TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1580

underglaze painted fritware, with stylised flower and composite saz leaf motifs in reserved white, turquoise and red on cobalt blue ground, mounted for wall hanging, 13cm x 19cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), Claude Aguttes, Paris, 26th May, 2010, lot 291.

£1,200-1,800

159

A QAJAR POLYCHROME TILE, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY

glazed buff earthenware, of square form, depicting a man bird-shooting against foliage and a pink sky, mounted for wall-hanging, 19.5cm square

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£300-400

161

A SMALL PANEL OF ‘DAMASCUS’ TILES BY WILLIAM DE MORGAN, ENGLAND, CIRCA 1890

underglaze painted pottery, composed of several joined pieces, with design of floral arabesque medallions on off white ground, mounted for wall hanging, 20.3cm square

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

This pattern appears to have been copied by De Morgan directly from a panel of tiles in the Arab Hall at Leighton House and was used in more than one design project, including a house in Grove Hill Road, Tunbridge Wells (Millner 2015, fig.5.8, p.221). Although he was greatly inspired by Damascus and other Islamic tiles, he very rarely made direct copies. He had been employed by Frederic Leighton to create extra tiles to replace missing elements from larger panels, and used considerable ingenuity to complete satisfactorily some of the complex designs.

£300-500

160

AN IZNIK BLUE AND WHITE TILE, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

underglaze painted fritware, of square form, with design of scrolling floral tendrils with saz leaves on white ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 24.5cm square

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£500-800

162

A ZAND OR QAJAR CUERDA SECA TILE, PERSIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

glazed buff earthenware, decorated with a pale blue trellis of lobed medallions, each containing a floral motifs, mounted for wall hanging, 23.5cm square

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Millner Manolatos, London, circa 2005.

£600-900

163

AN IZNIK TILE, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1570

underglaze painted fritware, of rectangular form, the decoratIon comprising part of a composite flower on white ground, mounted for wall-hanging, 17 x 22cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017)

£1,000-1,500

164

A BLUE AND WHITE IZNIK HEXAGONAL TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, 1530-1540

underglaze painted fritware, the desig composed of interlocking ‘Chinese Cloud’ arabesques in reserved white on cobalt ground, a turquoise floral rosette at the centre, mounted for wall hanging, 23cm (max. length)

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017).

For a closely related hexagonal tile from the Cinili Hammam, Istanbul, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, see inv. no. 1681-1892. For further information on the history and patron of the bathhouse, see https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O224588/ tile-unknown/

£700-1,000

165

AN IZNIK HEXAGONAL TILE FRAGMENT, OTTOMAN ANATOLIA, 1530-1540

underglaze painted fritware, the design comprising cobalt and turquoise peonies and arabesques on white ground around a central floral star, 12 x 18.3cm

Provenance: Sir Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017). Thierry de Maigret, Paris, 17 June 2016, lot 190. A closely related tile also from the Hodgkin Collection was sold at Dreweatts, 22 May 2019, lot 12.

£600-900

166

A THANG-KA DEPICTING BUDDHA, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

pigment with gold on cloth, seated in padmasana at the centre on a lotus throne, his hands holding a bowl, a shrine behind him, surrounded by bodhisattvas, attendants and lamas in a hilly landscape, in Chinese brocade mount with pole at the top, framed in perspex, 57 x 39cm (painting), 109 x 67cm (brocade mount)

Provenance: Private collection, Kensington, London

£700-900

167

A LARGE THANG-KA DEPICTING SIMHAVAKTRA, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

pigment on cloth, the white lion headed deity dancing on a prostrate corpse, wearing a necklace of decapitated heads, surrounded by a flaming aureole, various Buddhist deities floating in the sky above, traces of brocade surround, 166 x 94cm

£1,000-1,500

168

A THANG-KA DEPICTING BUDDHA, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

pigment with gold on cloth, the Buddha seated on a lotus on lion throne in a verdant hilly landscape, with hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, a bowl in his left hand, surrounded by numerous figures, some labelled in gold Tibetan script, including seated lamas and a pair of standing monks, a blue figure of the Dharmapala Mahakala in the foreground, mounted, 53.5 x 38cm

£400-600

169

A SMALL THANG-KA DEPICTING BUDDHA, TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

pigment with gold on cloth, the central figure seated on a lotus supported by further abundant scrolling flowers in a mountainous landscape, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, a further figure of Buddha above, flanked by Green and White Tara, thin red border, mantras in Tibetan script on the reverse, two Chinese characters in the corner, framed in perspex, 39.5 x 27.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, Kensington, London.

£250-350

170

A PAIR OF PAINTED WOOD BOOKCOVERS, TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

each of long rectangular form, the slightly convex exteriors with plain panelling, the inner sides painted with various Buddhist deities, one with central figure of Buddha flanked by Padmapani and Manjusri and two of the five tantric tathagatas, the remaining three on the other cover, 11.2 x 51cm approx. each

£400-600

171

A PAINTED DOOR, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

wood, overlaid with painted and impressed leather, of rectangular form, with integral projecting wood pivots at one end above and below, the decoration divided into three sections, the top panel depicting a kirtimukha vomiting jewels, the middle section with a tiger flanked by a pair of dorjes, the lower panels depicting tiger and leopard skin patterns respectively, 160 x 72cm

Provenance: Acquired at Liberty’s, London, probably in the 1990s.

£700-900

172

A LARGE PAINTED WOOD PANEL, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

depicting a lama seated on an ornate throne in a hilly landscape, an altar with offerings flanked by two further lamas in front, lotuses and clouds behind, inscribed: la po kha rin bo che la na mo, “Salutations to Lapokha Rinpoche”, (presumably the name of the lama depicted), 138.5 x 107cm

£1,200-1,500

173

A TIBETAN RUG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

of square form, the central panel depicting a floral medallion in ochre and cream, surrounded by stylised butterflies and leafy sprigs on dark blue ground, framed by a key-pattern border, felt and cotton lining and mounts, 87cm square

Provenance: Private collection, London

£300-500

174

A FRAGMENTARY CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD BOOKCOVER, TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

of horizontal rectangular form, depicting four of the Tathagathas (the fifth missing) in relief amidst bold scroll decoration, within a double beadwork border, with a band of repeated stylised cloud motifs in-between, perspex mount, 20 x 57cm

Provenance: Private collection, Kensington, London

£500-800

A SILVER-MOUNTED CONCH SHELL HORN (SANKHA), TIBET, 19TH CENTURY

profusely decorated with chased and repousse relief designs comprising mythical bird deities and other animals amidst dense scrolling foliage, set with turquoise and coral, 32.5cm long

Provenance: From the collection of John Barnett

£800-1,200

177

176

A RITUAL STAFF (KHATVANGA), TIBET, CIRCA 1900

bronze, with central stylised skull surmounted by flaming trident, the tapered handle with vajra finial, 58cm

£800-1,000

TWO BEAD NECKLACES, TIBET OR LADAKH, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

one strung with coral and amber beads, including silver and mother of pearl elements, the other with cowrie, conch-shell and turquoise beads, including leather tassels, 52cm long approx. each

Provenance: Private collection, London

For a gorget with similar coral, turquoise and conch shell beads, see Untracht 1997, pl.276.

£250-350 175

178

A NECKLACE WITH ANCIENT DZI BEAD, HIMALAYAS, PROBABLY TIBET

agate, of slender, cigar-shaped form, drilled for stringing, threaded with two further agate and a pair of coral beads, 9cm long (dzi) Dzi beads are thought to have protective powers in the Himalayas. For another dzi bead sold recently, see Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, 28 July 2021, lot 663.

£600-800

179

A COPPER REPOUSSE FOLDING ALTAR TABLE, TIBET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the openwork front panel depicting a kirtimukha figure flanked by dragons, the sides with similarly worked brass applique lotus motifs, 38 x 59 x 28.5cm

£200-300

181

A BRONZE RITUAL BELL, NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY

with tall segmented handle, surmounted by a kneeling winged figure of Garuda, the interior tinned, 22.5cm

£150-250

180

A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF DURGA SLAYING THE BUFFALO DEMON, NEPAL, 19TH

CENTURY

on lotus base on raised plinth, the eight-armed goddess with her feet on her vahana the lion and the buffalo, holding weapons and attributes in her hands, wearing an elaborate crown and large hoop earrings, surrounded by a flaming aureole, 41cm high

Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired by the vendor’s family in the 1940s.

£300-400

182

FOUR CARVED WOOD FIGURES OF MYTHICAL DEITIES, NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY

each with a combination of animal and human features, standing on a prostrate human figure, 20.5cm high and smaller

Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired by the vendor’s family in the 1940s.

£250-350

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA, TIBET, 16TH CENTURY

seated in lalitasana on a double lotus throne her hands in varada and vitarka mudra, wearing necklaces, elaborate earrings and crown, a padma flowering at her left shoulder, 15.5cm

£5,000-7,000

184

A CARVED WOOD ARCH FROM A SHRINE, NEPAL, 19TH CENTURY

of cusped form, the openwork carving in high relief, depicting various Hindu deities, with Brahma at the apex, flanked by figures including Siva, Vishnu and Ganesha amidst foliage, 65 x 91 x 9cm

Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired by the vendor’s family in the 1940s.

£250-350

185

A NEPALESE CARVED STEATITE FIGURE OF A WOMAN TYING HER HAIR, 19TH CENTURY

standing on a lotus base, her arms raised over her head, wearing a flowing pleated skirt, 14.5cm

£150-250

186

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF YAMA, TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

on lotus base, the fiercesome buffalo headed Buddhist deity stepping to his right on a bull which rests on a prostrate human figure, the dharmapala with his right hand raised, wearing billowing scarf and flaming hair with red pigment, indistinct inscription in Tibetan on base, 11cm

£400-600

187

A TERRACOTTA PLAQUE DEPICTING GANESHA, NEPAL, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY

of arched form, depicting the elephant headed deity in relief, with six arms, holding various attributes, standing on his vahana with one foot and on a stool with the other, piercings around the edge for attachment, 29.5cm high

£400-600

188

A BRONZE TEMPLE LAMP, NEPAL, LATE 19TH CENTURY

in the form of a figure under a leafy arch, holding five burner holders, 13.5cm

£250-350

189

A HIGH TIN BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA, TIBET, CIRCA

16TH CENTURY

seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base, her right hand in varada mudra, her left raised, holding the stem of a lotus, wearing elaborate necklace and crown inlaid with copper, her hair with traces of pigment, her face with later gilding, 14.5cm high

£2,000-3,000

191

190

A WESTERN TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

standing in tribhanga, his hands in varada mudra and resting on his hip, wearing dhoti, jewellery and tall crown, mounted on later wood base, 12cm high

For a bronze figure of Manjusri in closely related style in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, see acc. no. 54.3015 (https://art.thewalters.org/detail/21614/ bodhisattva-manjushri/)

£1,200-1,500

A SINO-TIBETAN PARCEL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY

standing on a separately cast lotus base, his right hand raised holding a vajra staff, his left in vitarka mudra, his face with painted details and fierce expression, wearing skull crown, his flaming hair coloured with red pigment, Chinese inscriptions on the base, 13cm

The inscriptions are of Qianlong 1711-1799 and include a description of the subject.

£600-800

192

A BUFF SANDSTONE FRAGMENT DEPICTING THE BUST OF A FEMALE FIGURE, CENTRAL INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

her head tilted to her left, mounted, 24cm

Provenance: From the collection of the late A. J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019). Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 17 April 1999. Previously in a British private collection (a copy of the invoice is sold with this lot).

£600-800

193

A BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD OF A DEITY, CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY

with elongated earlobes, arched eyebrows and tall tapered headdress, mounted, 16.5cm high

£300-500

194

A SMALL GANDHARA GREY SCHIST FRIEZE FRAGMENT, NORTH WEST FRONTIER REGION, PAKISTAN, 3RD/4TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, depicting a row of figures in relief interspersed with Corinthian columns, 9 x 23 x 3.5cm

Provenance: Acquired at Tennants Auctioneers, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, circa 1990.

£150-250

195

A GANDHARA STUCCO FIGURE OF BUDDHA, NORTH-WESTERN PAKISTAN, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY

seated in padmasana, his hands in dhyana mudra, wearing a voluminous robe, his stylised curled hair with bun usnisa, traces of red pigment, mounted, 34cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Kensington, London. Thought to have been acquired at Spink and Son, London.

£300-500

196

A BUFF SANDSTONE FRAGMENTARY FROM A DOOR JAMB, CENTRAL INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

depicting Ganga with a dvarapala, the goddess holding a waterpot, her companion a mace, mounted, 38cm

£700-900

197

A

BUFF SANDSTONE RELIEF PANEL DEPICTING UMAMAHESVARA, CENTRAL INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, depicting the four-armed Hindu deity holding his consort, Parvati, who sits beside him, his other hands holding lotus, trident and in abhaya mudra, his vahana Nandi below, along with the couple’s sons, Ganesha and Skanda, surrounded by devotees above and below, mounted, 84 x 57 x 19cm

Provenance: From the collection of the late A. J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019). Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 1st August 2001. Previously in a British private collection. (A copy of a note from the gallery referring to Lippitt’s purchase is included with this lot).

£10,000-15,000

A GANDHARA GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF BUDDHA, NORTH-WESTERN PAKISTAN, 3RD/4TH CENTURY standing with right knee slightly flexed, his body turned to his left, holding a fold of his robes in his left hand, his waving hair gathered in a topknot, his head framed by a circular halo, the base with relief depicting two devotees flanking the Buddha’s alms bowl, mounted, 60cm high

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor in Paris in the 1980s.

£4,000-6,000

A

PALA BLACK STONE STELE DEPICTING VISHNU, BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY of ogival arched form, the four armed Hindu deity standing erect on a double lotus, his primary right hand in varada mudra, his upper hands holding gada and cakra, flanked by a musician and a chauri bearer, a pair of kneeling devotees below, a kirtimukha face in the apex above, flanked by flying asparas, mounted, 55cm high

Provenance: From the collection of the late A. J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019). Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 1st August 2001. Previously in a British private collection. (A copy of a note from the gallery referring to Lippitt’s purchase is included with this lot).

£6,000-9,000

200

A BUFF SANDSTONE RELIEF DEPICTING KUBERA, NORTHERN INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

the pot-bellied deity seated on a cushion, holding a waterpot in his left hand, his right in abhaya mudra, flanked by a pair of female devotees, next to cylindrical ridged columns, 25 x 37 x 11cm

£2,000-3,000

201

A PINK SANDSTONE RELIEF PANEL DEPICTING SURYA, CENTRAL INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

the four-armed god standing in tribhanga, holding a lotus in each of his two upper hands, his lower hands resting on his thigh and in varada mudra, flanked by diminutive chauri bearers, a flying apsara above, mounted, 51cm high

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor at Furniture Cave, King’s Road, London, early 1970s

£1,200-1,500

202

A KUSHAN PINK SANDSTONE FRAGMENT DEPICTING GAJALAKSHMI, NORTHERN INDIA, 3RD/4TH CENTURY

the head of the goddess within an arch, a pair of lustrating elephants above, reverse carved in relief with lotuses, mounted, 35cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Christie’s Amsterdam, 20 November 2007, lot 520 (part of lot), reputedly from the collection of Werner Coninx, Zurich, Switzerland (1911-1980)

£400-600

203

A GROUP OF FOUR SMALL INDIAN BRONZE IMAGES, WESTERN INDIA AND DECCAN, 16TH-18TH CENTURIES

comprising a figure of Vishnu, one of Surya(?), one of Annapurna and the other of Lakshmi, 7.5cm and smaller, together with An Aureole from a Shrine, with five headed cobra and kirtimukha at the top, 17.5cm (5)

£250-350

204

A BRONZE TEMPLE LAMP, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

in the form of Nandi Bull, standing on an octagonal base, supporting a burner in the shape of an opening lotus, 29cm high

£300-400

205

A BRONZE FIGURE OF DIPALAKSHMI, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

the goddess standing on a circular base, holding a bowl in the form of a wick holder, wearing large disc earrings, billowing skirt and long hair with ornamented pony tail at the back, 18.5cm

£350-450

206

A BRONZE FIGURE OF DURGA SLAYING THE BUFFALO DEMON, DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY

the eight-armed goddess holding the tail and the emerging head of the demon in her primary hands, wielding various weapons and attributes in her upper hands, wearing earrings and tall headdress with bud finial, 11cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£300-500

207

A BRONZE FIGURE OF DURGA MAHISASURAMARDINI, WESTERN DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY

the eight-armed goddess spearing the emerging demon with her trident, holding various weapons in her hands, her right foot resting on her vahana, the lion, surrounded by an openwork aureole, 9.2cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£250-350

208

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

standing erect on a raised lotus base, his primary hands in varada mudra and resting on his mace (now missing), his upper hands holding discus and conch, his head with tall cylindrical headdress, 9.7cm

£350-450

209

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF BHU-DEVI, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA

18TH CENTURY

standing in tribhanga on a lotus, her right hand raised holding an utpala, 8.3cm

£300-400

210

A BRONZE DANCING FIGURE OF KRISHNA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA

18TH CENTURY

the youthful deity with his raised right foot resting on a lotus, his right hand holding a butter ball, his left hand raised, his hair gathered in a topknot, 10.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£250-350

211

A BRONZE FIGURE OF DURGA SLAYING THE BUFFALO DEMON, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

on stepped square base, the four-armed goddess spearing the demon with her trident as it emerges from the buffalo’s mouth, 11.5cm

This is an unusual variation of the theme in which the demon emerges from the buffalo’s mouth, rather than from its decapitated body.

£250-350

212

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF SUPARSVANATHA, DECCAN, INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

seated on a raised circular throne in sattvasana under a five-headed cobra, his hands in dhyana mudra, 6.3cm

£250-350

213

A COLLECTION OF NINE SMALL SIVA SHRINES, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, MOSTLY CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

bronze, of rectangular form, five on short feet, each with lingam, offerings and various symbols, devotees and members of Siva’s family, including Ganesha, Parvati, Annapurna, Nandi and Skanda, 5 x 9 x 9cm and smaller

For similar small household shrines, see Mallebrein 1993, p.186-189 (fig.113 shows how the loops on some of these were used for hanging with chains).

£1,800-2,200

214

A FOLK BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING SIVA AND PARVATI, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

on four bracket feet, the divine couple seated together with a cobra, a lingam, Nandi and Ganesha on the platform below, an arched aureole behind with kalasa finial, 16.4cm high

This distinctive style is typical of bronzes from a region which covers part of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. For a series of closely related images, see Mallebrein 1993, p.404 & 412.

£450-550

215

A BRASS VIRABHADRA SHRINE, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

cast in five section, the central figure of Virabhadra under a five headed cobra, holding sword, shield, bow and trident, flanked by the goat headed Daksha and his daughter Sati, the arched aureole behind with makaratorana surmounted by Kirtimukha, 15.5cm high

For a similar, larger, example sold in these rooms, see 11 November 2015, lot 93.

£400-600

216

A BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA, SOUTH INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

standing on a single lotus, his ankles crossed, his right hand in vitarka mudra, his long hair flowing over his shoulders, with tall tiered headdress, 18.7cm

£500-700

217

A

BRONZE HEAD, PROBABLY OF HANUMAN, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

with stylised features, the gaping mouth with bared teeth, the face with almond shaped eyes and arched moustache, on bell-shaped base, 25cm high

For a similar head, described as Bhairava, in the Home of Folk Art, Gurgaon, see Aryan 2005, fig.103, p.57. This head would originally have been placed on a pole to be carried from house to house for the benefit of devotees. See Jain & Aggarwala 1998, p.27.

£1,500-2,000

218

A

LARGE BRONZE BUST OF DURGA, DECCAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the four-armed goddess holding trident, drum, bowl and sword (now missing), on flared base in the form of a skirt, wearing tiered crown with bud finial, casting holes at the back filled with lead, 30cm high

£2,500-3,500

A

JAIN SHRINE DEPICTING SANTINATHA, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, PROBABLY DATED SAMVAT 1528/1472 A.D.

openwork brass inlaid with silver and copper, the tirthankara seated on a throne with paired lions and elephants flanking the antelope emblem below, a parasol above flanked by elephants, a pair of standing jinas accompanied by chauri bearers on either side, and a pair of seated jinas, the arched aureole topped with kalasa finial, dedicatory inscription with date on the reverse in devanagari script, 19.5cm high

£2,500-3,500

220

A BRONZE FIGURE OF RADHA, BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

sold cast, standing erect on a square base, her hands outstretched, wearing stylised jewellery and dhoti, with inlaid eyes and disc earrings, 26cm high

£600-800

221

A BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHA, MAHARASHTRA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the elephant headed deity seated on a lotus throne, his four hands holding ankus, parasu, padma and a bowl of sweets which he picks with his trunk, with flared ears and tiered conical headdress, 10.7cm

£500-700

222

A VIJAYANAGAR BRONZE

FIGURE OF VISHNU,

TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

the four-armed Hindu deity standing erect, his primary hand in abhaya mudra, his left resting on his gada, holding sankha and cakra in his upper hands, his head with elongated earlobes and tall tapered headdress with bud finial, mounted, 19.3cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

£800-1,200

223

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A GODDESS, PROBABLY CHERA DYNASTY, KERALA, INDIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY

the four armed figure holding a staff in her primary left hand, a cakra in her upper right, wearing tall headdress with pointed finial, mounted, 9.2cm

Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£400-600

224

A SMALL PALA BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU, BENGAL, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

standing erect on a rectangular plinth with a diminutive figure of his vahana, Garuda, at his feet, the four armed deity holding mace and discus in his upper hands, his primary hands in varada mudra and holding a conch, 7.7cm

For a larger bronze figure of Vishnu in closely-related style in the Art Institute of Chicago, see inv. no. 1985.1109.

£500-800

225

A JAIN TRIAD, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

the three nude tirthankara figures standing erect under parasols, lotus haloes behind, offerings and indistinct emblems below, on flared openwork base, dedicatory inscription and date, possibly reading samvat 932 on the reverse, 12.7cm high

£800-1,200

226

AN ORACLE FIGURE, KERALA, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

wearing a dhoti and elaborate belt, a strap over his left shoulder, a band tied across his forehead, mounted, 25.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, Western England Kerala Oracles are also known as Komaram Velichappadu, the revealer of light.

£500-700

227

A BRONZE FIGURE OF HANUMAN, DECCAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

the monkey god standing on a lotus, his hands in anjali mudra, wearing earrings and tall headdress with bud finial, his long tail looped behind his back, 14.2cm high

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late Peter Cochrane, acquired by him in 1975 (inv. no. JPC 75/40).

£300-400

228

A BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA VENUGOPALA, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH

CENTURY

standing on a rectangular plinth with ankles crossed, his hand raised holding his flute (now missing), wearing disc earrings and tall tiered headdress, 18.2cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£400-600

229

A BRONZE LAMP HOLDER, ORISSA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

in the form of a female deity on flared circular base, wearing disc earrings and three-leaf crown, holding sockets for lamp fittings in her hands, a scrolling handle behind, 15.5cm high

£250-350

230

A

COPPER REPOUSSE VIRABHADRA PLAQUE, WESTERN DECCAN, 19TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, the four-armed deity depicted in relief, holding sword and shield in his primary hands, wearing sandals and standing under a makaratorana supported by a pair of columns, with kirtimukha mask at the apex, diminutive figures of Daksha and Sati at his feet, a lingam and figure of Nandi in the spandrels above, 15 x 11.6cm

£180-220

231

A BRONZE RITUAL LAMP, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the five wick holders with triangular mount containing a small yoni-lingam, scrolling strap handle behind, standing on twin lozenge shaped feet, 7.5 x 15 x 11.2cm

£180-220

232

A BRONZE HANGING LAMP, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

the circular base surmounted by reservoir with projecting wick holder and twin inlets, a figure of Gajalakshmi holding lotuses under an openwork arch, flanked by lustrating elephants, the chain with scrolling hook at the top, 97cm chain extended

For a closely related lamp in the National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, see Jain & Aggarwala 1989, pp.38-39.

£400-600

233

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A TIRTHANKARA, DECCAN, SOUTH-WESTERN INDIA, PROBABLY 16TH/17TH CENTURY

seated in sattvasana on a circular stool, his hands in dhyana mudra, with curled hair and elongated earlobes, 8.5cm

£400-600

234

A BRONZE SIVALINGAM,

MAHARASHTRA, WESTERN INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

in the form of a yoni surmounted by a head of Siva, with moustache and prominent ears, on flared rim foot, 11cm high

£500-800

236

A BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING LAKSHMI, WESTERN DECCAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

in three parts, the four-armed goddess seated in lalitasana on a raised throne, under a five headed cobra, surmounted by kirtimukha, holding discus, conch, citron and sword, the plinth with a diminutive figure of Nandi, 19.5cm

Although the date and style of the parts matches, the bull figure, presumably Nandi, suggests that a Saivite deity originally fitted on this shrine.

£500-800

235

A BRONZE FIGURE OF UMA-MAHESVARA, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the four-armed Siva seated in lalitasana on a waisted lotus throne on square base, his consort, Parvati, on his left knee, holding damaru, trisula, khadga and patra in his hands, 9cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£300-400

237

A BRONZE LINGAM SHRINE, WESTERN DECCAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

cast in two parts, the yoni-lingam encircled by the body of the cobra who forms a protective canopy above, his head with articulated tongue and openwork crown, a figure of Nandi below on the tapered rectangular base, 16cm

For a similar, larger shrine, see Mallebrein 1993, p.191, no.124.

£500-700

239

238

A BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

with flared ears and scrolling trunk, wearing blanket and trappings, a rectangular howdah on his back, 25cm high

£400-600

TWO BRONZE PAN BOXES IN THE FORM OF ELEPHANTS, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1900

the larger ridden by a mahout, the upper part forming a hinged lid, 14, 7.5cm

£150-200

241

240

A BRASS FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT AND HOWDAH, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

possibly from a chess set, ridden by a mahout, the howdah with roof supported by four columns, a chauri bearer at the back, 11.5cm

£200-300

A RITUAL FUNNEL, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

bronze, in the form of a lota with outlet below in the form of a cow’s head, the mouth with small opening, 11.5cm long

This vessel is used for pouring milk or water over the Sivalingam in a shrine. For a similar example in the National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi, see Jain & Aggarwala 1989, p.40.

£120-180

242

A BRONZE LINGAM COVER, WESTERN DECCAN, 19TH CENTURY

in the form of a domed head of Siva, with projecting ears, necklace with amuletic pendant and neat turban with miniature sivalingam on the headband, his face with scrolling moustache, a stylised third eye on his forehead 16cm high

£400-600

243

A BRONZE FIGURE OF PARVATI, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

the four-armed goddess holding her attributes, sword, mirror, citron and prayer beads, seated in lalitasana on a double lotus, wearing large disc earrings and tall headdress with bud finial, 12cm

£500-700

244

A BRASS SIVA MASK, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

in the form of a moustachioed face of Siva, his conical headdress with bud-shaped finial, wearing earrings and tiara, with miniature sivalingam at the front, 19.2cm high

For a closely related group of masks in a shrine in Jejuri, south-east of Pune, see Mallebrein 1993, no.148, p.217.

£250-350

245

A BRONZE RATI, SOUTH WESTERN DECCAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

with flared base, bulbous body and head of a goddess above, her headdress with bud finial, 9.5cm

According to Mallebrein, the plain type of rati represents soldiers of the local goddess Yellama, but examples including heads depicted such as this can represent one of the sisters of the goddess or other deities associated with her. See Mallebrein 1993, p.230, no.163.

£200-300

246

A BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA VENUGOPALA, BENGAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the youthful god standing on a lotus his ankles crossed, playing the flute (now missing), a further flute at his feet, his hair gathered in a bun, 11cm

£250-350

247

A BRONZE FIGURE OF SRI DEVI, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH

CENTURY

standing in tribhanga on a lotus base, her right hand by her side, her left raised holding the stem of a padma, her tall headdress with bud finial, 11.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£200-300

248

A BRONZE FIGURE OF DURGA, DECCAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

the four-armed goddess, seated in yogic pose on a raised plinth, holding damaru, trisula, khadga and patra, 10.3cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£200-300

249

AN UNUSUAL SMALL BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING GAJALAKSHMI, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

the square base on bracket feet, the four-armed goddess, surrounded by four elephants (one missing) on raised platforms, with upturned trunks, 5cm high

£150-250

251

TWO MINIATURE ‘GANGAJUMNA’ FIGURES OF HINDU DEITIES, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

each fitting into separately cast brass base, one depicting Krishna Venugopala, the other a four-armed form of Lakshmi, 3.6cm; 3.4cm

£200-300

250

A BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING SIVA AND PARVATI, BASTAR, CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 1900

the couple standing with arms interlocking, a lingam-yoni, cobra and figure of Nandi at their feet, surrounded by a serrated aurole, 10cm high

£120-180

253

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A TAMIL SAINT (ALVAR), SOUTH INDIA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

seated in sattvasana on a lotus throne on rectangular plinth, his right hand raised in abhaya mudra, his left in dhyana mudra, his hair in a spiral bun, 6.5cm

£200-300

252

A SMALL BRASS FIGURE OF HANUMAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1900

the monkey god striding on a prostrate figure, his right hand raised, his left holding his mace, wearing conical tiered headdress, 6.2cm

£120-180

254

A BRONZE FIGURE OF SKANDA, SOUTH INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the four-armed deity standing on a circular lotus base with his vahana, the peacock behind, his primary hands in abhaya and varada mudra, 7.3cm

Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£200-300

255

A BRASS TRAY, JAIPUR SCHOOL OF ART, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 1880-1890

of circular form, the repousse relief decoration comprising a central sun medallion depicting Indra on his chariot, pulled by Uchchaihshravas, his multi-headed horse vahana, surrounded by a circular border containing signs of the zodiac, the raised lip with further scenes in oval medallions depicting Hindu deities and animals, separately attached ropework rim, 77.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London

£500-800

256

A BRONZE IDLI PAN, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

of flat circular form, with five semicircular compartments for cooking the idli, the underside in the form of female breasts, the lip with twin scrolling handles, 8.7cm high; 28.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London £150-250

257

A BRONZE RITUAL VESSEL, INDIA, 20TH CENTURY of yoni form, with bulbous body and waisted flared spout 39.5cm long

Provenance: Private collection, London £120-180

258

A GROUP OF NINE BRONZE OPIUM WEIGHTS, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

eight in the form of an amalaka (Indian gooseberry), the other plain, 4.8cm diam. and smaller

The Indian gooseberry (emblica officinalis) is an important element in Ayurvedic medicine and a common architectural motif in mediaeval Hindu architecture.

£250-350

260

TWO SMALL ANKLETS AND TWO BRACELETS, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

the former of oval form, with rattling bearings in the hollowed body, each with turtle head and tail, the latter solid cast with circular spiral design 15.5cm max diam. (anklets); 7.5cm diam. (bracelets)

Provenance: Private collection, London

£150-200

259

TWO SMOKING PIPES, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

each with long ridged shaft and slender faceted upturned burner, with trumpet-like opening, 32.5, 23cm

£180-220

261

A BRONZE OIL FLASK, NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the spherical body on rim foot, with spiral fluting on the sides, with twin handles and tapered neck on lotiform shoulder, 42cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London. For a vessel of similar form, from the Deccan, see Mallebrein 1993, no.203, p.274.

£300-500

262

A BRASS PAN BOX (PAN DAN), NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1900

the lid in the form of a female head in classical Greek style, 9.5cm high

£100-150

264

263

A MUGHAL BRASS EWER, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

of bulb-shaped form, on four feet, with tapering faceted spout, scrolling lion-head handle and domed hinged lid with bud finial, 29.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

£300-500

AN UNUSUAL BRASS AND ZINC HUQQA BASE, PROBABLY DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, MID 19TH CENTURY

of squat form, with brass overlaid base, handle and mouths, with flared base with hammered stylised leaf scroll decoration, the neck with lotus design, 17cm high; 19cm diam.

£400-600

266

265

A LARGE BIDRI SPITOON, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

lead and zinc alloy with silver inlaid decoration, of twin bell-shaped form, the design comprising spiralling bands of leaf motifs alternating with scrolling chrysanthemums, the upper lip similarly decorated, 23.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£500-800

A LARGE TINNED COPPER PAN BOX, NORTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

of circular openwork form, with hinged convex lid topped with handle, and gently flared base, the sides with pierced and repousse floral, crescent and diaper decoration, the interior containing tray and thirteen small vessels, including jars, bowls and small trays, 29cm high including upright handle; 38cm max. width

£120-150

267

A POLYCHROME PAINTED WOOD FEMALE FIGURE, SOUTH-WESTERN INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

on square plinth, standing with ankles crossed, her arms outstretched, 60.5cm

£300-500

269

TWO CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD ARCHITECTURAL SUPPORTS, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

each in the form of a mythical lion, with bulging eyes and bared teeth, a leafy scroll issuing from its mouth, 63cm approx. each

£300-500

268

(1 of 3)

THREE CARVED WOOD STRUTS, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

probably from a processional chariot (ratha), each in the form of a mythical leonine elephant or makara, 66cm approx. each

For similar struts in the form of mythical beasts on a processional chariot in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, see Michell 1992, pl.11, p.41.

£250-350

270

A CARVED WOOD CHARIOT PANEL, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

depicting Lakshmi, the four-armed goddess with primary hands in abhaya and varada mudra, her upper hands holding lotuses, 32 x 22 x 8cm

£300-400

271

A CARVED WOOD BUFFALO HEAD, KERALA, SOUTHERN INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

of stylised form, with long, slightly curved capped horns and painted and carved ornaments, 98cm length

This head originally formed part of a processional animal carried through a village during the harvest festival. For a similar example exhibited in London, see Michell 1992, no.8, p.133.

£250-350

272

A

CARVED WOOD

VOTIVE FIGURE, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

the nude male figure standing erect, his hands by his sides, wearing earrings and turban, 28cm

£80-120

274

A MUGHAL MARBLE ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT, NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

probably from a balustrade, the openwork design comprising a row of stylised irises within palmette forms, and Another, with openwork geometrical flower motifs

26 x 39 x 5cm; 17 x 30 x 6cm (2)

Provenance: Private collection, London

£200-300

273

THREE PAINTED WOOD FIGURES OF AVATARS OF VISHNU, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY comprising Kurma, Hayagriva and Balarama(?), each on raised rectangular base, 26cm high and smaller

£400-600

275

A GEM SET ENAMELLED GOLD NECKLACE AND EARRING SET, RAJASTHAN, 20TH CENTURY

composed of triangular gem set pendants, each with polychrome floral enamel decoration on the reverse, fringed with seed pearls and red glass beads, 12cm diam. approx.

Provenance: Private collection, London

£600-800

276

A GEM SET GOLD PENDANT, INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

converted into a finger ring, in the form of a green foiled back heart, framed with openwork ruby-set leaf motifs, a cluster of pearl and green glass drops below, 5cm long approx.

£400-600

277

A PAIR OF ENAMELLED AND GEM SET PENDENT EARRINGS, PROBABLY JAIPUR, 20TH CENTURY

gold set with lasque-cut diamonds, rubies and emeralds, each in the form of a rosetee with a trio of drops hanging in line below, fringed with pearls, later piercing attachments, 5.5cm each approx.

Provenance: Private collection, London

£700-900

A DIAMOND AND ENAMEL BAZUBAND, JAIPUR, INDIA, 20TH CENTURY decorated to the front with lasque-cut diamond floral motifs, to a red basse-taille enamel ground, the reverse decorated with meenakari enamel decoration, supporting a graduated enamel fringe accented with lasque diamonds and seed pearls, to a seed pearl and cord strap, inner circumference, 13cm £800-1,200

280

279

AN ENAMELLED GOLD NECKLACE, JAIPUR, INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

composed of six square elements with filled backing, decorated with floral and bird designs in polychrome enamel inlay, linked with triple pearl stringing, 12cm diam. approx.

Provenance: Private collection, London

£250-350

THREE SILVER AMULETIC PENDANTS, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

each with repousse relief design and suspension loops for a necklace, one depicting a Bhumiya Raj, with attached ropework neck-chain, the other two, one circular, the other drop-shaped, depicting Bhairava, 7cm high, and smaller

Provenance: Private collection, London

For other closely related examples, see Untracht 1997, p.97-101.

£200-300

281

A GOLD REPOUSSE PENDANT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

of lobed form, depicting Krishna playing the flute amongst flowering plants, five emerald drops, later stringing, 6cm approx.

£400-600

282

A GEM-SET GOLD BAZUBAND, INDIA, 20TH CENTURY composed of a series of floral medallions, set with white sapphires, 17cm long (opened out)

£800-1,200

283

A PAIR OF GEM-SET GOLD EARRINGS, PROBABLY DECCAN, INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

in the form of a pair of fish, set with rubies and fringed with seed pearls, loop attachments, 3.5cm long approx. each

£300-400

A HEXAGONAL EBONY AND SPECIMEN WOOD HEXAGONAL PEDESTAL TABLE, GALLE, SRI LANKA, CIRCA 1840

the top inlaid with a lobed roundel in marquetry of various woods within a foliate carved ebony border raised on scrolling legs, the rectangular plinth on four splayed scroll feet, 72 x 55cm (max. width)

Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Dreweatts Auctioneers, Newbury, 5 September 2018, lot 30.

Amin Jaffer notes that these tables are inspired by a design published by Thomas King in The Modern Style of Cabinet Work Exemplified (1829, pl.14), although they differ from their Western prototypes in the elimination of the fabric workbag. (Jaffer 2001, pp.372-4; for a near identical table see fig.141, p.373)

£1,200-1,500

286

285

A CARVED OPENWORK WOOD SCREEN, KASHMIR, CIRCA 1900

the two hinged sections composed of multiple panels profusely decorated with foliate and animal motifs, 162.5cm by 122cm (open)

£80-120

A COCONUT CUTTER, SOUTH INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

iron and carved wood, with circular concave bowl attached to rectangular footplate flanked by a pair of carved yalis, the cutter element with projecting s-curved shaft, and serrated blade in the form of a peacock feather, 72cm long

£200-300

287

A MARBLE TABLE, RAJASTHAN INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

with rectanguar top, standing on four baluster feet, 30 x 61 x 78cm

Provenance: Private collection, Acquired Ciancimino Ltd., Pimlico Road, c.2010

£100-150

288

A LARGE PAINTED WOOD DOWRY CHEST, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, painted wood with elaborate brass mounts, with hinged barrel vaulted lid, the painted exterior with bands of foliate and abstract scrolls, 22 x 44 x 23cm

£250-350

289

A SHEET BRASS LOW TABLE, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

of square form, on four short cabriole legs with claw feet, the frieze with a series of leaf-shaped pendants, 19cm high; 66cm wide and deep

£250-350

290

A GROUP OF INDIAN GARMENTS, 20TH CENTURY

cotton and silk, with metal applique and thread, leather, comprising a wedding coat, Gujarat or Sindh, with geometric polychrome woven decoration and silver thread collar, a skirt of polychrome woven striped cotton, two hair ornaments, one with metal applique, and a pair of leather, cloth and metal thread shoes, 135cm (approx. length of coat)

Provenance: Private collection, London. Formerly in the collection of the late artist Enid Marx (1902-1998)

£200-300

292

THREE EMBROIDERED TEXTILES, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

cotton and silk with mirror glass applique, 87.5 x 23cm and smaller, together with an Ottoman Towel, early 19th century, each end with polychrome and metal thread floral decoration, 122 x 47cm (4)

£120-150

291

A LARGE APPLIQUE HANGING, GUJARAT, 20TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, the decoration comprising six square panels with foliate and abstract motifs and mirror glass applique, suffounded by a patchwork lozenge border, lined, 232 x 176cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

£200-300

A WOVEN WOOL SHAWL, KASHMIR, MID 19TH CENTURY

of long rectangular form, with central black quatrefoil medallion surrounded by an intricate design of polychrome elongated botehs alternating with palmettes on long stems, the long sides with bands of repeated palmette and leaf motifs, the ends with arched panels containing botehs and other foliate motifs, the embroidered end borders fringed with tassels, 303 x 137cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

£1,000-1,500

(detail)

A LARGE PABUJI

PHADA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1900

pigment with ink on three lengths of cotton, stitched together, of long horizontal rectangular form, devanagari inscription next to the main image, 137 x 580cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

For a related phada in the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad, see Talwar & Krishna 1979, p.101ff, no.120. Pabuji is a folk hero in Rajasthan who lived in the fourteenth century and has since gained semi-divine status. The hero is depicted holding a sword and lotus, accompanied by his four generals. Other scenes include episodes from his life, along with others shown as comparisons with his deeds.

£400-600

AN EMBROIDERED KASHMIR SHAWL, CIRCA 1880 of square form, the polychrome design comprising a central red medallion surrounded by densely scrolling boteh, tulip and lotus motifs, surrounded by an arcaded border of stylised bud motifs, tasselled edges, lined, 180cm square approx. £400-600

296

TODI RAGINI: A FOLIO FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1700

gouache with ink and gold on paper, the maiden depicted holding a veena in her right hand and leading one of three antelopes by a rope, inscription panels in nasta’liq on gold ground above and below, surrounded by a wide border of floral arabesques in gold on pink ground, framed, 22 x 14.5cm (image), 43 x 23cm (folio visible within mount)

Provenance: Private collection, London

According to Ebeling, this popular subject represents a song once sung by village girls to distract the deer from eating their crops. (Ebeling 1973, pp.60-61.

£2,000-3,000

297

PORTRAIT OF A SEATED LADY, MUGHAL OR DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY

gouache with gold and silver on paper, the figure seated on a terrace holding a rose, gold painted scrolling leaf border, mounted, 11.3 x 7.5cm (image)

£700-900

298

A SCENE FROM THE STORY OF LAILA AND MAJNUN, PROBABLY LUCKNOW, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, the maiden depicted riding on a camel to visit her emaciated lover in a rocky landscape with a river in the foreground, mounted and framed, 18.5 x 11cm (image)

Provenance: Private collection, London. Purchased from the late Margaret Tyler, circa 1990.

In Amir Khosrow’s version of the famous story, Layla visits Majnun in the desert, where he is protected by wild animals. In this painting, the Persian setting has been exchanged for a more typically Indian landscape.

£1,200-1,800

299

A MARWAR PORTRAIT OF A MAHARAJA AND A COURTIER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, each figure wearing billowing white coat, elaborate jewellery and turbans, standing in a landscape with hills in the background, inscription in devanagari at the top, framed by green and pink borders, 20 x 13cm (image)

£500-700

300

A MEWAR SCENE FROM THE RAMAYANA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, depicting Rama and Lakshmana in the forest with Hanuman amongst trees and wild animals, with Ravana in the upper right corner, and on the upper left, vignettes depicting Sugriva with two vanaras, Visvamitra in his hermitage King Janaka on his throne, a panel of two lines of devanagari above, 24 x 39.2cm (folio)

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Christie’s London, 30 April 1985, lot 12

For a closely related image in the British Library, see Losty 2008, pl.5

£700-900

301

A NOBLEMAN HAWKING WITH ATTENDANTS, MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, MID 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, the rider wearing orange coat with gold decoration, a hawk in his left hand, three attendants in front, verdant hill landscape in the background, inscriptions in devanagari above and on the reverse, thin red border, 28 x 40.2cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

The inscriptions, naming the subjects, have been read: Rana Ji Sri Saroopsinghji Muktinag; Maharaj Sri Vaisunghji. Maharana Swaroop Singh was ruler of Mewar between 1842-1861.

£700-1,000

302

A TANTRIC RITUAL DRAWING (PANCHMUKHI PATAKA) OF HANUMAN, RAJASTHAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

ink with watercolour on paper, black outlining, the monkey deity with long arched tail, his body combined with other animal vahanas and avatars, including Garuda, Varaha, Hayagriva and a tiger, wearing a skull necklace, his feet trampling on a demon couple, the composition scattered with mantras in purple devanagari script, orange border, the reverse filled with further script and a yantra and coiled cobra motif, 51.5 x 47.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

For another panchmukhi pataka in the Home of Folk Art, Gurgaon, see Aryan 2005, fig.161. See also figs. 163 & 164 for other Hanuman patakas.

£500-800

303

A PAINTED CLOTH COVER (SIRHI), NATHDWARA, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1900

pigment with gold on cloth, of horizontal rectangular form, depicting two maidens with floral offerings in a shrine, flanked by three pairs of gopis each carrying a bowl of further offerings, thin red painted border, framed, 16.5 x 66cm

This painted cloth was probably part of a larger covering for the steps leading up to a shrine. The sirhi was often attached to a covering for a throne (sinhasana). For other examples in the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad, see Irwin and Hall 1979, pls.25, 57 & 59.

£400-600

304

A PAHARI DEVIMAHATMYA SCENE, NORTH-WESTERN INDIA, FIRST HALF

19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, depicting the eight-armed goddess Durga riding her tiger into battle, wielding weapons in each hand agains the asuras, two of whom she has decapitated, black border with yellow bead motifs, framed, 19.5 x 17.2cm

£600-800

305

KRISHNA AND ARJUNA RIDING A CHARIOT, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1800

gouache with gold on paper, laid on card, an attendant depicted walking in front, yellow border and old inscription pasted at the bottom written in English and nasta’liq script, 14.2 x 18.2cm

£400-600

306

A SMALL PAINTING DEPICTING A PAIR OF SHRINES, JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1800

gouache with gold on paper, the two Mughal style pavilions attended by devotees in a verdant setting with a forest in the background, each labelled in gold devanagari, framed, 7.5 x 11.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

£400-600

307

A SCENE FROM THE DEVIMAHATMYA, PAHARI, NORTH-WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 1840

gouache with gold on paper, depicting Durga on her lion fighting two asuras, one decapitated on the ground, framed, 20 x 27cm (image); 23.2 x 30cm (folio)

£1,200-1,500

A SMALL PICHHAVAI DEPICTING ANNAKUTA UTSAVA, NATHDWARA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

pigment on cloth, of rectangular form, depicting Sri Nath Ji in a shrine, piled offerings flanked by priests in front, the river Yamuna in the foreground, later silk lining with the top edge stitched to form a hanging loop, 93 x 85cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

For another pichhavai depicting this subject in the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad, see Talwar & Krishna 1979, no.35, p.38 & pl.41. See also lot 349 in this auction.

Annakuta (Mountain of Food Festival) is a major celebration of the harvest for Hindus, marking the villagers dedicated their harvest to Mount Govardhan.

£600-800

(detail)

309

TWO NARRATIVE SCROLL PAINTINGS, DEPICTING SCENES FROM THE RAMAYANA, BENGAL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

gouache on paper, of long rectangular form, composed of several joined sheets, with a series of scenes vertically arranged, one including Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, Ravana (King of Lanka) and the monster, Surasa, various inscriptions in Bengali and English, the other with figures of Brahma, Vishnu and Siva and numerous scenes with female figures, 172 x 36cm; 227 x 45.5cm approx.

£200-300

310

TWO PAINTINGS OF DESIGNS FOR TEXTILES, NORTHERN INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY

ink, gouache and silver on paper, one depicting five floral bouquets on saffron ground, the other a series of seven floral borders, painted in yellow, framed 11.5 x 15cm (bouquets); 11 x 15cm (borders) inside mount

Provenance: Private collection, London

£100-150

311

A PAINTING DEPICTING 24 VAISHNAVITE TALES, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, each scene in square panel divided by thin yellow border, the events depicting including (top row) Matsya recovering the Vedas, Varaha raising the earth from the cosmic waters, the churning of the ocean and Narasimha disembowelling Hiranyakashipu, framed, 38.5 x 28.3cm (inside mount)

Provenance: Private collection, London

£500-800

312

A PAINTED WOOD BOOKCOVER, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, depicting Ganesha flanked by devotees, the four-armed elephant headed deity seated on a lotus throne, eating sweets with his trunk from a bowl, framed, 12.5 x 23 x 1cm

For a similar wood bookcover in the Home of Folk Art, Gurgaon, attributed to Bikaner, see Aryan 2005, fig.257, p.142.

£250-350

313

A PALACE SCENE, PROBABLY DATIA, CENTRAL INDIA, MID 18TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, depicting a royal couple watching a music performance, a lady receiving a visitor on the left, further scenes in the foreground with men, women and horses, descriptive Sanskrit inscription in devanagari on the reverse with verses numbered 98 and 99, framed, 33 x 45.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Bonhams Knightsbridge, 17 October 2002, lot 162.

£2,000-3,000

314

AN ILLUSTRATION TO

A RASIKAPRIYA

SERIES, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

gouache with ink and gold on paper, depicting maidens rushing out of a palace to hear Krishna playing the flute in the forest, blue inner and red outer border, framed, 23.5 x 34cm (image)

£1,000-1,500

315

SAMGRAHANI SUTRA, MEWAR OR MARWAR, LATE 18TH CENTURY

ink with gouache and gold on paper, fifty four double sided folios of from a dispersed manuscript, devanagari text, thin red borders, the text interspersed with full and part page illuminations, 11 x 25.5cm (each folio)

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired by the vendor in 1971.

A Samgrahani-Sūtra or “Book of Compilations” is a generic name defining a body of texts delineating Jain cosmology, an important topic for the community. Cosmological texts had a didactic purpose, and in some cases, such as the present manuscript, they were also intended to be pleasing to the eye.

Samgrahani-Sūtras provide long descriptions and vivid illustrations of the Jain universe, such as the continents, the oceans, and their inhabitants. The present manuscript contains many of the typical canonical depictions found in such manuscripts, including several diagrams, maps, and cosmological measurement charts, including the image of the cosmos in the form of a gigantic man, the lokapurusa (see inside front cover), the twelve animals symbolizing the lower heavens, different hells with scenes of tortures inflicted upon sinners, planetary deities such as the Sun and the Moon with their directional animals, schematic representations of Mount Meru – a sacred mountain that serves as the axis mundi, and a representation of the six spiritual taints (leśyās) in which six male figures display different colour complexions, indicating the respective states of their souls, determined by karma accumulation.

An unusual illustration depicts the God Śakra (Indra) receiving his envoy and army commander, the goat-headed Harinaigameśi, and eight women (see illustration above). The story refers to Śakra learning about the conception of Mahāvīra in the womb of a woman of the priestly caste. Since all Jinas had to be born in families of the warrior caste, Śakra sends his envoy to remove the embryo and implant it in the womb of Queen Triśalā. This iconography is rarely found in Jain cosmological texts (for another image, see Granoff 2009, pp. 250–251).

For further reading, see Granoff 2009, Del Bonta 2013, Caillat 1981 & Van Alphen 2000 (We are indebted to Isabella Nardi for her assistance with cataloguing this lot).

£7,000-9,000

316

A PORTRAIT OF A SIKH NOBLEMAN, PUNJAB, MID 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, wearing a yellow coat and green turban, seated on a palace terrace attended by a chauri bearer, framed, 19 x 14.3cm

£2,000-3,000

317

A PORTRAIT OF RANJIT SINGH, PUNJAB, CIRCA 1900

gouache on card, depicting the ruler seated in a palace with a landscape beyond with gurudwara in the distance, two old collection stamps on the reverse, thin yellow border, 52.5 x 39.8cm

£2,500-3,500

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A MEWAR SIX SEASONS MANUSRIPT, CIRCA 1880

gouache with gold on paper, depicting Maharana Sajjan Singh in his palace garden, narrow gold border, margins with gold floral decoration on a dark red ground, verso with 17 lines of devanagari in black ink with headers and verse markers in red and gold, 23.5 x 18cm (image), 31.5 x 26cm

Provenance: Private collection, Germany

Maharana Sajjan Singh was only on the throne for ten years because of his excessive drinking. Very few paintings from this period survive due to the introduction of photography in the late nineteenth century (Topsfield 2001, p.283). The young Maharana is riding through his rose garden with attendants. On the reverse is a poem probably written by him which compares the beauty of the rose garden with the nandanvan of Lord Indra, Lord Rama’s garden on the bank of the river Sarayu and Lord Krishna’s favourite garden of Braj.

Other leaves from the same series are illustrated in Topsfield 2001, pp.280-4, Habighorst 2011, pp.17-21, fig.5, Bubbar 2012, pp.48-59, nos.13-15. A leaf from the same series showing Sajjan Singh riding on an elephant through his garden was sold at Sotheby’s, 24 October 2017, lot 389.

‡ £3,000-5,000

319

A MAIDEN WITH ATTENDANTS, MUGHAL, INDIA, CIRCA 1700

gouache with gold on paper, framed by multiple ruled borders, edges trimmed, 15 x 10cm (image); 19 x 14cm (folio)

£400-600

320

SRI NATH JI WITH A DEVOTEE, NATHDWARA, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

gouache on paper, the deity with right hand raised, wearing flared coat and peacock feather crown, inscription in white devanagari at the top, 28 x 19.7cm (main image)

Provenance: Private collection, London

£400-600

321

A PORTRAIT OF MADHO RAO SCINDIA OF GWALIOR, CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 1900

gouache with gold on paper, framed, 20 x 14.5cm (inside mount)

£400-600

322

A TANTRIC PAINTING, RAJASTHAN, WESTERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, depicting a yantra within a lotus border, with central figure of a multi-armed form of Siva, holding various weapons and attributes, a prostrate asura in the verdant landscape below, two bird headed deities on boats in the sky above, yellow and red borders, framed, 27.5 x 20.5cm

£800-1,200

323

RADHA AND KRISHNA ENTER THEIR BEDCHAMBER, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, the couple attended by two women, the ornate pavilion with flower gardens in the foreground and background, 30 x 20cm

£300-500

324

RADHA AND KRISHNA ON THE RIVER YAMUNA, NATHDWARA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1900

gouache with gold on paper, the couple riding on a boat with elephant prow, ghats and village with shrine, well and cattle in the background, inscription in white at the top, surrounded by red border, 25.5 x 33.5cm

£200-300

325

A SCENE FROM THE DEVIMAHATMYA, RAJASTHAN, PROBABLY JAIPUR, CIRCA 1900

gouache with gold on reused paper, depicting the goddess Durga riding her vahana, the tiger, into battle against four demons, assisted by three other goddesses, surrounded by a hilly wooded landscape, a river in the foreground, an inscription in a cartouche above, 31 x 23.5cm (main image)

£300-500

326

A PILGRIMAGE PAINTING OF THE JAGANNATH DEITIES, PURI, ORISSA (NOW ODISHA), EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 1900

gouache with gesso on cloth (patachitra), of rectangular form, depicting the trio, Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra, a pair of lions below, small panels on each side depicting shrines and figures of devotees, surrounded by scrolling foliate border, framed, 29.5 x 34.5cm

Paintings of this type were produced as mementoes for pilgrims.

£150-250

327

A SCENE FROM THE LIFE OF KRISHNA, RAJASTHAN, PROBABLY MEWAR, CIRCA 1800

gouache with gold on paper, the young god seated on a lotus surrounded by the cowherds, while their herd escapes watched by Brahma, the river Yamuna in the foreground, a panel of devanagari script at the top, framed by a red border, framed, 24.5 x 37.5cm (image with text)

£1,200-1,500

328

A RULER, PROBABLY THAKAT SINGH, WORSHIPPING DURGA, MARWAR, JODHPUR, MID 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, the ruler depicted receiving a sword from the four armed goddess, framed, 34.5 x 25.5cm (image)

£1,200-1,500

A LARGE DRAWING DEPICTING RAM SINGH II, MAHARAO OF KOTAH HUNTING, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1840

watercolour and ink on paper, the ruler depicted with his retinue on a parapet, shooting at five tigers in the hilly landscape below, various devanagari inscriptions and sketched details, including a panther, trees, further men and animals and buildings, framed, 49.5 x 72cm approx.

Provenance: Private Collection, London, since 1966.

Drawings of Ram Singh hunting tigers are rare, but there is another in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (inv. no.2013-77-35). For another hunting scene depicting the Maharao of Kotah, in full colour, sold in London recently, see Christie’s, 25 April 2024, lot 108. Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah (r. 1826-1866) is considered the last of the major Rajasthani patrons of court painting, and commissioned a number of large scale paintings of hunting and processions.

£10,000-15,000

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SAT SAI SERIES, MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1720

gouache with gold on paper, red border, three lines of devanagari text in a panel at the top, 22 x 18cm (image with text), 25.3 x 22cm

Provenance: Private collection, Germany

The inscription reads: As she (Radha) wore the garland of maulsiri around her fair complexioned neck, she became extremely radiant. It seems as if the very touch of it thrilled her and she merged with it /The white little finger with red nails and black ring adorning it looks splendid. Beholding this triveni even for a moment gives the eyes of bliss of conjugal love.

Bihari Lal wrote the Sat Sai 1662, and the poetic couplets explore the love of Krishna and Radha. The word triveni refers to the confluence of three sacred rivers, the Ganges, the Saraswati and the Jamuna. With the colour of their waters being white, red and dark respectively as symbolised by the white finger, red nails and black ring of the hero depicted in the painting. For other leaves from this series, see Binney 1968, p.23 no.8, Welch & Beach 1965, no.37a & b and Topsfield 2001, no.144. Another leaf from the same series was offered at Sotheby’s London, 19 October 2016, lot 204. ‡ £1,500-2,500

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A SAT SAI SERIES, MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1720

gouache with gold on paper, red border, two lines of devanagari text in a panel at the top, 21 x 17cm (image with text), 24.6 x 21cm

Provenance: Private collection, Germany

The inscription reads: Radha has adorned her forehead with red bindi and her dishevelled hair are presenting a splendid sight as if Rahu has swallowed the moon as well as the sun.

See footnote to the previous lot.

‡ £1,500-2,500

332

A RELIGIOUS TEACHER WITH HIS DEVOTEES, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1800

gouache with gold on paper, the figure with golden halo, sitting on a rug under a tree, the golden face of the sun rising over the distant hills, depicting rising sun, black border and pale pink margin, 23.4 x 16.6cm (image), 33 x 25.5cm (folio)

£150-250

333

KRISHNA SUBDUING KALIYA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, the youthful deity dancing on the five-headed serpent demon in the river Yamuna, flanked by a pair of nagini in supplication, framed by concentric silver, blue and red borders, 16 x 11cm (image)

£150-250

334

THREE DRAWINGS OF MUSLIM NOBLEMEN, RAJASTHAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

ink and watercolour on paper, two with inscriptions in nasta’liq, each with inscriptions in devanagari on the reverse, framed together 20.5 x 13.5, 17 x 8, 20 x 10.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

The inscription on the painting on the left reads “Shah Muhammad bin Abdallah”; the one on the right reads “Ibn Shah Muhammad bin Abdallah” (son of Shah Muhammad bin Abdallah).

£200-300

335

A JAIN PAINTING DEPICTING THE SIX LESHYAS, PROBABLY MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, 18TH CENTURY

gouache on paper, depicting two figures on the ground and four in the branches with hooked poles to pluck the fruit, each figure labelled in devanagari script, thin yellow border ruled with red lines, mounted, 20.4 x 10.8cm

The figures are labelled as follows (clockwise from top right): Tejo, Padma, Shukla, Kaal, Neel and Kapot. The figures represent various states of mind, as represented by the differing ways they approach the problem of collecting fruit from a tree. The two opposites are the figures at the bottom, Kaal favours cutting down the entire tree, while Shukla is content with collecting fallen fruit.

£800-1,200

336

KRISHNA HIDES THE CLOTHES OF THE GOPIS, KURNOOL, DECCAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on leather, the youthful deity depicted in a tree by the river Yamuna while the naked women plead for the return of their clothes below, labelled with inscriptions in telugu, 35.5 x 25.2cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

The origins of painting on leather in Kurnool are not clear, although Anna Dallapiccola suggests that it derives from the ganjifa playing card tradition. The technique and style is closely related to painting on wood, mostly small boxes, produced in the district during the second half of the 19th century. Other known examples of painting on leather include a number of table place mats, two examples of which were previously sold in these rooms, 8 November 2023, lot 737. There are a number of closely related examples similar to ours in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, as well as circular place mats. See Dallapiccola 2010, pp.212-213. For examples in the Victoria and Albert Museum London, see https://collections.vam.ac.uk/ search/?page=1&page_size=15&q=Karnul

£400-600

of 3)

337

THREE FOLIOS FROM A DISPERSED RAMAYANA MANUSCRIPT, PAHARI, PERHAPS KASHMIR ARTIST, 18TH CENTURY

gouache and ink with gold on paper, of horizontal rectangular form, two with ten, the other twelve lines of devanagari text, with sections written in black, red and gold, each with central illumination, one depicting Brahma on his vahana, the goose, another depicting Rama with Sugriva, the third a prostrate figure being tied, framed with twin orange borders, framed, 15 x 33.5cm approx. each (inside mount)

Provenance: From the collection of the late Mel Calman (1931-1994)

£800-1,200

338

A GROUP OF FOUR FORMS OF DURGA, RAJASTHAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY

four gouache paintings on paper, each inscribed in devanagari script, mounted, 12.5 x 16cm avg. size within mount

£400-600

339

A SHADOW PUPPET, EASTERN DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

painted, cut and pierced vellum, depicting three cobras, their bodies entwined in numerous knots, 66 x 46cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

For related puppets previously sold in these rooms, see 6 November 2023, lot 665, 20 November 2019, lot 211. A closely related puppet is in the Museum of Folk and Tribal Art, Gurgaon, near Delhi, (Aryan 2005, p. 83, no. 152).

£250-350

340

TWO GROUPS OF PAINTINGS DEPICTING HINDU DEITIES, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

ten in all, gouache with silver and gold on paper, one group depicting Narasimha with Hiranyakasipu, Vishnu with Lakshmi on the serpent raft, Parashurama and Lava(?), son of Rama, each mounted on card and inscribed in devanagari on the reverse, the other group with blue and orange borders, depicting Varaha, a Sivalingam, Narasimha, Krishna, Ganga and another goddess riding on a dog, 16 x 12.5cm and smaller (image)

Provenance: Private collection, Northern England

£200-300 (part lot)

(1 of 4)

341

AN ENTHRONED COUPLE, DATIA, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

gouache with ink and gold on paper, from a ragamala series, seated on a palace verandah attended by female chauri-bearers and musicians, a panel of six lines of devanagari script above, mounted, 25 x 17cm (image)

For a similar image, of Bhairav Raga, in the Allahabad Museum, see Ebeling 1972, no.191, p.242.

£800-1,200

342

A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900

depicting the youthful Krishna, eating butter, with female attendant, framed, 29 x 25cm

For a similar scene, see Dallapiccola 2017, no.1.9, p.52-53.

£120-180

343

A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900

depicting Rama decapitating King Ravana of Lanka, framed, 29 x 25cm

£120-180

344

A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF LADY WITH A GOOSE, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900

seated on an ornate European style chair, holding the bird on her lap, framed, 59 x 44cm

For a similar scene depicting a lady, possibly a courtesan, with a dove, see Dallapiccola 2017, no.2.17, p.166.

£300-500

345

A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING DEPICTING BALAKRISHNA ON SHESHA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900

the infant deity shown seated under the five headed serpent sucking his toe, floral border, framed, 59.5 x 44cm

For a near identical depiction of this scene, see Dallapiccola 2017, no.1.8, p.50-51

£300-500

346

A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING DEPICTING BALAKRISHNA WITH A PAT OF BUTTER, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900

the young deity seated on a throne behind ornamental gates in a courtyard, surrounded by attendants, framed, 55 x 40cm

£300-500

347

A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF KRISHNA BREASTFED BY YASHODA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900

the pair flanked by Corinthian columns and a draped curtain, framed, 59 x 43.5cm

For another version of this scene, see Dallapiccola 2017, no.1.5, p.44-45

£300-500

348

A REVERSE GLASS PAINTING DEPICTING YASHODA AND KRISHNA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900

Yashoda milking the cow, while the infant god profers his cup, framed, 60 x 44cm

£300-500

A SMALL PICHHAVAI DEPICTING ANNAKUTA UTSAVA, NATHDWARA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

pigment with silver on cloth, depicting two priests at a Sri Nath Ji shrine with offerings in the foreground, the river filled with lotuses below, the sides and upper edges with a series of panels depicting further images of the deity, surrounded by an outer border of scrolling roses, the fabric stitched at the top for a pole, 69 x 45.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

See footnote to lot 308.

£300-500

350

A COMPANY SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF A DEWAN, BENGAL, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

watercolour on paper, in the style of Sheikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, wearing white robes and turban, holding a document in his left hand, captioned in English at the bottom, framed, 25 x 18cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

£150-200

351

SEVEN COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTINGS OF CHARACTERS AND TRADES, PATNA, MID 19TH CENTURY

gouache on mica, depicting a dressmaker, a lady in a palanquin, a garland seller, a potter, a swordsmith, a clerk and a fruit seller, each framed, 14.7 x 11.5cm and smaller

£250-350

(1 of 3)

352

THREE COMPANY SCHOOL WATERCOLOURS DEPICTING TRADESMEN, PATNA, INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

watercolour on paper, each inscribed in English, depicting a teacher with pupils, a metalsmith and a travelling merchant, framed, 22.5 x 18.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, London

£400-600

353

A TIGER HUNT, ANGLO-INDIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

watercolour on paper, in the style of Samuel Howitt’s Oriental Field Sports, indistinct old caption pasted on the back, framed, 22 x 34cm inside mount

£100-150

(part lot)

A COMPANY SCHOOL PAINTING OF INLAY WORK IN THE TAJ MAHAL, AGRA, LATE 18TH CENTURY

watercolour on J. Whatman paper, watermarked 1794, depicting the pietra dura work on the top of the cenotaph of Shah Jahan in the Taj Mahal, inscribed in ink: Upon the Top of the King’s Cenotaph above…, 36.7 x 36.2cm (image); 48.5 x 65cm (folio)

Provenance: Edward Strachey (1774-1832), thence by descent; Private collection, London, 1975-2023.

Published: Four Rivers from Eden: Works of Art and Paintings from the Islamic and Indian World, Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch 2023, no.73

This painting is thought to have been commissioned or purchased during Edward Strachey’s tour of Northern India, from Calcutta to Poona in 1798. Strachey was the second son of Sir Henry Strachey, private secretary to Robert Clive, and was a noted scholar in India until 1810, when he came to England where he remained until his death in 1832. This painting is one of a group from his collection, depicting the inlay work on the Taj Mahal, nine others of which were sold in London in 1975 (Christie’s, 4 December 1975).

£3,000-5,000

(1 of 6)

355

AFTER WILLIAM TAYLER (1800-1899)

‘THE MANNERS & CUSTOMS OF THE INDIANS AND ANGLO-INDIANS’ set of six hand coloured lithographs, engraved by Jules Bouvier (fl.1842-1865), published 1st February 1842 by T. McLean, Haymarket, London, each framed, 27 x 21cm

The scenes are entitled: 1. The Young Civilian’s Toilet, 2. The Young Lady’s Toilet, 3. The Breakfast, 4. The Women Grinding at the Mill, 5. The Sunyasees, 6. The Village Barber

£300-500

356

GRAHAM DAY, BRITISH (b.1946)

marbled portrait of Farrukhsiyar (1712-1719), watercolour and gold paint on old laid paper, multiple line borders, stamped by the artist, 25 x 17.4cm (image)

In this painting executed during the 1980s, the artist created an interpretation of a Mughal painting in the British Museum (1920,0917,0.222). For further detail on his interest in marbling, see http://grahamday.co.uk/solo-exhibitions/selected-works-from-the-1990s/ ⊕ £100-150

357

AFTER JOHAN ZOFFANY, R.A.

‘COLONEL MORDAUNT’S COCK MATCH’ mezzotint with later hand colouring, caption beneath the image reading: ‘At Lucknow in the Province of Oude, in the year 1786, at which were present several High and Distinguished Personages; J. Zoffany pinxt.; R Earlom sculp. London’, framed, main image: 40.5 x 57cm (image)

£500-700

358

THOMAS DANIELL (BRITISH 1749-1840)

‘PART OF CHERINGHEE, CALCUTTA’ hand coloured acquatint from ‘Oriental Scenery II’, engraved by Thomas and Wiliam Daniell, published by Thomas Daniell, August 1798, framed, 42.2 x 60cm (image)

Chowringhee is the grandest thoroughfare in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) lining the east side of the Esplanade (or Maidan). Daniell wrote: ‘The houses, which are of brick, stuccoed, and afterwards coloured, are inhabirted by opulent English gentlemen, and are well constructed to counteract, as much as possible, the inconveniences of so hot a climate.’

(Archer 1980, no.96)

£250-350

359

THOMAS DANIELL (BRITISH 1749-1840)

VIEW ON THE CHITPORE ROAD, CALCUTTA hand coloured acquatint from ‘Oriental Scenery II’, engraved by Thomas and William Daniell, published by Thomas Daniell, August 1797, framed, 42.5 x 60cm (image)

Thomas Daniell wrote of this scene: ‘In this view on the Chitpore road (taken in the Monsoon season) appears the house of a native Bengal merchant: the style of architecture is Mohommedan, except in the turret, which is an unsuccessful attempt at the Grecian… Part of a Bazar, or market, is seen, and a small Hindoo temple of modern construction’ (Archer 1980, p.139-140, no.98. For another example of this image, from the Peter Millett Collection, sold in these rooms, see Wednesday 9th November 2022, lot 327.

£300-500

360

THOMAS DANIELL (BRITISH 1749-1840)

‘GOVINDA RAM MITTEE’S PAGODA, CALCUTTA’ hand coloured acquatint from ‘Oriental Scenery II’, engraved by Thomas and William Daniell, published by Thomas Daniell, August 1798, framed, 42.2 x 60cm (image)

Govinda Ram Mittee was a Hindu merchant, and the building was described by Daniell as ‘modern’ at the time of his visit and never completely finished. See Archer 1980, no.97, pp.139-140.

£300-500

361

THOMAS DANIELL (BRITISH 1749-1840)

‘THE TAJE MAHEL, AT AGRA’ hand coloured acquatint from ‘Oriental Scenery I’, engraved by Thomas Daniell, published by Robert Bowyer, July 1796, framed, 43 x 60cm (image)

Daniell wrote about this scene: ‘The Gate is of red stone and white marble, elegantly ornamented. The Spandrels over the arches are decorated with folliage of various coloured stones inlaid’ (Archer 1980, no.27) Evidently, as Mildred Archer suggests, he received some criticism for focusing on the gate, rather than the famous tomb itself. He made up for this by publishing two prints of the tomb in 1801.

£300-500

THOMAS DANIELL (BRITISH 1749-1840)

‘EASTERN GATE OF THE JUMMAH MUSJID AT DELHI’ hand coloured acquatint from ‘Oriental Scenery I’, engraved by Thomas Daniell, published by Robert Bowyer, March 1795, framed, 43 x 60cm (image)

This is probably one of the best known Daniell images. The Jami Masjid in Delhi is not only one of the most important sites in the city, but also one of the greatest Mughal monuments in the subcontinent. Daniell wrote: ‘The materials are of reddish stone, brought from the neighbouring Mewat hills, and white Cashmerian marble. The spires on the small domes are gilt. The folding doors are overed with brass, very neatly ornamented with a regular design in basso relievo. The whole is of excellent workmanship.’ (Archer 1980, no.36).

£300-400

363

LANCELOT RIBEIRO (1933-2010)

Untitled oil on board, framed signed and dated ‘Ribeiro ‘64’ upper left 31 x 23.5cm

Provenance: This item was donated to an Oxfam shop in southern England in 2023 and is being sold by them to raise money for the charity. Born in 1933 into a Catholic family in Bombay, Lancelot Ribeiro spent his childhood between Bombay and Goa. He first came to Britain in 1950 and then settled in London in 1962 with his half-brother, the artist Francis Newton Souza. Over the next sixty years, Ribeiro produced a diverse body of work that included expressionist landscapes exemplified by the present lot painted in 1964. Ribeiro’s architectonic landscapes from this period were characterised by tumbling down buildings rendered in bold black outlines heightened with flashes of colour. During the 1970s and 1980s Ribeiro lectured on Indian art and culture at the Commonwealth Institute and was a founder member of the Indian Painters’ Collective, the multicultural Rainbow Art Group and the Indian Artists UK group. Ribeiro exhibited in mixed and solo shows including the Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton (1973), Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal (1978), Leicestershire Museum of Art and Culture, Leicester (1986) and Camden Art Centre, London (1987). A major retrospective of the artist’s work Restless Ribeiro was held at Asia House, London in 2013 and from 2016-2017, Retracing Ribeiro was a project devised by the British Museum, Burgh House and the V&A that explored the artist’s legacy.

£600-800

364

A SINHALESE BRASS FIGURE OF A KANDYAN NOBLEMAN, NEGOMBO, SRI LANKA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

wearing wide cap and red glass inlaid buttons and rings, on square base, 15.5cm

Although unmarked, this figure is very likely the work of V. Vallipuram and Sons of Negombo. See 11 May 2022, lot 154 for other examples sold in these rooms.

£200-300

366

365

A BRASS FIGURE OF A KANDYAN NOBLEMAN, NEGOMBO, SRI LANKA, CIRCA 1900

wearing pointed shoes and long scarf, on square base, 14.5cm

This figure is stamped V. Vallipuram and Sons of Negombo. See 11 May 2022, lot 154 for other examples sold in these rooms.

£150-250

A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF A KANDYAN CHIEF, SRI

LANKA, 19TH CENTURY

the elongated figure standing on circular base, with right hand raised, his left holding his sword, his face with beard and moustache, wearing domed crown, 73cm

This is possibly a figure of King Vikrama Rajasinha (1798-1815), For a related bronze figure in the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, see inv. no. P.2002.05.2. Vikrama Rajasinha was the last in the line of Kandyan Kings, deposed by the British who had exploited divisions within the court. He was imprisoned in South India where he died fifteen years later.

£800-1,200

368

A LARGE INLAID BRASS TRAY, KANDY, SRI LANKA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

of lobed circular form, the central hamsa medallion raised in low relief, surrounded by radiating band of alternating copper and silver inlaid scrolling arabesques, a lotus border and a further wide band of copper and silver arabesques in a radiating trellis, the raised lip with similar inlaid decoration, 4cm high; 71cm diam.

For other examples of this distinctive Sinhalese metalwork, see Untracht 1993, nos.215-217, p.104.

£400-600

367 ◉

A SINHALESE WORKBOX, SRI LANKA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

ebony, inlaid with porcupine quill and ivory, the hinged lid opening to reveal engraved ivory crest with maker’s(?) name, Cotuwagodde: Matura [Matara]: Ceylon, and a removable wood tray with nine lidded compartments, 11 x 31 x 24.5cm

For a similar workbox in the Victoria and Albert Museum, formerly in the possession of Queen Mary, see inv. no. IM.3-1933 (https://collections.vam.ac.uk/ item/O114449/workbox-unknown/)

£500-800

369

A BRONZE WATER POT, SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY

on three small bulbous feet, the sides deeply engraved with a register of figures holding a leafy branches in each hand, 13cm high, 19cm diam.

£200-300

A MARBLE STANDING FIGURE OF BUDDHA, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), 19TH CENTURY his right hand raised in abhaya mudra, his left holding a fold of his cloak, traces of lacquer and gilding, mounted, 101.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Kensington, London

£1,200-1,800

371

A CARVED AND PAINTED MARBLE HEAD OF BUDDHA, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), CIRCA 1900

with elongated earlobes, red painted lips and black painted arched eyebrows, tightly curled black painted hair and usnisa with bud shaped finial, mounted, 43cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Kensington, London

£1,000-1,500

372

A HARIPUNJAYA FRAGMENTARY HEAD OF A MALE DEITY, NORTHERN THAILAND, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY

terracotta, with long moustache, beard and flared tiara with incised decoration, mounted on stand, attached to blue velvet panel, 12.5cm high

Provenance: Private collection. Acquired by the vendor’s father at Roland, Browse and Delbanco, Cork Street, London, in April 1967.

For other terracotta sculptures in this style, see Boisselier 1975, pls.109 & 110.

£600-900

373

A CHAM GREY STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, VIETNAM, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

with full lips, arched eyebrows and curled hair with tiered conical usnisa, mounted

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor in London in the 1980s.

For a head of a monk in related style from the site of Dong Duong, south of Da Nang, see Guillon 2001, cat.23, p.83

£1,000-1,500

374

AN AYUTHIA GREY SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

with elongated features, arched eyebrows, downward gaze and tightly curled hair with band, mounted, 27cm

Provenance: Private collection, Kensington, London

For a closely related stone Buddha head at Wat Pra Rup, Suphanburi, see Boisselier 1975, pl.127, p.168.

£1,200-1,500

A KHMER GREY SANDSTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHELTERED BY MUCALINDA, CAMBODIA, 12TH/13TH CENTURY

seated in sattvasana on the coiled body of the multi-headed naga, his hands in dhyana mudra, wearing pendent earrings, flared crown and conical headdress, mounted, 49cm high

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor 18 November 1985 from Yvonne Moreau-Gobard, Paris (a copy of the invoice is sold with this lot). For a larger version of this popular form of Buddha in Cambodia, in the National Museum of Phnom Penh (inv. no. 985), see Dalsheimer 2001, no.66, p.148.

£5,000-7,000

376

A CHAM FRAGMENTARY FIGURE OF A RAKSHASA, VIETNAM, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

grey sandstone, with bulging eyes, wide lips and long curling hair, wearing pleated sampot gathered at the waist, mounted, 40cm high approx.

£800-1,200

377

A BRONZE HAND OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 14TH CENTURY OR LATER

with long slender fingers, 26.5cm long

The unfinished underside suggests that this hand was on the Buddha’s lap in dhyana mudra.

£300-500

378

A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, MANDALAY, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), 19TH CENTURY

with serene expression, his ears with elongated lobes, the tightly curled hair with dome-shaped usnisa and band around forehead, mounted, 29cm high

Provenance: Private European collection

For a complete figure in similar style, now in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, see Fraser-Lu & Stadtner 2015, no.42, p.170-171.

£800-1,200

379

A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

with elongated earlobes, tightly curled hair and tall flame usnisa, mounted, 36.5cm

£800-1,200

A KHMER TORSO OF A FEMALE DEITY, CAMBODIA, 12TH/13TH CENTURY

standing erect on a rectangular base, wearing pleated sampot, mounted, 69cm high

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor 18 November 1985 from Yvonne Moreau-Gobard, Paris (a copy of the invoice is sold with this lot).

£6,000-8,000

A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, LAOS, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

seated in sattvasana on a raised faceted throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, with elongated earlobes, arched eyebrows and pointed flame usnisa, 37cm high

For a similar Laotian bronze Buddha, see Lopetcharat 2001, p.225.

£1,200-1,500

382

A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), LATE AVA PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

seated in padmasana on a waisted raised lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, with elongated earlobes and tightly curled hair with bud-shaped usnisa, 55cm high

For a closely related, smaller Buddha image in the National Museum, Yangon (Rangoon), see Fraser-Lu & Stadner 2015, no.33, p.152-153.

£2,500-3,500

384

A CHIEN SENG BRONZE FRAGMENT DEPICTING BUDDHA, THAILAND, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY

383

A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA WITH MUCALINDA, THAILAND, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

seated in sattvasana on a lotus throne, resting on the coiled scaled body of the Nagaraja, his hands in dhyana mudra, his head with inlaid eyes and tightly curled hair, topped with flame usnisa, 117cm high

£2,000-3,000

his tunic hanging over his left shoulder, with arched eyebrows and elongated earlobes, his tightly curled hair surmounted by flame usnisa, mounted

£400-600

385

A SMALL BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

with elongated earlobes, tightly curled hair and pointed flame usnisa, 13cm

£150-250

386

A KHMER BRONZE RELIQUARY, CAMBODIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY

the bowl on flared rim foot, the domed lid with bud finial 20.5cm high

Provenance: Formerly in an American collection

£400-600

387

A LACQUERED GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 18TH CENTURY

standing with right hand raised in abhaya mudra, his left holding a fold of his cloak, his elongated earlobes with pendant earrings, wearing a flared crown surmounted by tiered pointed usnisa, mounted, 55cm high

£800-1,200

388

A KHMER BRONZE BOTTLE, CAMBODIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY

of bulbous form, on flared ring foot, with ridge waisted neck and flared opening 22.5cm high

Provenance: Formerly in an American collection

£300-500

389

A MAJAPAHIT BRONZE FRAGMENT, JAVA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY

in the form of a hand of a deity holding two diminutive monkeys, mounted, 8cm high

£400-600

391

A MAJAPAHIT BRONZE BOWL, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY

of wide shallow form, with stepped well and flared overhanging lip, the side and base with ridge decoration, the underside with three flattened bun feet, 7.5cm high; 30.5cm diam.

£300-500

393

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBUPATI BUDDHA, BURMA (MYANMAR), 18TH/19TH CENTURY

seated in padmasana on a raised tiered throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, his body flanked by billowing leaf motifs, his crown fringed with large leaf motifs arranged around the tall pointed usnisa, 28cm high

This form of Buddha with the very elaborate crown is particularly popular in Burma. The story is told that the Buddha so impressed the Indian king Jambupati with his splendid crowned appearance that he was converted to Buddhism. For a similar Jambupati Buddha in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see inv. no. IS 41.1994 (https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68516/ sculpture-sculpture-unknown/)

£300-400

A SUKHOTAI OR SAWANKHALOK BOWL, THAILAND, 14TH CENTURY

underglaze black painted pottery, the well with five spur marks and roundel depicting a semi abstract animal, three concentric circles on lip, a further two underneath, 6.5cm high; 24.4cm diam.

£200-300

A SUKHOTAI OR SAWANKHALOK BOWL, THAILAND, 14TH CENTURY

underglaze black painted pottery, the interior with bold semi-abstract brushed vegetal design, similar decoration on the outer sides, 5.5cm high; 21.5cm diam.

For a bowl with similar vegetal decoration, see Brown et al. 1977, no.118.

£200-300

394

A SUKHOTAI OR SAWAKHALOK BOWL, THAILAND, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY

underglaze painted coarse-grained earthenware, the well with five spur marks, the roundel decorated with an animal with speckled coat, twin lines painted inside and under the rim, 7cm high, 24cm diam.

For a bowl of similar form with vegetal decoration, see Brown et al. 1977, no.154.

£200-300

395

FIVE SAWANKHALOK POTTERY VESSELS, THAILAND, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

comprising four jars and a round box with lid, each underglaze painted in cobalt in Chinese style, 7 x 8.5cm (average size)

£500-800

397

FOUR

BALINESE BETEL CUTTERS, INDONESIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY

each hinged with twin handles, iron blade and animal head finial, three of iron with silver sheathed handles, two of these decorated with silver damascene, the fourth of brass, 21cm long and smaller

For similar Balinese cutters from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, see Brownrigg 1991, p.115-119.

£300-400

396

A PARCEL GILT SILVER BUCKLE, MALAYSIA, 19TH CENTURY

of lobed oval form, with intricate decoration in relief depicting various figures, a ship and birds amidst densely scrolling flowering leafy tendrils around a central floral medallion depicting a mythical lion(?), twin loops at the back, 7 x 9.5cm

£150-250

398

A FIGURE OF A FURNITURE MAKER, PEGU, BURMA, CIRCA 1900

bronze, in two sections, the figure seated on a bamboo stool, wearing sarong and jacket, his hair gathered in a topknot, holding a piece of rope, 11cm high

£100-150

399

TWO SMALL CARVED WOOD FIGURES, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), CIRCA 1900

each standing on a lotus base, wearing coat and turban, with one hand raised, 22.5cm

£120-150

401

A MODEL BOAT, MOLUCCAS (MALUKU), INDONESIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

made of numerous individual clove buds stitched together, the decks made of wood, with three masts, various riggings and sails, and stylised figures on the decks, modern stand and display case, 42 x 73 x 9cm approx.

£400-600

400

AN ANGLO-BURMESE CARVED WOOD WALL BRACKET, CIRCA 1900

the lobed shelf supported by a crouching figure flanked by a pair of mythical nats, the openwork back panel carved with a pair of mythical lions amidst leafy foliage, fragment of old label on the reverse, 55 x 36 x 17.5cm

Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired by the vendor as a gift in 1995.

£200-300

402

A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF THAGYA-MIN, BURMA (MYANMAR), 19TH CENTURY

wearing tall crown and billowing robes, his left hand raised, mounted, 73cm

Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer, 15 February 2007 (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot).

Exhibited and Published: Irridescence from the East, Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, 2006

Thagya-Min is the king of the nats, animist deities worshipped in Burma since long before the arrival of Buddhism in the country. The two belief systems co-exist and overlap and Thagya-Min is often depicted in Buddhist temples.

£300-400

403

A WOVEN SILK SASH, LAOS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, the crimson ground decorated with polychrome registers of geometric stylised animals, plants, buildings and abstract shapes, long tassels at one end, mounted, 114 x 42cm (on mount)

£200-300

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

SECTION A

1. INTRODUCTION

The following notes are intended to assist Bidders and Buyers, particularly those who are inexperienced or new to our saleroom. The sale of goods at our auctions are governed by our Terms of Sale (for Live Auctions or Online Auctions as applicable), our Privacy Policy, the Important Information for Buyers, and any notices that are displayed in our saleroom or announced by the Auctioneer (in the case of a Live Auction) or displayed on any Listing for a Lot in our Online Auction catalogue (in the case of an Online Auction) (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions of Business”). The Terms and Conditions of Business are available for inspection on our Website and at our saleroom on request. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything in our Terms and Conditions of Business that you do not fully understand.

Please make sure that you read the applicable Terms of Sale carefully before bidding. If your bid is successful, you will be obliged to comply with our Terms of Sale.

2. AGENCY

As Auctioneers we usually act on behalf of the Seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed. If you buy at auction your Contract for your purchase of the goods is with the Seller, not with us as Auctioneer.

3. ESTIMATES

Estimates are designed to help you gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular Lot. Estimates may change and should not be thought of as the Lot’s value or predicted sale price. The lower Estimate may represent the Reserve price (the minimum price for which a Lot may be sold) and will not be below the Reserve price. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the auction and may be altered by a saleroom notice or announcement by the Auctioneer before the auction of the Lot (for Live Auctions), or on the Listing for a Lot in our Online Auction catalogue before the auction of the Lot (for Online Auctions). They represent a matter of opinion and are not definitive.

4 BUYER’S PREMIUM

The Terms of Sale oblige you to pay a Buyer’s Premium at 25% on the Hammer Price of each Lot purchased. The Buyer’s Premium is subject to VAT at the standard rate (currently 20%).

5. VAT

The following paragraphs are intended to give general advice on VAT for items purchased at auction. We have covered the common situations, and this may not be comprehensive. We are unable to offer Tax advice and we suggest you seek independent advice if you require clarifications or further information.

5.1 Items in our catalogue may be marked in the following ways:

(a) (†) indicates that VAT is payable by the Buyer on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium. VAT will be chargeable at the standard rate (presently 20%) for most Lots. Qualifying books will be charged at 0%. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because the Seller is registered for VAT within the UK and is not operating the Dealers’ Margin Scheme on their consignment to us.

(b) (‡) indicates that the Lot has been imported from outside the UK using customs Temporary Admissions procedures. Import VAT of 5% (reduced rate due to nature of the Lot) is due on the Hammer Price and an amount in lieu of VAT at 20% will be included in the Buyer’s Premium. This VAT on the Buyer’s Premium cannot be itemised separately on our invoices. The successful Bidder and therefore Buyer of the Lot will become its importer.

(c) (Ω) indicates that the Lot has been imported from outside the UK using customs Temporary Admissions procedures. Import VAT of 20% (higher rate) is due on the Hammer Price and an amount in lieu of VAT at 20% will be included in the Buyer’s Premium. This VAT on the Buyer’s Premium cannot be itemised separately on our invoices. The successful Bidder and therefore Buyer of the Lot will become its importer.

(d) Lots which do not display one of the above symbols (referred to herein as unmarked Lots) have no VAT payable on the Hammer Price. This is because such Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. Therefore, an amount in lieu of VAT at the standard rate is included within the Premium and will not be shown separately on our invoice or be recoverable as input Tax.

5.2 For the items marked (‡) or (Ω), Buyers registered for VAT in the UK should notify us as soon as possible after the sale so that we can correctly instruct our shipping agents to complete the import into the UK under the Buyer’s VAT registration and HMRC can issue a form C79. The charge on our invoice for the import VAT is not sufficient evidence to make a claim for the import VAT.

6. REFUNDS OF VAT

6.1 For Buyers from outside the UK, the VAT charged on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s Premium or included in lieu of VAT in the Buyer’s Premium can be refunded so long as the Buyer has:

(a) registered to bid with an address outside the UK; and

(b) discussed with us the proof of export we require and the timeframes to complete the export.

6.2 Once we are satisfied that the requirements referred to in Clause 1.6.1 have been met, and with the proof of export provided, the following VAT will be refunded:

(a) For Lots marked (†): The VAT on the Hammer Price and on the Buyer’s Premium.

(b) For Lots marked (‡) and (Ω): the import VAT and, the VAT in lieu in the Buyer’s Premium.

(c) For unmarked Lots: the amount in lieu of VAT in the Buyer’s Premium.

6.3 To enable us to refund the VAT charged correctly we normally require the use of our international shippers to assist with the required paperwork. For private Buyers, we will only be able to refund the VAT if our shippers are used for the export of the Lot outside the UK.

7. REINVOICING SALES

For unmarked Lots, you can request a Lot to be reinvoiced outside the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme. VAT at 20% will be charged on the Hammer Price and the VAT on the Buyer’s Premium will be itemised separately on our invoice. This will enable a VAT registered business to reclaim all the VAT. Please note that the item will no longer be eligible to be sold in the Margin Scheme. We recommend you seek advice before proceeding. Requests must be made within 6 months of the sale and certain conditions apply.

8. INSPECTION OF GOODS BY THE BUYER

As we act on behalf of the Seller, we are dependent on information provided by the Seller about their goods. We may inspect Lots and will act reasonably in taking a general view about them. However, we are normally unable to carry out detailed examinations of Lots to check their condition in the way a Buyer would do. You will have the opportunity to inspect the goods (upon request). Where a Lot is made available for inspection, we strongly recommend that you inspect any Lots that you are interested in prior to bidding at the auction. Please carefully note the exclusion of liability for the condition of Lots set out in the Terms of Sale for Online Auctions at Clause 22.5 and the Terms of Sale for Live Auctions at Clause 18.5.

9. GOODS WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

These are sold as “antiques” for their historical and decorative attributes, and for collection and display only. They are not intended for use. If you buy goods with electrical components and intend to use them, you must ask a qualified electrician to check them for compliance with safety regulations before you use them.

10. ENDANGERED SPECIES

If you intend to buy goods which contain endangered species, you need to find out if there is a prohibition on the purchase of goods of that character. For goods containing elephant ivory, you also need to satisfy yourself that they have been correctly registered or certified and meet the exemption conditions under applicable legislation.

11. EXPORT OF GOODS

If you intend to export goods you must find out:

11.1 whether an export licence is needed; and

11.2 if there is a prohibition on exporting goods of that character outside of the UK or on importing goods of that character in your intended country of import such as because the goods contain prohibited materials such as elephant ivory or other protected flora and fauna.

12. BIDDING

Bidders will be required to register with us before the auction starts. We Reserve the right to impose a deadline prior to the auction by which you must register or by which we must receive a commission bid. If you wish to bid on high value Lots this deadline may be several days before the auction in order to allow us sufficient time to carry out the necessary checks. Lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone or online bidding. You will need to provide us with proof of your identity in a form acceptable to us and such other information as we may require. Please note that we may refuse to register you if you do not provide us with all the information and documentation that we ask for or at our discretion.

13. BIDDING PLATFORMS

We offer free online bidding directly through our Website (www.olympiaauctions. com). You may also bid using an independent Bidding Platform. Bidders using an independent Bidding Platform or service should note that the platform may impose an additional fee or charge, which will be added to the total amount payable in the event your bid is successful. Please refer to the terms and conditions on the relevant independent platform for rates.

14. FINANCIAL CHECKS

As Auctioneers we may have to conduct various checks into our customers under the Money Laundering Legislation, under sanctions legislation and other related legislation. Unless we confirm we already have this information, on registration to bid you will be required to provide the following:

(a) For individuals, official photo identification (driving licence, passport or equivalent) and proof of address (if this is not included in your ID document).

(b) For corporate entities, the certificate of incorporation (or equivalent) with the entity’s official name, registered number (if any) and registered address, as well as details and ID documentation for directors and beneficial owners of the entity.

(c) For trusts and estates, details and ID documentation for executors/trustees and details of beneficiaries: please contact us for further information.

14.1 You may be asked for further information if we deem this necessary.

14.2 If you are bidding for another person (your Principal) you will be required to provide the above information for yourself and your Principal, along with a signed letter from your Principal authorising you to bid on his/her behalf.

14.3 If you require further information about ID requirements, please contact enquiries@olympiaauctions.com. If we deem that you have not provided sufficient information for us to complete our anti-money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions checks to our satisfaction, we may refuse to register you to bid and we may postpone completion of or cancel any Contract made by you and the Seller in the event you have made a successful bid.

15. COMMISSION BIDDING

You may leave commission bids with us indicating the maximum amount to be bid against a Lot (excluding the Buyer’s Premium and/or any applicable VAT). We will execute commission bids as cheaply as possible having regard to the Reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two Buyers submit identical commission bids, we may prefer the first bid received (where this can be reasonably ascertained). Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for the leaving of commission bids by telephone or fax/email or via our Website or online Bidding Platform.

16. METHODS OF PAYMENT

16.1 Online: Payment can be made at www.olympiaauctions.com/payments.

16.2 Cheque: Usually any cheques will need to be cleared before you can take the goods away. We require seven days to clear sterling cheques unless special arrangements have been made in advance of the sale.

16.3 Bank Transfer: Payments must be received from a bank account held in the name of the person or entity named on the invoice for the Lot.

16.4 Cash: £6,000 and “card holder not present” payments above £2,000 cannot be accepted.

16.5 Credit Card payments in person: Payments above £6,000 cannot be accepted.

16.6 Debit card payments in person: Payments are without limit.

17. COLLECTION AND STORAGE

Please note what the applicable Terms of Sale say about collection and storage (see Clause 13 of the Terms of Sale for Live Auctions and Clause 15 of the Terms of Sale for Online Auctions). It is important that you pay for and collect goods promptly. Any delay may involve you having to pay storage charges. You (or your agent) must bring photographic ID for collection. Please note that collection may be made during working hours only, usually Monday to Friday 09:30 to 17:00.

18. POTENTIAL CANCELLATION RIGHTS

If you purchase a Lot in an Online Auction as a Consumer in the UK or EU from a Seller who is a Trader, you may have a right to cancel your purchase of that Lot from the day of the auction up to the day which is 14 days after the date on which you take possession of the Lot. You may also have the right to cancel Services provided by us. Further information is set out in the Terms of Sale for Online Auctions.

CATALOGUING PRACTICE

SECTION B

1.

Please note that all measurements are approximate and that illustrations are not to scale. The condition of a Lot is not usually included in catalogue descriptions, and no assumptions should be made in the absence of this information. Condition reports are available on request.

2. CERAMICS

Obvious faults may be recorded in italics at the end of a description for ceramics.

3.CLOCKS AND WATCHES

All Lots are sold “as is” and the absence of any reference to the condition of a clock or watch does not imply that the Lot is in good condition and without defects, repairs or restorations. Most clocks and watches have been repaired in the course of their normal lifetime and may now incorporate parts not original to them. Furthermore, we make no representation or warranty that any clock or watch is in working order. As clocks and watches often contain fine and complex mechanisms, the Bidder should be aware that a general service, change of battery or further repair work, for which the Buyer is solely responsible, may be necessary. The Bidder should be aware that the importation of watches such as Rolex, Frank Muller and Corum into the United States is highly restricted. These watches may not be shipped to the USA and can only be imported personally.

4. DISPLAY ACCESSORIES

Please note that armour stands and many of the display mounts used in the catalogue(s) and the sale exhibition(s) do not form part of the Lot unless stated in the catalogue, though they may be made available to the successful Buyer of the relevant Lot(s). Please contact us for prices and further details.

5. FIREARMS

Please note that all bore sizes are approximate.

6.

JEWELLERY

It is common practice for many gemstones to be treated by a variety of methods to enhance their appearance and the international jewellery trade has generally accepted these methods. Although heat enhancement of colour is usually permanent, in some cases this could affect the durability of a gemstone. Oiled gemstones may need reoiling after a certain period. If no gemmological report is published in the catalogue, prospective Buyers should be aware that the gemstones or pearls could have been enhanced by some method.

7. PHOTOGRAPHS

In addition to the explanations set out below regarding categorising terms for works, please note the following. The date given is that of the image (negative). Where no further date is given, this indicates that the photographic print is vintage (the term “vintage” may also be included in the Lot description). A vintage photograph is one which was made within approximately 5–10 years of the negative. Where a second, later date appears, this refers to the date of printing. Where the exact printing date is not known, but understood to be printed later, "printed later" will appear in the Lot description.

Unless otherwise specified, dimensions given are those of the piece of paper on which the image is printed, including any margins. Some photographs may appear in the catalogue without the margins illustrated.

All photographs are sold unframed unless stated otherwise in the Lot description.

8. PICTURES

A work catalogued with the name(s) or recognised designation of an artist, without any qualification, is, in our opinion, a work by the artist. In other cases, the following expressions with the following meanings are used:

(a) “Attributed to”: means in our opinion it is probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.

(b) “Studio of ” or "workshop of ”: means in our opinion a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist, possibly under his supervision.

(c) “Circle of ”: means in our opinion a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence.

(d) “Follower of ”: means in our opinion a work executed in the artist's style but not necessarily by a pupil.

(e) “Manner of ”: means in our opinion a work executed in the artist's style but of a later date.

(f) “After”: means in our opinion a copy (of any date) of a work of the artist.

(g) “Signed”, “dated”, “inscribed”: means in our opinion the work has been signed, dated or inscribed by the artist. The addition of a question mark (?) adds an element of doubt.

(h) “Bears signature”, “bears date”, “bears inscription”: means in our opinion the signature, date, inscription or stamp is by a hand other than that of the artist.

9. SILVER, GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS

Weights may only be accurate to within 5 grams. Weights shown as “(* oz)” are in troy ounces and usually rounded down to the full ounce.

10.

THE FOLLOWING SYMBOLS MAY BE USED IN OUR AUCTION CATALOGUES:

(a) () indicates a Lot with no Reserve.

(b) (✧) indicates a “Premium Lot”. For Premium Lots, you must complete the required Premium Lot preregistration application and deliver to us such necessary financial references, guarantees, deposits and/or such other security as we may in our absolute discretion require, as security for your bid. Our decision as to whether to accept any pre-registration application shall be final.

(c) (◉) indicates items that have been identified at the time of cataloguing as containing organic material which may be subject to restrictions regarding import or export, such as a CITES certificate. The absence of the symbol is not a warranty that there are no restrictions regarding import or export of the item. We accept no liability for any Lots which may be subject to restrictions but have not been identified as such. Please refer to section A, paragraph 10 above.

(d) (⊕) indicates a Lot that may be subject to Artist’s Resale Right.

(e) (○) indicates “Guaranteed Property”. The seller of lots with this symbol has been guaranteed a minimum price from one auction or a series of auctions. This guarantee may be provided by Olympia Auctions or jointly by Olympia Auctions and a third party. Olympia Auctions and any third parties providing a guarantee jointly with Olympia Auctions benefit financially if a guaranteed lot is sold successfully and may incur a loss if the sale is not successful. A third party providing a guarantee jointly with Olympia Auctions may provide an irrevocable bid, or otherwise bid, on the guaranteed property. If the Guaranteed Property symbol for a lot is not included in the printed or pdf auction catalogue (where applicable), then Olympia Auctions will notify bidders that there is a guarantee on the lot by one or more of the following means: the lot’s specific webpage will be updated to include the guaranteed property symbol, a notice will be added to the Olympia Auctions webpage for the auction, or a pre-sale or pre-lot announcement will be made indicating that there is a guarantee on the lot. If every lot in a sale is guaranteed, a Special Notice will be included to this effect and this symbol will not be used for each lot.

(f) (∏) indicates “Monumental”. Lots with this symbol may, in our opinion, require special handling or shipping services due to size or other physical considerations. Buyers are advised to inspect the lot and to contact Olympia Auctions prior to the sale to discuss any specific shipping requirements.

(g) (W) indicates property stored and to be collected from off-site storage. Please note that property can only be released once payment has been received in full and cleared funds. If you are sending your own authorised agent to collect property from Olympia Auctions on your behalf, please provide a letter of authorisation, a copy of your paid invoice and photographic ID.

(h) (#) Book sales. Although these items are not free from VAT, Olympia Auctions is able to use the margin scheme and VAT will not normally be charged on the hammer price. Olympia Auctions must bear VAT on the buyer’s premium and hence will charge an amount in lieu of VAT at the standard rate on this premium. This amount will form part of the buyer’s premium on our invoice and will not be separately identified.

AUCTION CALENDAR

Make a date in your diary to view our forthcoming auctions

12TH JUNE 2024 | Viewing 9-11 June PAINTINGS, WORKS ON PAPER & SCULPTURE

26TH JUNE 2024 | Viewing 23-25 June ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR & MILITARIA

8TH SEPTEMBER 2024 | Viewing 5-6 September OLYMPIA TIMED AUTUMN 2024

2ND OCTOBER 2024 | Viewing 29 September - 1 October FROM THE STUDIO: WORKS FROM ARTISTS’ ESTATES PAINTINGS, WORKS ON PAPER & SCULPTURE

16TH OCTOBER 2024 | Viewing 13-15 October 20TH CENTURY DESIGN & AUDIO

30TH OCTOBER 2024 | Viewing 27-29 October MODERN & CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN ART

To be added to our invitation list for private views and catalogue alerts, please contact enquiries@olympiaauctions.com | +44 (0)20 7 806 5541 Please note these dates may be subject to change www.olympiaauctions.com | 25 Blythe Road, London W14 0PD

ABSENTEE BID FORM

OLYMPIA AUCTIONS

SALE TITLE: INDIAN & ISLAMIC ART

DATE: 5 JUNE 2024

CODE: OA0143

Please mail, fax or scan and email to: Olympia Auctions, 25 Blythe Road, London W14 0PD Fax +44 (0)20 7806 5546

Email: pictures@olympiaauctions.com

Important

Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the hammer price(s) mentioned below. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or reserves and in an amount up to but not exceeding the specified amount. The auctioneer may open the bidding on any lot by placing a bid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneer may further bid on behalf of the seller up to the amount of the reserve by placing responsive or consecutive bids for a lot.

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