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ISLAMIC & INDIAN ART Tuesday 22 October 2019

ISLAMIC & INDIAN ART Tuesday 22 October 2019 Starting at 10.30am PREVIEW EVENT Join us to view a selection of highlights from the auction at The Clubhouse, 8 St James’s Square, London, SW1Y 4JU Thursday 17 October: 12pm-5pm Friday 18 October: 10am-4pm

VIEWING Sunday 20 October 10am-5pm Monday 21 October 9.30am-5.30pm Tuesday 22 October 9.30am-10.30am Head of Department: Alice Bailey Please note the conditions of sale at the back of this catalogue Buyer’s Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) Condition of items: a catalogue description does not state the condition of the item Catalogue Price £10 (£12 by post) Front Cover: Lot 180 Inside Front Cover: Lots 85, 90, 98, 101, 116, 123, 135, 136 Inside Back Cover: Lot 378 Back Cover: Lot 86

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Lot 454

1 A Cypriot terracotta figure, circa 1000 B.C., modelled as a Goddess with an incised headdress, necklace and belt and pierced ears, holding a vessel against her right hip, her left hand resting across her midriff, 34cm high

2 An Elamite bronze zebu bull, circa 3rd millennium B.C., 12.5cm diam. x 7cm. high

Note: Accompanied by a thermoluminescence laboratory test and an Art Loss Register certificate report number S00122251.

3 A pair of bronze horse-bits depicting the ‘Master of Animals’ , 1st millennium B.C., the two cheek-pieces cast in the form of a wheel atop two recumbent lions, to either side a wolf on its hind legs reached up to a large goose who in turn bites the hind quarters of a stag, held by the antlers by a bearded man at the top, each 18.7cm high x 18cm. wide (2)

Provenance: US Art Market, 1990’s; Acquired on the German Art Market, 2011. £2,500 - 3,000 1

Provenance: Acquired from a Private Collection 2002. £3,000 - 5,000

Provenance: Previously in a Private UK collection, acquired from Mr David Gold in the 1980’s. £5,000 - 7,000

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4 A bronze model of a farmer ploughing with bulls, Anatolia, 2nd millennium B.C, 21.5cm. long Provenance: Acquired by the present vendor from a private collection since 1980.

This lot is accompanied by a metallurgy test. ÂŁ7,000 - 9,000

5 An Amlash spouted high tin bronze ritual vessel with bulls in relief, 1st millennium B.C., of cylindrical form, with splayed foot, the trumpet-shaped neck with long pointed spout, the two bulls shown in relief eating from a single tree, between bands of etched twisted robe design, 19cm. high x 26cm. diam.

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Provenance: On the London art market since 1993 ÂŁ2,500 - 3,000

6 A Bactrian openwork bronze rattle, 3rd2nd millennium B.C., of grenade form, with circular knop either end, the openwork in the form of a series of figures with raised heads alternating with hares, ball to interior, on mount, 10.5cm. diam.

Provenance: Private UK Collection of M.S. since at least the early 1980s; German private collection. ÂŁ500 - 700 6

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7 An alabaster head with inlaid eyes, South Arabia, 1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D., South Arabia, Kingdom of Saba, with tapering columnar neck, oval face with small mouth, long rectangular nose with grooved nostrils, overhanging brows, 12.5cm. high Provenance: Formerly in the ‘B’ Family Collection in Jerusalem since the 1960’s. ALR: S00111177 £4,000 - 6,000

8 A Bactrian rock crystal idol, 2nd millenium B.C., of egg-shaped form with flat base, with two holes to top, 9.5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection in UK formed between 1960-2018. £800 - 1,200

9 A Parthian carved rock crystal figure of a bird, Iran, circa 2nd-3rd century, with delineated wings folded behind, with crest to head and curved beak, 5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection, UK. £6,000 - 8,000 7 10 A rock crystal vase, possibly Bactrian, the body with raised lobed decoration tapering to the flat base, the rounded rim everted, with short straight neck, 9.3cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300

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11 An Etruscan Bucchero amphora, circa 6th century B.C., on a short spreading foot with curved handle either side joining the neck to the upper shoulder, the spherical body moulded with relief frieze of combatant soldiers, the neck plain, with flared rim, 21.5cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300 12 An Etruscan red and black glazed pottery jug with serpent head handle, circa 6th century B.C., with ribbed body, 19.5cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady £600 - 800 13 A Greek Bucchero-style bowl, 7th century B.C., with flat base, rounded sides and slightly everted rim, the relief-carved floral decorations extending upwards from a rosette on the base in alternating panels of double bands and flowers, 12.5cm. diam. x 7cm. high

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Provenance: Property of a Lady £800 - 1,200 14 A Greek terracotta figure of a woman, Hellenistic-style, depicted standing on rectangular base, fully enveloped in a heavy wool himation over a floor-length pleated, crinkly chiton, the voluminous himation draped across her legs with thick overlapping folds, tucked under her right leg, pulled up over her back and covering her head as a veil, with folds framing her face, her right arm and hand completely swathed, bent at the elbow, the overlapping ends twisting over her left forearm, the interior hollow, hole to reverse, 21cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £400 - 600

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15 A copy of a Thracian rhyton in the form of a bull, 20th century, the horn-shaped vessel with ribbed body, tapering to terminate in the animal head, with short ears and a pointed face, the mouth gilded, 13cm high x 18cm. diam. £200 - 400

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16 A Bactrian calcite cylindrical ritual vessel, 11th century B.C., with carved concentric grooves to body, 17cm. long Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300

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17 A Bactrian alabaster cylindrical vase, 11th century B.C., with wide, everted rim, rounded bottom, two fine lines incised around upper body, 21cm,. long Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 500 18 A carved agate cat weight, possibly Mesopotamian, shown crouching with ear pricked forward, the tail moulded to the body, delineated eyes, 5.8cm. long x 3.7cm. high

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19 A Mesopotamian bronze bull head attachment, 3rd millenium B.C., with shell eye inlay remaining, attachment holes for horns at top of head, 14cm. long.

Provenance: Acquired Apollo Antiques, Grey’s Market, 2000 £1,000 - 1,500 20 A Bactrian marble vessel, 3rd millennium B.C., on a narrow foot, widening at the waist and narrowing towards the flat disc rim, 11.5cm. high Provenance: Acquired Apollo Antiques, Grey’s Market, 2000 £100 - 200 21 A Bactrian alabaster pot, 3rd millennium B.C., of squat globular form rising to a flared rim, 6.5cm high £300 - 400

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22 A Bactrian alabaster vessel, 3rd millennium B.C., on a narrow foot rising to a pear-shaped body and a slightly everted rim, 12cm high £100 - 200 23 A rare Mesapotamian limestone figure of a recumbant bull, early Bronze age, mid3rd millenium B.C., the beard possible added later, formerly with inlaid eyes, 10cm. long x 7.8cm. high Provenance: Private collection, 1980’s.

For a similar example see the Akkadian Kusarikkum figures illustrated in J. Aruz, Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium BC from the Mediterranean to the Indus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2003, no. 111 and 157a. £3,000 - 5,000 24 An Achaemenid ivory lotus flower pendant with traces of gold leaf, 4th-5th century B.C., 9.4cm high x 7.2cm. diam. at widest point Provenance: Acquired 2006. Accompanied by a successful radiocarbon dating test by RCD dated 16th August 2007. £1,500 - 2,000 24

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26 25 A Luristan bronze dagger, 1st millennium B.C., the blade with three central ridges, with applied bosses to hilt, 57cm. long Provenance: Private collection, acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s £800 - 1,200 26 Two Bactrian copper axe heads, Central Asia, 2nd millennium B.C., the larger with rounded blade, the shaft with downward flaring ‘tail’, pierced by rivet-hole on both sides of shaft socket, red patination, 11.5cm and 20cm diam. (2) Provenance: Private Collection UK; Acquired from Mr Ishiguro 1984. £500 - 700

27 A Hittite bronze figure of a bearded man playing a musical instrument, circa 1500B.C., shown wearing a tall hat and holding a rectangular instrument with curved end in both hands, standing on a fourlegged table, 12.5cm. high Provenance: On the London Art Market since 2001. £1,000 - 1,500

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28 Three Amlash bronze openwork figures, 1st millennium B.C., standing their feet apart, horned and wearing belts around their openwork robes, each 7.5cm. (3) Provenance: Private Collection, UK. £1,500 - 2,000

29 A Bactrian marble vase, 3rd millenium B.C., with foot ring, high shoulder, three rings to neck, 7.3cm. high Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, acquired in the 1970s. £200 - 300

30 A Bactrian alabaster vessel, 3rd millennium B.C., the tapering cylindrical bowl with a disk rim, 7.4cm. high x 8.6cm. diam. (at base)

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Provenance: Property of a Gentleman acquired in the 1970s. £500 - 700

31 A Bactrian silver panther head fragment, 3rd-2nd millenium B.C., with remains of fine repousse and engraved decoration within bands to exterior, hollow to interior, 16cm. long Provenance: Private Collection UK, acquired between 1960-2018. £100 - 200 29

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32 A Parthian bronze horserider, 2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D., shown holding a staff, 10cm high x 10.5cm wide.

Provenance: Acquired in 2002, Boisgirard & Associes, Collection X, Bronzes et terres cuites du louristan et de la caspienne, 26th September 1980, Lot 24 £1,000 - 1,500

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33 An Amlash bronze statue, 1st millennium B.C., depicting a figure with elaborate curled hair, wearing a robe which crosses at the waist, one arm deficient, two keyhole shapes to the skirt, 8cm. high £200 - 300

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34 An Amlash bronze tripod, 1st millennium B.C., the ring base atop curved legs running down to boot-form feet, 11cm high Provenance: Previously in the collection of a respected gentleman, assembled 1965-2018. £500 - 700

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35 An Achaemenid granite footed bowl, circa 5th century B.C., the thick tapering foot splayed at the base, hollowed on the underside, the shallow bowl with broad flat rim, 12.6cm. diam. x 5cm. high Provenance: Private collection, 1980’s.

ALR: S00054622 Footnote: For a comparable example see Christie’s Antiquities 5-6th December, 2001, Lot 718. £2,000 - 3,000 35

36 36 An Achaemenid silver phiale, circa 5th-4th century B.C., the shallow bowl with everted rim, decorated with twelve lotus buds around a central raised bosse, 28cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection UK. £6,000 - 8,000

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37 A large chalcedony cylinder seal, circa 3000 B.C., with shoal of swimming fish, 3cm. high Provenance: Acquired from a private collection, UK. £400 - 600

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38 A back steatite cylinder seal with cows, circa 2500 BC, 3.2cm high £1,000 - 1,500

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39 An ancient gold ring with pear-shaped red glass stone, 6th-4th century BC., ring size M approx., diam. 1.8cm, weight 7gr.

Provenance: Private Collection UK. £1,200 - 1,800

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40 A pair of ancient gold fan-shaped earrings, the semi-circular panels with wire borders and decorated with a series of four repeating bands of fine circles, 2.5cm high x 3cm wide, weight 12.5 gr.

Provenance: Property of a gentleman, assembled 1965-2018. £500 - 700

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41 A pair of garnet-set gold earrings with fish, 2nd century B.C. -1st century A.D., the suspension hoops, 4cm high, weight 7.2gr. (2) Provenance: Acquired 2003 from a London gallery, London art market since 1993 £1,000 - 1,500 42 A pair of ancient gold earrings, the semicircular hoop with tri-part elements below containing wire decoration, five smaller hoops from which bell-shapes are suspended below, 2.5cm. high, weight 8.6gr.

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Provenance: Private Collection UK. £500 - 700 43 A pair of Etruscan bell-shaped gold earrings, 2nd century A.D., with filigree and wire decoration to each dome, the bottom edge of each with a series of gold elements suspended below, 3.2cm high, weight 13gr. (2) Provenance: Private Collection UK. £500 - 700 44 An ancient and modern sheet gold and turquoise necklace, comprised of five large flat gold discs on a string of very small turquoise faience beads and gold beads, 16cm diam., weight 12.1gr.

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Provenance: Private Collection UK. £1,000 - 2,000 45 A pair of Hellenistic gold earrings, 1st century AD., of teardrop form set with central garnet and four further gardens and seed pearls suspended below, hook fastening, 5.9cm. long (2) Provenance: Property of a Lady £1,000 - 2,000 45

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46 An Egyptian turquoise glazed composition cosmetic jar, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1550-1295 BC., the tapering piriform body with flat circular base, two small handles, the rim in the form of a disc lid with circular opening, a pair of eyes painted either side, 10.9cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady, acquired Christopher Sheppard, 1995 £600 - 800 46 47 An Egyptian small stone carved head of Bes, possibly New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, shown with furrowed brow and sticking out tongue, on metal stand, 5.6cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £800 - 1,200

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48 An Egyptian gesso-painted wood funerary model of a boat, Middle Kingdom, circa 2046-1794 B.C., the boat manned by two oarsmen, with seated figure to bow, 43cm. long Provenance: Property of a Lady Note: Boats were an integral part of Egyptian everyday life and mythology and as such they were considered necessary in the afterlife.

Usually two model boats were provided for each tomb, one showing the crew sailing south with the prevailing wind and the other with the crew rowing north. Both papyrus and wooden boats were recreated as models, representing the variety of Egyptian boats. For examples of model boats, cf. S. D’Auria, P. Lacovara, and C.H. Roehrig, Mummies and Magic: the Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt, 1993, p. 114-115. £2,000 - 3,000

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49 An Egyptian bronze seated figure of Isis, Late Period, 664-332 B.C., depicted seated, wearing a close-fitting ankle-length dress, crowned with the horned solar disc with circlet of uraei, red and green patination, on old perspex base, 21cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Beaussant Lefevre, Paris, 24 October, 2012, Lot 5 £10,000 - 15,000

50 An Egyptian-style bichrome glazed faience shabti wearing a wig, details in turquoise, with single line of hieroglyphs to drapery and delineated pleats, on mount, figure 7cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £100 - 200

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51 An Egyptian turquoise glazed composition hippopotamus, Second Intermediate Period, circa 1786-1590 B.C., modelled with bulging hooded eyes and small pricked ears, the rounded plump body decorated in purple-blue pigment with lotus flowers and marsh plants with hunting nets arranged in an ‘X’ motif across the back, a lotus flower emanating from the short ‘v’ shaped tail, standing on squat legs, 5¼in (13cm) long, 2¼in (5.5cm) high.

Provenance: Property of a Lady; The Adda Family Collection, formed 1920s-30s, thence by descent.

Note: Due to its associations with hunting and fertility the hippopotamus was seen as both threatening and protective. The decoration of marsh plant and lotus motifs can be explained as a reflection of its habitat as well as symbols of rebirth. Such figures may have been ritually broken to control the dangerous aspect of the hippopotamus; for a discussion on this subject cf. S. D’Auria et al, Mummies and Magic, the funerary arts of ancient Egypt, Boston, 1988, p 127, no 58. The above example has been damaged at the snout. Equally the imagery of the hippopotamus caught in the crossed nets portrays the animal in a subdued state.

Accompanied by a copy of a thermoluminescence report with date range of 2100-3300 years ago. £15,000 - 20,000

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52 A gold ring with scarab setting, the thick rounded gold band tapering at the bezel, 2.9cm. diam. weight 6.4gr.

Provenance: Private Collection UK. £800 - 1,200 52 53 A painted wood panel in the Egyptian style, 20th century, formed of three sections, painted in black and cream, each section 63cm. high, total 189cm.

55 An Egyptian blue-glazed composition shabti, 26th Dynasty, modelled with arms crossed holding a hoe and a seed bag, with horizontal lines of hieroglyphics that name the owner as Padimayhes and reciting parts of Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, 8.3cm high

Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 400

Provenance: Dr Ulrich Mueller collection, Zurich, acquired 1968-1978; with Sands of Time Antiquities, Washington D.C.; Private collection, North America, acquired from the above in April 2009. £600 - 800

54 An Egyptian white-glazed composition shabti, 19th-20th Dynasty, modelled with crossed arms and with a seed bag at his back, with hieroglyphics to the body that read: ‘Glorifying the Osiris Pa-Iry’, 7.3cm high Provenance: Mr Parson collection, New England, acquired in 1890; with Hixenbaugh Ancient Art, New York; Private collection, North America, acquired from the above in 2009. £600 - 800

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56 A bronze and calcite Egyptian Mirror, Middle Kingdom, 1938-1758 B.C., the disc shaped mirror set on to a waisted calcite handle, 21cm. high Provenance: American Private Collection in Europe since the 1960’s.

This piece was imported to the UK on 5th February 2003. £1,500 - 2,000

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57 57 An ancient coloured glass necklace with Egyptians heads in modern gold pendant mounts, 1st-2nd century A.D., on a strand of turquoise glass and gold beads, modern clasp, 16.5cm long ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000

58 An Egyptian gold and red glass three tear necklace, New Kingdom, 14th century B.C., on a string of modern gold and red glass beads, modern gold clasp, 15.5cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, London since the 1960s. ÂŁ3,000 - 5,000

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59 An Egyptian white glazed painted limestone hippopotamus, Middle Kingdom, circa 2055-1600BC., standing foursquare with high brows, short tail between its legs, wide nose, painted in black with a bird either side, lotus flower on its back, another on the back of its head, 9cm. long x 5cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady, purchased Christopher Sheppard, 1995 £8,000 - 10,000

60 A bronze partial figure of Osiris, Egypt, Late Period, 712-323 B.C., holding a flail and crook, the body draped in a long cloak, head missing, 30cm. high Provenance: Pierre Berge & Associes, Paris, Archaeologie, 1 June 2012, Lot 76. £500 - 700

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61 A collection of ancient Roman and Egyptian glass fragments, 2nd century B.C. to 1st century A.D., comprising 36 flat rods with striped or rosette designs, 11 flat beads or spindle whorls and an Islamic conical mosaic glass bead, 13mm-20mm diam (48) Provenance: Bonhams 1 May, 2013, Lot 214, Acquired from Lennox Gallery, London, in 1998; R. Bussey Collection, UK, circa 1969. ÂŁ1,000 - 1,500

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62 A Parthian or Hellenistic silver bracelet, 2nd century BC - 2nd century A.D., with ram-headed terminals, with horns curling upwards, details of eyes, ears and nostrils originally inlaid, the silver hoop wrapped with four sections of twisted silver wire and inlaid with turquoise and lapis, 9.1cm. diam.

Provenance: Property of a Lady, acquired Hans Kibitka, 2001 ÂŁ4,000 - 6,000

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63 A Romano-Egyptian fountain in the form of a feline’s head, 30B.C.-2nd century A.D., with pierced ears, eyes and mouth openings, a large opening at the top of the head, 21.5cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £4,000 - 5,000 64 A group of four bronze rings, 1st millennium B.C., Caspian Sea, each with flat round bezel with moulded decoration, largest 2.7cm. diam. (4) Provenance: Private collection, UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s £300 - 500

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66 Two Roman glass bead necklaces, 2nd-8th century, comprised of round clear glass beads, one with an early Islamic biconical mosaic glass bead (2) Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300

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67 A Hellenistic silver ring with engraved seated figure, 2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D., 1.8cm. diam.

Provenance: On the London Art Market since 2009. £500 - 700

68 A large Hellenistic single pearl and gold earring with pomegranates and faces, 2nd century B.C. - 2nd century A.D., of circular form, with plain gold band surmounted by a series of gold pomegranate shapes, to terminals a head form with facial details, two pearls and a pomegranate suspended below, a gold wire across middle with pearl elements suspended, 6cm high x 5cm wide, weight 20.2gr.

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69 A twisted solid gold torc necklace, 16.5cm. diam., weight 60.5gr.

Provenance: Property of a gentleman, assembled 1965-2018. £1,000 - 1,500 69 70 A pair of Etruscan gold sheet earrings, the pendant in the form of a flowerhead with openwork edges, with two open work scrolls below from which three garnet-set gold elements hang, hook attachment, 4.2cm. long (2) Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 500

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72 71 71 An ancient engraved glass intaglio, probably Hellenistic or early Roman, 3rd-1st century B.C., the unusual shape, cast, cut and polished from a solid piece of colourless glass with a slight yellowish tinge, the flat circular top wheel engraved with a horse and an 8-pointed rosette within a border consisting of eight stylised fish, the flat back with two drilled holes to form a hollow attachment loop, 4.8cm diam £500 - 700

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72 A Chinese jade pig, circa 220 B.C, the unpolished stone carved in the form of a recumbent pig with a flat snout and pointed ears, the body carved with deep slanting grooves delineating the front and rear legs, the stone of yellowish tone, 9.5cm long Provenance: Private collection UK, acquired from a Japanese dealer in 1993 A number of jade pig carvings in pairs were unearthed in tombs dated to the Han dynasty.

Compare with two pairs excavated in Jiangsu Province, Western Han dynasty, which are illustrated by Gu Fang in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China: Jiangsu and Shanghai, Beijing, 2005, pp.140-141; compare also with two other similar jade pigs, Eastern Han dynasty, unearthed in Shannxi Province, ibid., vol.14, pp.168-169; a third pair of similar jade pigs, Han dynasty, were sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 5 April 2016, lot 31. £400 - 600

73 An Ordos bronze fastening with hare or deer, 5th-4th century B.C., of open circular form, surmounted by a hare, its head turned toward its hindquarters, a protrusion to reverse and similar to base, 5.9cm. high Provenance: Private Collection, UK. £200 - 300

74 A pair of gilded bronze plaques, 3rd-1st century B.C., each cast in low relief with a camel shown in a semi-kneeling position, with the forelegs bent under the forebody, the head facing forward and the tail flicked, within a double rope border, each with three attachment loops on the flat back, 9.8 diam. x 7cm (2) £800 - 1,200

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75 A group of five openwork silver Ordos plaques, 5th-4th century B.C., two large and three small, of square form, each depicting a bird set within a frame of balls, mounted, larger 6.7 x 7cm., smaller 4.8 x 4.8cm. (5)

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76 A gilt bronze plaque with dragons, 2nd-3rd century B.C., cast with two addorsed ungulates shown in a recumbent position facing the outer edge and with their back legs rotated up over their backs where they flank their tails which terminate in confronted roe heads, all within a double rope border, two attachment loops to the reverse, 11cm. wide

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77 A clay pouring vessel, Central Asia, 1st millennium B.C., modelled as a bird with openwork head and elongated neck, running down to a body with loop handle, atop three straight feet, painted black decoration throughout with turquoise additions, moulded rings attached throughout, 20cm high

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78 A composite ancient and modern glass, garnet and gold necklace with openwork vase elements, the central garnet 1st millennium B.C., the four large vase elements suspended from a wire string of gold and garnet beads, modern clasp, diam 15cm, weight 104.9gr Provenance: Private Collection UK. £2,000 - 3,000

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80 79 A carved agate cup with flared rim, in the Roman style, 20th century, conical in form, with thin walls, on a flat base with a profiled foot offset from the body by a shallow groove, the concave neck likewise offset from the body by raised band framed by shallow grooves, the rim flaring, the surface finely polished, 7.2cm. high £100 - 150 80 A Roman banded agate fragmentary dish, 1st century B.C.1st century A.D., chocolate brown and white in colour, the restored areas in glass, 15.1cm. diam. at widest point Provenance: Private Family Collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Note: The Romans had a taste for luxury tableware made from semi-precious stone, typically members of the quartz family including rock crystal, chalcedony and, as here, banded agate. The stone may have been quarried in India, and traded to the west to Egypt, where vessels were fashioned before being shipped elsewhere in the empire. £1,500 - 2,000

81 81 A Roman bluish-green glass bottle, 1st-2nd century A.D., with a folded collar rim on a long cylindrical neck with cut horizontal lines and spherical body decorated with an engraved horizontal line, 17.5cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 500 82 A group of four Roman silver figures, 2nd-4th century A.D., and a quantity of gold items after the antique, comprising a pair of gold earrings, two gold rings set with intaglios in the Roman style, a ring with inscribed glass bead and another gold element (10) Provenance: Property of a Lady £400 - 600 82

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83 83 A Roman pillar-moulded cast ribbed bowl, 1st half of 1st century A.D., made in bluish-green glass decorated with vertical ribs on the exterior and wheel-cut grooves on the interior below the rim and in a band around the middle, 5.4cm high, 11.7 diam

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Provenance: Property of a Lady £1,000 - 1,500 84 A Roman pale bluish-green glass bowl, or “zarte rippenschale”, second half of 1st century A.D., with a cut-off rim and nineteen ribs pinched out of the curved vessel wall, 6.3cm high, 7.7cm diam Provenance: Property of a Lady Note: These delicate drinking bowls are found on sites across the early Roman Empire and were either made in plain natural colours or in coloured glass, especially blue, purple or amber, and further enhanced with opaque white spiral trailing, cf. D.B. Whitehouse, Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Vol. 2, Corning, NY 2001, pp. 202-205, nos 758-65 £1,000 - 1,500

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85 A Roman bluish-green aryballos, 1st-2nd century A.D., with a collar rim, short cylindrical neck, spherical body, and two ring handles, 8.9cm high Note: These vessels were made to carry expensive perfumed oil to the baths, and would have been suspended from bronze carrying handles that sometimes had stoppers attached by chains. For an examples in The Corning Museum of Glass, cf.

D.B. Whitehouse, Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Vol. I, Corning, NY 1997, p. 201, no. 351. £200 - 300 86 A Roman mosaic, circa 3rd-4th century A.D., the black, white and red tesserae composed into a geometrical pattern centred on a round medallion, in a wood frame, 56 x 56cm.

Provenance: With original purchase receipt dated 13 Aug, 1974. £800 - 1,200 86

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87 A Roman lead-glazed pottery skyphos with moulded decoration, circa 1st century A.D., with ring handles either side, ring foot, the bowl decorated with raised frieze of ostriches, running figures and animals in green silvery iridescent glaze, 8.8cm. diam excluding the handles, 8cm. high

88 A Roman miniature glass jug, 2nd-4th century A.D., with red and periwinkle coloured streaks on black ground, the globular body rising to flared rim, with applied handle, 3.5cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady ÂŁ100 - 200

89 A large Roman bluishgreen cast pillar-moulded ribbed glass bowl, 1st centuryA.D., the shallow bowl decorated with vertical or near vertical ribs that are more prominent towards the rim and taper to the underside of the base, 6cm high, 21.8cm diam Provenance: Private UK collection since 1990. ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000

Provenance: Property of a Lady ÂŁ800 - 1,200

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90 A Sidonian small mould-blown flask, second half of 1st century A.D., made in streaky purple glass and with a pair of light green and purple handles, the body blown into a two-part mould decorated with horizontal scrolling between vertical gadrooning, 7.4cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £400 - 600

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91 A late Roman light green glass flask, Eastern Mediterranean, 3rd-4th century AD, the flaring folded rim, neck with spiral trailing and elongated pear-shaped body on a tooled base-ring, 17.3cm high

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92 An incised silver vessel with birds, flower and inscription cartouche in ancient Greek, 6.1cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 400

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93 93 A gold Roman ring with carnelian intaglio of two figures and a child, 1st-2nd century A.D., with plain band and oval bezel, 2.5cm high, 8.4 grams Provenance: On the London Art Market since 2009. £800 - 1,200 94 A gold ring with Roman carnelian intaglio of a cockerel, 2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D., 19th-early 20th century band, ring size O approx., 2cm. diam. weight 16.9gr.

Provenance: Private Collection UK £1,300 - 1,500 95 An ancient gold ring with red and green glass stone, ring size O approx., 3.5cm. high, weight 7.3gr.

Provenance: Private Collection UK. £300 - 500

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96 A Parthian or Eastern Roman bronze mirror, 1st century B.C. - 2nd century A.D., the ovoid disk affixed to the handle by an arched support embellished with spirals and a female figure, possibly Hermes, holding bag of money, on a square base with turned finial, 37.1cm. high Provenance: Acquired by the present owner in 2001. £1,500 - 2,000 97 Three reverse painted glass fragments, Renaissance period or earlier, two rectangular plaques or inlays of colourless glass, the first painted on the reverse in polychrome within thin black lines with a pair of putti either side of a red square, possibly supporters for an armorial, the second plaque is to weathered to determine the design, and the third fragment is with the figure of a male youth, 8.4cm diam, 8cm diam, 3cm. diam.

Provenance: Private collection, UK £1,500 - 2,000

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99 A Roman silver bsisamarium in the form of a bust, circa 2nd century A.D. or earlier, the naked bust with head turned to the right, with fleshy nose and lips and chased eyelashes, the mouth of the vessel emerging from the crown of the head, with two side loops, 12.6cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady, acquired Germany 1995 £600 - 800

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100 A reproduction Jewish sandwich gold-glass medallion, 20th century, decorated in two registers in gold leaf within a frame further enhanced with a row of painted red dots, the upper register engraved with a pair of lions either side of an opened Tprah Shrine, revealing the scrolls within, and below with a pair of menorahs surrounded by sacred objects including an etrog, amphora, a pair of shofars, and a vase supporting a tall palm frond, 9.7cm diam Note: Most gold-glass medallions were made in Rome workshops during the 4th century and come from the catacombs surrounding the city. They originally decorated the bases of commemorative bowls or beakers that were broken off and inserted into the walls of individual tombs to serve as grave markers.

This medallion is a copy of a rare Jewish example that is now preserved in the Vatican (C.R. Morey, The Gold-Glass Collection of the Vatican Library, Vatican 1959, p. 27, pl. XIX). £100 - 200

101 A Roman light bluish-green glass sprinkler flask, Eastern Mediterranean, 3rd-4th century A.D., the out-turned mouth with a folded rim and constriction, on a pear-shaped body blown into a three-part mould decorated with a diamond pattern in sunken relief, 9.4cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 500

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102 A Roman yellowish glass sprinkler flask, Eastern Mediterranean, 3rd-4th century A.D., the wide flaring mouth with an unfolded rim on a short cylindrical neck with constriction and bulbous body decorated with moulded spiral ribbing, 9.8cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £500 - 700

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103 A very large Roman-style mould-blown blue glass head vase, 20th century or earlier, the body moulded in the form of a man’s head with curled hair, the stem of thicker blue glass with everted pinched rim and handle extending from the shoulder to the rim, 24cm. high £1,000 - 1,500 104 A Roman large bronze ring missing intaglio, 1st-2nd century A.D., 2.9cm. diam.

Provenance: Private Collection UK. £100 - 200 105 A gold ring with hexagonal mount and turquoise stone, 2nd century B.C. - 1st century A.D., 2.5cm diam., weight 4.7gr.

Provenance: Private Collection, UK. £300 - 500

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106 A large gold bead with filigree decoration, of spherical form, decorated in two halves with concentric bands of triangles in filigree, 3cm wide x 2.5cm high, weight 33.8gr.

Provenance: Property of a gentleman, assembled 1965-2018. £500 - 700

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107 A Roman silver ring with a repousse portrait of a bearded man, 1st to 2nd century A.D., 3cm, diam.

Provenance: Private Collection £300 - 500

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108 A late Roman pale yellow iridescent glass flask, 4th century A.D., with a cylindrical neck and globular body decorated with four fine wheel cut and abraded circles, 13.3cm high

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110 A heavily-weathered late Roman glass beaker, 4th century A.D., decorated with a horizontal row of 17 applied and marvered blue blobs arranged between abraded lines, 6.5cm high, 7.5cm diam

Provenance: Acquired in Japan 2004. £600 - 800

Provenance: Property of a Lady Note: For a similar example in The Corning Museum of Glass cf. D.B. Whitehouse, Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Vol. 2, Corning, NY 1997, pp. 217-18, no. 375 £300 - 400

109 An Eastern Roman carved stone head of a man, 3rd-5th century A.D., with delineated eyes, puffed cheeks and turned down mouth, remains of paint to nose, on plinth, head 10.6cm. high Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s £300 - 400

111 Three post-Roman squat globular form glass jars, Eastern Mediterranean, 6th-7th century, with disc decoration and applied trails, 7.2cm. high £400 - 600

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112 A Late Roman or Byzantine two-handled footed cup, probably 6th-7th century AD, made in brownish-purple glass, with a band of applied and pincered decoration below a horizontal trail, on a knobbed stem, 9.7cm high, 10.8cm diam Provenance: Private English collection originally acquired in 1980 on the French art market. This Skyphos was subsequently on the London art market in 1992. £10,000 - 15,000 113 A Byzantine iridescent stemmed glass lamp, 6th century or later, made in thick yellowish-green glass with a tapering body and pushed-in solid stem that has created a protrusion on the bottom of the body, 15cm high, 7.5cm diam Provenance: Christie’s New York, Antiquities, 4 June 2008, Lot 159; Archeologie, Arts Asiatiques, Art Precolombien, Collin du Bocage, Paris, 19th December 2012, Lot 141

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114 A group of Byzantine bronze cross pendants, circa 5th-10th century, engraved with design of figures and circles, largest 8.8cm. long (5) Provenance: Property of a Lady £600 - 800 115 A very large Byzantine fragmentary pottery bowl, 6th-7th century, decorated to the interior with strokes of ochre, green and blue, sgraffito decoration to the well of a fish in water within a border of concentric circles, restored area in clay, 24.8cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s £600 - 800

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116 A Byzantine pale bluish-green hanging glass lamp, 6th-7th century, the hollow tubular rim on a tapering body with three applied handles with long vertical notched trails extending downwards towards the pushed-in base, 10.6cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £400 - 600 117 A thick black glass unguentarium, Eastern Mediterranean, 6th-7th century, originally decorated with a white spiral trail, leaving a sharp groove where it once was, 7.7cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 500 118 A Byzantine black glass bangle, Eastern Mediterranean, 5th-7th century AD, with a pincered join, 8.4cm diam, 7.1cm internal diam 117

Provenance: Property of a Lady £80 - 120

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119 119 A Byzantine gold frame or mount with 13 heads, 5th-7th century AD, of rectangular form, the face with a series of point marks, wire border, the surround with a series of heads with facial detail, 5cm high x 4.5cm wide, weight 8.1gr.

Provenance: Property of a gentleman, assembled 19652018. £300 - 500 120 A Byzantine-style filigree pendant and gold cross pendant, both set with red stones, 4cm. high and 7.2cm. high (2) £300 - 500

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121 A Sasanian thick-walled iridescent green glass bowl, 3rd-4th century A.D., the deep body blown into a mould with vertical ribs that were subsequently twisted, 6.8cm high, 9.4cm diam £400 - 600 122 A Sassanian green glass beaker, 3rd-4th century A.D., the deep bowl decorated with applied vertical ribs arranged in groups of three, the two outside ribs pinched to create a wavy design, covered in white enamel-like weathering, 10.4cm high, 10.5cm diam Provenance: Property of a Lady Note: For a general discussion on Sasanian glass cf. St J Simpson in D. Keller, J. Price and C. Jackson (eds), Neighbours and Successors of Rome, Oxford 2014, pp. 20031, and for two similar examples cf.. D.B. Whitehouse, Sasanian and Post-Sasanian Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY 2005, pp. 22-3, nos 7-8. £500 - 700

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123 A large Sasanian glass bowl, 5th-7th century A.D., of hemispherical form, on short foot, with carved archaistic decoration to body, with heavy iridescence, 12.8cm diam.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s December 13th 1995, lot 38. £1,000 - 1,500

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124 A Sasanian silver bowl, 6th-7th century A.D., with later added engraved decoration, of deep form and with flat rim, decorated to sides with figure dancing and feasting, a pheasant with long tail to base, 12.4cm. diam. x 7.2cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 400 125 A Sasanian gilt silver bowl, Iran, circa 6th-7th century A.D., the deep hemispherical bowl with thick walls and flat rim, the gilt tondo depicting a pheasant, the exterior with central roundel containing a crowned female head, within an outer band of stylized flower heads, surrounded by a series of five roundels containing pheasants, smaller rosettes to interstices, 14.2cm diam.

Provenance: Property of a Lady £2,000 - 3,000 126 A Sasanian ivory fertility figure, Iran, 6th century, carved as a woman in a seated position, hands held against her chest with a bird perched on her right hand, her right leg tucked behind the left, 6.1cm high

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Provenance: Private collection, UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s. £1,500 - 2,000 127 A Sasanian relief-decorated terracotta pottery vessel, circa 6th-8th century, Central Asia, of globular form, decorated to body with birds and animals contained within large roundels, the curved, thick handle plain, 36cm. high Provenance: With a New York dealer in 1994; Art D’Orient, Boisgirard, Paris, 19 October 2003, Lot 184.

Accompanied by French cultural passport 061559. £1,000 - 1,500

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128 A necklace of mosaic glass beads with cane eyes, Syria or Iran, 8th-11th century, comprising 15 beads of clear, red, yellow, black and blue glass, strung in a single line with a second row of 6 beads suspended below on metal loops, on woven silk string, with metal hook and loop fastening, 46cm. long (including string) Provenance: Given to the vendor in 1982

by Richard Hattatt.

Richard Hattatt (1910-1992) was an antiquities collector and author, with an important collection of ancient broaches.

His publications include Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, 1982, Iron Age and Roman Brooches,1985 and Brooches of Antiquity, 1987.

A similar type of bead is in the Corning Museum of glass, New York (98.1.62) £600 - 800

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129 An Islamic leaf-shaped mosaic glass dish, 9th to 10th century, formed from composite canes comprising a purple centre surrounded by a thick ring in opaque white and a thin brick-red circle and white rods in a purple matrix, on a pad base, 6.8cm long, 1.9cm high Note: For a pair of similar examples in the Khalili Collection, cf. S.M. Goldstein, Glass, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Vol. XV, London 2005, pp. 86-7, nos 84-5.

The technique of creating composite mosaic or “millefiori” glass cast from rods of contrasting coloured glass was used in ancient Egyptian, Greek and especially Roman glass from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE, but its use in Islamic glass from the 9th to 10th century is much rarer. During this period the vessels and gaming pieces created were generally much smaller, although the leaf-shaped small dish was one of the more popular forms, as with a large example preserved in The Corning Museum of Glass (S. Carboni and D.B. Whitehouse, Glass of the Sultans, exhibition catalogue, New York 2001, p. 150, no. 64). £1,500 - 1,800

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130 130 A Late Roman or early Islamic zoomorphic flask, probably 6th-8th century, with a double unguentarium made in light green glass placed on the back of a very dark purple/black glass quadruped, probably representing a camel, and decorated with six pincered thick vertical trails, two with suspension loops, 9.3cm high Published: Arts of the Islamic World, Sotheby’s, London, 13 October 2004, Lot 30.

Provenance: Acquired in London in 2001. £2,000 - 3,000 131 131 An early Islamic, Abbasid or Umayyad, bronze mosque lamp chain, 7th-9th century, Iran or Spain, comprised of three suspension elements with palm leaves, 52cm. long Provenance: Property of a Lady £800 - 1,200 132 A small Islamic greenish glass dish, 9th-10th century, with uneven vertical walls and lop-sided tooled base, 3.2cm high, 12.7cm diam Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300 132

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133 An Islamic relief-cut bowl, Iran, possibly Nishapur, 9th-10th century, made in pale yellow glass bowl, the cylindrical body with decorated in relief cutting with five stylised running hares between two horizontal ridges, the base with three cut rings, 8.4cm high, 12cm diam Provenance: Formerly in the Private Collection of Mr Saeed Motamed (19252013). Acquired by the current owner in Christie’s 22nd April 2013, Lot 86.

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134 An Abbasid or Fatimid carved rock crystal chess piece, 9th-11th century, carved with deep bevel-cut foliate designs, 4.3cm. high Provenance: Private collection, UK. Acquired in 1989 from a shop in Leeds where it was sold as a cut glass paperweight to the present owner.

Note: The game of chess, which can be traced back through archaeological evidence to the second or third century, spread from the Indian subcontinent through Persia to centres such as Baghdad and Cairo.. It shares a number of stylistic and technical features with examples of similar Abbasid and Fatimid gaming pieces now in various museum collections including one close in shape, style and size in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (inv. no. 669:1, 2-1883).

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Furthermore, the present piece can be linked to two important groups of rock crystal chess pieces; notably a collection of ten from the famed Ager chess set, including two kings or viziers, two bishops, two knights, a rook and three pawns now in the Dar al-Athar alIslamiyya in Kuwait (inv. no. LNS I Has-j, and published in Jenkins 1983, p.60), as well as eight rock crystal chess pieces which are now in the Diocesan Museum in Orense, Spain.

A further example was sold at Sotheby’s, Arts of the Islamic Worlds, 9 April, 2014, Lot 100. £6,000 - 8,000

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135 A bluish-green glass cup, Iran, 9th-10th century, the wide flaring mouth with a rounded rim on a squat globular body and pushed-in base with a large pontil mark underneath, a handle applied to the side, 8.5cm high, 8.5cm diam

137 An Islamic yellowish glass flask, Egypt or Syria, 9th-10th century, made in two parts, the lower part decorated with a tooled tong five times to create large medallions with central bosses, 13.8cm high

Provenance: Property of a Lady £500 - 700

Provenance: London art market since 2001.

136 An Islamic yellowish wheel-cut flask, probably Iran, 9th-10th century, the flaring mouth with eight facets, shoulder with cut step, row of eleven facets, groove, eleven arches, and flat base cut with a square over the polished pontil, 14.8cm high Provenance: French art market 2015; Private French Collection since 1970.

Note: For a more elaborate domed-shaped flask cut with arches in the Kuwait National Museum, cf.

S. Carboni, Glass from Islamic Lands, London 2001, pp. 92-3, no. 23a £2,000 - 3,000

Note: Vessels bearing this type of decoration include wide, open-mouthed glasses like bowls or cups, to they maybe enclosed to form flasks (as in this case) or jugs with the addition of a second paraison of glass, which in the more elaborate examples can be of a second, contrasting colour as with a flask with a blue neck and shoulder from the Khalili Collection (S.M. Goldstein Glass, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Vol. XV, London 2005, pp. 90-1, no. 96). £300 - 500

138 A Samanid pottery bowl, 9th-10th century, Central Asia or North East Iran, of conical form, on short foot, in allover white glaze with black rim, with Kufic inscription in black to well, 12.5cm diameter, and another similar bowl (2)

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140 A Samanid pottery bowl, Central Asia or North East Iran, 9th-10th century, of conical form with slightly tapering sides, in allover white glaze with black rim, with inscription in black to interior sides, a resting bird to the well, 25cm diam. £600 - 800

141 A Nishapur pottery bowl, Iran, 10th century, of shallow form on short foot, underglaze painted in yellow and black with interlacing knot design extending upwards to the rim, and containing scrolling tendrils within the four arms and central flower head to well, 26cm diam.

Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 500

142 An early cotton textile fragment, Central Asia or Afghanistan, 12th-13th century, rectangular in cream and brown, depicting a section of two medallions containing birds with outstretched wings, the border with star formation and flowers to interstices, on a ground of larger flowers, mounted, panel 104cm x 24cm.

Provenance: Acquired on the London Art Market in 1990. £1,000 - 1,500 142 143 An inscribed Ghaznavid engraved metal dish, Iran, 11th century, of circular form, with six-petalled flower to centre, the petals containing incised and pressed circles and stylized leaves, further pairs of leaves and circles surrounding, the interior rim with a repeating band of circular dents, inscribed to reverse in floriated Kufic ‘Amal ...’, old repairs to base, 26.7cm. diam.

Provenance: Property of a Lady £1,000 - 1,500

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144 A Ghaznavid figural high-tin bronze bowl, Afghanistan, 12th century, of deep rounded form with slightly flattened base, decorated with chased, punched and engraved decoration, the exterior with a series of arcades surmounted by a frieze of roundels filled with circles on a ground of smaller circle motifs, the interior with a series of figures on horseback holding shields, 24.5cm. diam.

Note: Whereas most Ghaznavid high tin bowls carry a design of either geometric motifs or dots, the bowl above is engraved with hunting scenes. Only a handful of such bowls are known, including an example published in R. Ettinghausen, Interaction and Intergration in Islamic Art and Archaeology Collected Papers Berlin, 1985, pp. 51-87, pl. 63, fig a. £300 - 500 144

145 145 A large woven silk Sogdian textile fragment with inscription, Central Asia, circa 8th-9th century, of irregular rectangular form, woven in blue and cream, depicting one large scale petalled roundel enclosing paired lions with elaborate manes, with two lions above, either side a band of repeating floriate motifs set within arches, above a repeating design of diamonds, the reverse with Ughur inscription, mounted 142x88cm.

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor in 2013.

Previously in the Private Collection of Mr Jim Connell, San Francisco, formed in the 1970s. £6,000 - 8,000

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146 A large unusual Khorasan copper inlaid bronze ewer, Iran, 12th-13th century, with cylindrical slightly tapering body on a rounded base, a flattened shoulder, the short cylindrical neck with large undulating tapering spout, the inside of the spout with filter, strap handle, a frieze of inscription engraved below and above the shoulder, a further band of inscription on the front of the neck below floral decoration, an another band of inscription to lower body, the base with a sphinx in a roundel, 38cm. high Note: The inscriptions comprise: around the shoulder in kufic, ‘Al-Ez al-ber wal-barakah wal salamah walsa’adah’; the same verses are inscribed on the neck, in kufic, ‘Blessing and...’.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Millon, Paris, Vente de Orientalisme 1120, 3 June, 2013, lot 176 £4,000 - 6,000

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147 A small Islamic facetted glass bottle, 9th10th century, the flaring mouth with seven facets and the bulbous body decorated with two staggered rows of 12 circular facets between two cut steps on the shoulder and bottom, the underside of the base with a circular facet, 8.8cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £700 - 900

148 A group of five gold earrings in the form of small lions, Iran, 12th century, some with stone-set eyes, with circular applied decoration, each approx.

5cm. diam. (5) Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sothebys, Arts of the Islamic World, 20 April 2016, Lot 107 £5,000 - 7,000

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149 A Seljuk pottery rhyton in the form of a lion, Iran, 13th century, shown standing on four straight legs, the body with moulded vase-shaped opening to back, with almond-shaped hollow eyes and circular opening at mouth, the ears pointed, the tail moulded onto the back and tip flicked upwards, 19cm. long x 21.2cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £800 - 1,200 150 Three early Islamic textile fragments, mounted, glazed and framed (3) Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300 151 A small ivory spoon, Iran, 10th century, the long flat stem decorated with two knotches either end and a waisted finial, the spoon of oval shape, 10.2cm. long

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Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s £300 - 400 152 Two unglazed pottery jugs, Iran, 10th century, with globular bodies bearing stamped decorations and loop handles, tallest 23.5cm high £100 - 200 153 An unglazed pottery jug with ram head spout, Iran, 10th century, of globular form, the body with stamped decoration, 19cm high, and another unglazed jug, of globular form with flared neck, the body with stamped decoration, 21cm high (2)

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154 A pair of gold earrings depicting fertility icons, Iran, 10th century, composed of a series of five balls and disc below, with small gold ball and wire decoration, the suspension loop braided, 4.5cm. high (2) Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300

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155 An openwork bronze censer in 12th century style, formed as a standing lion with raised tail, ribbed paws and grotesque face with erect ears and elliptical eyes, the head hinged to the rear of the neck, 2.4 kg, 29cm high Provenance: Timeline Auctions March 16 2012, Lot 1300 £200 - 300

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156 A bronze ewer, North East Iran, 11th century, of globular form on short foot, the tubular neck widening slightly toward the flat rim, the curved handle with pomegranate thumb-rest, the engraved decoration with bands of kufic inscription to neck with a roundel containing split palmettes, leaf designs, the body with bands of strapwork and roundels containing sphinxes, the flat handle engraved with scrolling vine, inscription panels to neck and body, 35cm. high Provenance: Private collection Denmark formed in the 1980s and 90s £1,000 - 1,500

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157 A Nishapur splashware pottery bowl, Iran, 10th century, decorated in ochre, green and manganese on a cream ground with sgraffiato decoration of leaves and vines to interior, 28.5cm diam.

Provenance: Acquired by the present vendor from the collection of Rolf Lampa (b. 1922) £1,000 - 1,500 158 A blue black and white Kashan pottery bowl, Iran, circa 1220, of conical shape on a short foot, frit body, painted in blue and black under a transparent glaze, decorated with a radial design featuring six cartouches of Persian pseudoinscriptions, alternating with cobalt stripes and panels of flowers on a white ground, 17.2cm. diam.

Provenance: Private collection UK since the 1970s £300 - 500 159 A silver and copper-inlaid brass highspouted ewer, Khorassan, late 12th century, constructed out of sheet metal, beaten, engraved and inlaid, of characteristic form with cylindrical vertically-ribbed body tapering upwards and supported on a spreading waisted foot, the flattened shoulder joined to the neck by a sunburst moulding with crescent motifs between each of the sun’s rays, the narrow cylindrical neck decorated with repoussé lions with further repoussé work on the faceted spout, square-section arched handle fixed below the mouth, the body and foot decorated with Kufic inscriptions in shaped cartouches and bands which follow the contours of the ribbed flanges with a series of regularly-spaced rosettes, the shoulder with a radial band of cursive script against a ground of engraved scrolls, vase

159 designs in the spaces around the lion motifs on the neck, 42.5cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Millon, Paris, Vente de Orientalisme 1120, 3 June, 2013 See A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, “Islamic Metalwork for the Iranian World,” 1982, pp. 116-118. £2,000 - 3,000

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160 A large cockerel headed painted pottery ewer in the Seljuk-style, Iran, 19th century, of globular form with curved handle extending from neck to lower body, decorated to body with equestrian figures amidst scrolling foliage, a band of pseudo-kufic in yellow above, the neck with inscription band in black, the cockerel head with moulded beak and wattle, the handle with moulded protrusions, 37cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £600 - 800

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161 A Kashan moulded lustre pottery cockerel head ewer, Central Iran, 13th century, the lustre-decorated body of squat globular form with four protruding flanges with pseudo-inscriptions between moulded standing figures, composite cock’s head, 24.2cm. height Provenance: Hagop Kevorkian Collection label to foot Exhibited: Exhibition of Persian Art, The Iranian Institute, New York, 1940 ‘KH 232’.

Published: P. Ackerman, Guide to the Exhibition of Persian Art, The Iranian Institute, New York, 1940, p.76, case 35-C: ‘Cock’s head ewer’ £8,000 - 12,000

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162 A Lajvardina ware pottery bowl, Iran, 13th14th century, of conical form on short foot, decorated with a cobalt glaze overpainted with foliate decoration to the well, with pierced decoration to upper walls, an inscription band in red above, 20cm. diam. £500 - 700 163 A minai pottery bowl, Iran, 11th century, of conical form on short foot, painted to the centre with a seated figure in cobalt blue and red enamels, within a border of kufic inscriptions, the exterior bearing a calligraphic inscription in black, 17.5cm diameter

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Provenance: Acquired by the present vendor from the collection of Rolf Lampa (b. 1922) £600 - 800 164 A group of pottery bowls, Iran and Afghanistan, 12th century, three of conical form, one of shallow form, three turquoise glazed, largest 18cm. diam. (4) £150 - 250 165 A large silver inlaid brass bird incense burner, Khorasan-style, 20th century, shown standing, his toes spread, his wing moulded to his body and folded behind, with openwork roundel to his chest, his neck stretched up and with curved beak, an ovoid lid to the top of his head with bird finial, decorated to body and neck with inlaid flowering vine, to the chest with an equestrian figure, a band of cursive silver inlaid script around the openwork roundel, a further band of animated script to the neck, and further inscriptions to the wings, 38cm. high x 38.5cm. long £700 - 900

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166 A Ghaznavid ‘high tin’ bronze ewer, signed indistinctly, Iran, 11-12th century, on a spreading foot, the globular body with circular indents in pairs alternating with a strapwork roundel, the upper section plain, the neck faceted, the rounded mouth with large curved spout, 25.6cm high Provenance: Sotheby’s New York, 17 December 1997, lot 464 £500 - 700

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167 An intact green glazed pottery footed bowl, Iran, 11th-12th century, on a round foot with openwork stem, the bowl of deep form, with crenellated decoration to edge of the foot and a moulded braided band to the stem, incised leaves to body of the bowl and to the foot, small repair to edge, 14.4cm. high Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s. £1,200 - 1,500

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168 A fine small silver and copper inlaid bronze lidded vessel, Chaghatayid Dynasty, Central Asia, 14th century, of waisted form on a flat base, the lid fitting snuggly over the rim and with flattened knop finial, the body with silver-inlaid inscription panels alternating with three roundels containing harpies, outlined in copper inlay, the lid with further silver inlaid inscription panels alternating with strapwork rosettes, a further rosette to knop, 6.5cm. high x 7.8cm. at base Inscription: Benedictory inscriptions in Arabic (al-sa’ad[a]; al-karam[a]; al-’izz wa al-iqbal li-maw[lana]) The Chaghatayid Dynasty was the name given to the descendants of Čengīz Khan’s second son Čaḡatai, who reigned in Transoxania until ca. 771AH/1370AD and in parts of Turkestan down to the 11th/17th century.

The skilled construction of this vessel is seen in the way the base appears to float above the ground. £3,000 - 5,000

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169 A Kashan lustre painted pottery bowl, Central Iran, 13th century, of conical form rising from short vertical foot, the central roundel with cobalt and turquoise flower, encircled by a series of white cranes reserved against lustre ground, rim with a band of circles below a band of flowers and leaves, the lobed exterior with alternating feather design and poetical inscriptions, 22.5cm. diam.

Provenance: Private collection UK since the 1970s £400 - 600 170 A Khorassan silver and copper inlaid tankard with figures, Northeast Iran, 12th century, rising from a trumpet foot with band of scrollwork, through a rounded squat body to tall neck with applied handle from neck to body, the main body engraved and inlaid in silver and copper with curved bands of cursive script, rosettes, and below lobed cartouches with winged creatures, the neck with large cursive inscription, 18.2cm. high

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Provenance: Private Collection Denmark formed in the 1980s £1,500 - 2,000 171 A gilded silver button, Iran, 11th century, the central reserve depicting a deer cast in relief, three pierced holes to the body, 2.6cm diameter Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s An almost identical example is in the Ishiguro Collection, Japan (D. 126-73) illustrated in K. Ishiguro, Ancient Art, Mr and Mrs K. Ishiguro Collection, Vol. II Islamic and Related Art, Kyurodo, 1976, cat no. 136. £400 - 600

172 172 A Kashan turquoise-glazed pottery dish with moulded bull, Iran, 12th century, on a short foot, with slightly curved sides, the bull standing within the centre well, 10.6cm. diam.

Provenance: Property of a Gentleman, acquired in the 1970s-1980s £300 - 500

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173 A Khorasan bronze oil lamp with lion handle, Iran, 12th-13th century, on a spreading foot, the spout with everted rim, the hinged domed lid missing the thumbrest, the circular handle with moulded lion to top, 14cm. high £100 - 200

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174 A Seljuk silver and niello cuff bracelet, Iran, 12th century, of thick, curved form, the band ribbed with moulded balls to top and bottom edge, openwork elements to sides, with scrolling design in niello, the terminals with raised circles either side of a point and leaf setting which was formerly set with stones, 9cm. diam. £300 - 500

175 Three Seljuq turquoise-set and nielloed silver pendants, Iran, 12th century, each of drop form with tri-part finial and suspension loop below, the face with edge of twisted wire, niello panels, and turquoise in a raised setting, 8.4cm. , 8.4cm. and 6cm. high £400 - 600

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176 A Seljuq engraved silver bowl, Iran or Syria, 12th century, of deep form with raised central boss, engraved to interior with a kneeling musician holding a stringed instrument with foliate design either side on a hatched ground, the well with roundels containing single figures and pairs, alternating with patterns of interlacing knotwork, birds above, the exterior plain, 15.6cm. diam. £600 - 800

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178 177 A Seljuq turquoise-set and nielloed silver pendant, Iran, 12th century, of drop form with tri-part finial and suspension loop below, the face with edge of twisted wire, niello panels, and turquoise in a raised setting, the other side with an inscription in Arabic, 7.4cm. high £200 - 300

178 A group of nielloed silver domed fittings, Iran, 12th century and a silver spoon, 5.5cm. high, spoon 14cm. long (4) £100 - 200

179 A Kashan pottery fragment of a figural vessel, Iran, 13th century, painted in black under a turquoise glaze, the figure wearing an elaborate crown and with hands clasped beneath its chin, the interior hollow, 10cm. high £200 - 300

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180 An important Timurid grey schist cenotaph, Central Asia, 14th-15th century, the black granite carved with cartouches containing calligraphic inscriptions and designs of entwining palmettes and arabesques, the top with a square Kufic inscription, each side with architectural details, with later inscribed date 87cm x 29 x 27cm.

Provenance: Ex-private collection, Belgium acquired in 1969 Inscriptions: To top: couplets from a ghazal of Hafiz Geometric composition in Kufic: The name ‘Ali repeated four times To sides: Verses lamenting the death of a young person; the first couplet of the quatrain is a version of Sa’dis with a later inscribed date ‘[His?] death was the year 1054AH (1644-5AD)’ See Christie’s 7 October 2008 Lot 150 for a slightly larger but comparative example The form and carved decorative details on the present cenotaph are characteristic of a style developed in Herat under Timurid patronage in the second half of the fifteenth century. This cenotaph has an architectural quality that is heightened by the inclusion of a stalactice corniche that is similar in style to that on the mausoleum of Timur in Gur-i Amir in Samarqand (T.W. Lentz and G.D. Lowry, Timur and the Princely Vision, Persian Art and Culture in the Fifteenth Century, Los Angeles, 1989, p.28, fig. 3).

The lush foliate details carved across the surface of this cenotaph include peonies, split-palmettes and arabesques that are stylistically comparable to those executed on other cenotaphs of the period in a variety of media, for example that of underglaze painted decoration such as on the double cenotaph of Seyyed Ala al-Din in Khiva, circa 1305 (illustrated in Soustiel and Porter 2003, p.40). The semblance of these designs corresponds to the visual language associated with the Timurids as embodied on the present example. £25,000 - 35,000

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181 A Khorasan silver-inlaid bronze vase, Iran, 12th century, on a splayed foot, decorated to body with vertical panels of scrolling vine, the neck with inlaid animated Kufic script on a scrolling ground, lacking handle, 16cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £300 - 400

181 182 A Timurid-style incised spinach green jade cup with gilded decoration, of cylindrical form, on flat circular base with short foot, decorated to body with gilded scrolling floriated arabesque. 6cm. high £150 - 180

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183 A tall green glass flask, Iran or Afghanistan, 11th-12th century, with a slender tapering neck and bulbous body blown into a diamond patterned mould, 24cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady Note: For two similarly decorated flasks in the Khalili Collection, cf. S.M. Goldstein, Glass, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Vol. XV, London 2005, pp. 218-19, nos 252-3 £400 - 600 184 A small rock crystal ewer with carved handle, 19th-20th century, in an early 20th century fitted wooden box with orange velvet interior, 7.8cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady

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Note: This unusual ewer is a copy of a larger rock crystal ewer in the David Collection, Copenhagen (Inv. no. 27/1999). Like the larger ewer in the David Collection, this ewer has no figurative decoration on the corpus, which has an exceedingly elegant form, protruding like the breast of a bird in the axis of the spout. The Copenhagen rock-crystal ewer belongs to quite a small group that has survived from the Fatimid period. These are luxury items, which according to the 15th-century Egyptian historian al-Maqrizi were found in large quantities in the Fatimid caliphs’ treasuries in Cairo. The treasuries were plundered in the 1060s, after which the ewers that have been preserved soon found their way to European churches, used as exquisite containers for the most precious relics. £2,000 - 3,000

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185 185 An Islamic enamelled two-handled flask, Syria, 13th century, the tulip-shaped mouth on a neck with a bulge above the flattened spherical body, decorated in gilt (now mostly missing) and with thin outlines and arabesques in red enamel, with some floral elements filled in with blue, white, yellow and light blue, two applied handles, 15cm high, 9.8cm wide Provenance: Acquired by the current owner, London, 2011.

Ex-private collection, UK, since 1970.

Note: This flask shares a similar shape to two perfume sprinklers in the Al-Sabah Collection, Inv. no. LNS 2 G and LNS 92 KG (Carboni, Glass of the Sultans, 2001, pp.350-1, nos.95a,b). The form of this flask is more unusual but it was also used for a gilt and enamelled pilgrim’s flask dating from the third quarter of the 13th century that has been preserved in the cathedral treasury of St Stephen’s in Vienna since the 14th century (S. Carboni and D.B. Whitehouse, Glass of the Sultans, New York 2001, pp. 249-52, no. 124). £15,000 - 18,000

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186 An exceptionally rare Laqabi polychrome ceramic dish, Syria, circa 1200-1250, of deep rounded form with everted rim, moulded and painted in underglaze cobalt blue, turquoise and manganese purple, the central well with winged sphinx, cobalt blue lobed panels to rim, 36cm diam.

Provenance: Ex private US collection, reputedly acquired in the 1950’s. £40,000 - 50,000

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187 An Ayyubid Raqqa ware underglaze painted pottery bowl, Syria, first half of the 13th century, on three feet the bowl of shallow form, decorated in turquoise and black with a radial floral design to centre well, and band of repeating dash marks to edge, the exterior with repeating abstract foliate design, 10.5cm. diam., 5.2cm. high Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s and 1980s £1,500 - 2,000

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188 A Mamluk wood block printed linen textile with inscription, Egypt or Syria, 14th-15th century, the simple woven ground with printed pattern of eight-pointed stars and roundels containing chevron design and central rosette and connected by knot designs; a thuluth inscription above on a solid blue ground, 23.3 x 27cm.

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Note: A very similarly decorated wood block printed Mamluk textile is in the Cleveland Museum of Art (1929.907). The design of this printed textile was probably copied from a patterned silk. The Buddhist knots in the petals of the rosettes and between the stars as well as the Chinese lotus flowers in the petals of the rosettes are indictive of how strong Mongol influence was in Egypt during the Mamluk period. £500 - 800

189 A Mamluk purple glass bowl, Egypt or Syria, 12th-13th century, with opaque white trailing starting on the underside of the base and spiralling upwards to the rounded rim, the incurved body with moulded ribbing, 5.8cm high, 4.6cm diam Provenance: Property of a Lady £500 - 700

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190 190 An intact gilded and enamelled glass mosque lamp, Egypt, late 19th century, on a short, rounded foot, with high flaring conical mouth, eight applied loop handles around the body, the body with a band of gilded thuluth calligraphy on a cobalt blue ground, the neck with the body with a band of blue thuluth calligraphy with three roundels featuring red pseudo-inscriptions, the underside with a series of roundels featuring animals and pseudo-inscriptions with red, green, blue and white enamelled flowers, 24.5cm. high

191 A carved wood box, Spain, 11th -12th century, of deep rectangular form, carved to exterior with a panel with a series of three intersecting roundels containing flower heads, surrounded by split-palmette border, the back similarly decorated but with a single roundel, the ends with a similar design, the base with repeating abstract mihrab design, 18cm diam x 11cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300

Inscriptions: Around the shoulder ‘izz li-mawlana Hasan bin Muhammad ‘azza nasrahu (repeated).

Hasan bin Muhammad was Sultan al-Nasir Badr alDin Hasan bin Muhammad bin Qalawun 9r.

1334-61AD); around the neck loosely copying Qur’an 24 (sura al-nur), v. 35 Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Aguttes, Lyon, Ancient Paintings, Furniture, Works of Art, Amateur’s Collection, October 25, 2012, Lot 281.

Note: For a discussion on the reproduction of Islamic gilt and enamelled glass and especially mosque lamps from the later 19th and 20th century especially by glasshouses in Paris and Vienna cf. S. Carboni and D.B. Whitehouse, Glass of the Sultans, New York 2001, pp. 297-309, nos 152-5.

Unfortunately this example is unsigned. £6,000 - 8,000

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192 A Nasrid enamelled gold belt buckle, South Spain, 15th century, in the form of a roundel supported by leaves, on a hinge of gold moving balls, oval loop and curved tongue, the upper roundel worked with granulation and kufic letters on a cobalt ground, the leaves on a green enamelled ground and with red enamel detail, 6.9cm. long Provenance: Property of a Lady, acquired Lennox Ltd., 1995 £2,000 - 3,000 193 A Hispano-Moresque copper-lustre dish, Spain, 17th century, of shallow form, the centre and well painted with a bird surrounded by foliate decoration in cream and lustre, 27cm £200 - 300 194 A small Hispano-Moresque copper-lustre scudella, Spain, 15th century, of deep form with applied handles, the centre and walls painted with a bird surrounded with foliate decoration in cream and lustre, 16.5cm diam. £500 - 700

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195 A Safavid silk and metal thread brocade panel depicting the ‘Tree of Life’, Iran, 16th century, of rectangular form, decorated in polychrome silks, some wrapped in metal-thread, with a repeating design of large two-tiered trees in cobalt and pale blue, white and gold, on a gold ground, mounted, 102cm. x 72cm. £2,000 - 3,000

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196 A large Safavid turquoise and black deep pottery bowl, probably Tabriz, Iran, 17th century, of deep form with everted rim and curved edge, the central well with large abstract design of cross-hatched palmettes filled with pseudo Kufic inscriptions, the side and rim with repeating band of lines and swirls, 32.5cm. diam. x 10.9cm. high Provenance: Private UK collection since the 1970s ÂŁ600 - 800

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197 A Safavid blue and white bottle vase, Persia, 17th century, pyriform with bulbous base supported on a short foot, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue on a white background, with five vertical bands decorated with stacked palmettes, 33cm high Provenance: Property of a Lady ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000

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199 198 An illustration to the Khamsa of Nizami, Qazvin, North Iran, mid-16th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, set within three diagonal lines of elegant nasta’liq above and below with gold and polychrome illumination between the lines, outer border of flowers on a cobalt ground within cartouches, mounted on a later album page of marbled blue and green, miniature 15.5 x 12cm., page 32.5 x 20.1cm. £1,000 - 1,500 199 A Safavid portrait of a bearded prince, Iran, 17th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, depicted amongst sprays of blue flowers, wearing an three-quarters length coat with pricked pattern and cloud collar, holding a stick and a katar at his waist tucked into his sash, mounted, glazed and framed, painting16 x 8cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s Oriental Works of Art and Ceramics, 22 Oct 1992, Lot 153 £2,000 - 3,000 200 An illustration from a small Shahnameh depicting Rustam asleep, Turkmen, 16th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, with two line of Persian nastaliq above and below, 22.2 x 12.2cm. £800 - 1,200

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201 Two Kings at a Durbar, Shiraz, Iran, mid-16th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, in a courtyard with a garden beyond, surrounded by attendants including an archer, both kings shown kneeling as one receives a gift, blue panel above, with gold vessels below, 33 x 27.7cm.

Provenance: Sotheby’s Oriental Ceramics and works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 248 £600 - 800

202 Two illustrations from a Shahnameh, Iran, 16th century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt on paper, one depicting a Prince seated on a throne surrounded by attendants and courtiers with further figures in the terraces; the other depicting a court scene in an interior with musicians, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 29 x 18.4cm. (2) Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s Lot 147 £500 - 700

203 An illustration from a copy of the Shahnameh, Bukhara, circa 1550, gouache heightened with gold on light buff paper, depicting the killing of a king’s brother suspected of treachery, lines of elegant black nastaliq in four columns with gold divisions above and below, gold margin between black rules, blue outer rule, further columns and lines of black nasta’liq on verso, folio 34.5 x 23cm.; miniature 8.4 x 17cm. £1,000 - 2,000

204 204 Portrait of a handsome youth, Safavid Iran, mid-late 17th century, gouache heightened with gold on paper, the young prince seated against an orange cushion, holding a gold flask and cup, a dish of pomegranates before him, with applied panels inscribed in tiny nasta’liq in cartouches, mounted on card with a border of Persian verses in cartouches, folio 27.6 x 19.7cm.; miniature14.6 x 7.3cm. £5,000 - 7,000

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205 A large Safavid mosaic work tile reading ‘Allah’, Iran, 17th century or later, comprising cut rectangular sections in cobalt, turquoise, white and yellow, with a design of highly stylised square kufic, 41 x 41cm. square.

Note: Mosaic or cut tiles were produced to great effect in the Timurid and Safavid periods. It was an extremely timeconsuming technique, which continued up to the 19th Century in Central Asia, and in Iran under the Safavids. While tile mosaic continued to be employed in Safavid Iran, Shah ‘Abbas’ impatience to see his religious monuments completed encouraged the greater use of the quicker cuerda seca technique.

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65, p. 70). £1,000 - 2,000

206 A large Safavid mosaic work tile reading ‘Muhammad’, Iran, 17th century or later, comprising cut rectangular sections in cobalt, turquoise, white and yellow, with a design of highly stylised square kufic, 39 x 39cm. square.

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207 207 An important Safavid damascened steel axe head ‘tabar’ , Iran, signed ‘Ali Muhammed Reza, dated 1174AH/1761-2AD, each face chiselled with a raised lobed cartouche of interlacing split-palmettes and naturalistic floral motifs with a pendant cartouche enclosing an arabesque, the ground with finely carved scene of figures on horseback, dragons and buildings, the borders damascened, the underside with the name of Ali Muhammed Reza and date of 1174AH and floral design in gold, the top edge with scrolling arabesque on a gold ground, with inscription cartouche either side, 13.8cm long Inscriptions: “The Victory comes from God”(Qur’an 8:20) and “My Success is not but through God”(Qur’an 11:88) Possibly by a master-armorer, see A.S. Melikian-Chirvani, ‘Islamic Arms and Armor,’ (R. Elgood, ed. ), London 1979 pp. 117-135, 240-241; Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani, Arms and Armor from Iran, Germany, 2006, p.665. £10,000 - 15,000

208 A Safavid leather powder horn with steel fittings, Iran, 17th-18th century, of oval form, with steel fitting to neck and spout with openwork decoration, the body with raised abstract leaf design to one side, stitched panel in the form of a flower to reverse, 19cm. diam. £400 - 600

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209 Two horsemen in battle, an illustrated folio from a manuscript, Iran, 17th century, the miniature to centre of page and depicted the battling horsemen with crowds of observers behind the hills, above and below fours vertical columns of neat black naskh, and to reverse 26ll. of similar, folio 30 x 20cm. An Afsharid nobleman, Iran, 19th century, printed watercolour on paper, depicted three-quarter length with full beard and fur trimmed robes, two Qajar personal stamps to right, with wide red border, image19.5 x 14cm. £100 - 200

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211 A Susani embroidered panel, Central Asia,19th century, of rectangular form, with central rectangular panel containing red flower heads and green leaves in an x-design on a cream ground, with black and yellow interlace to interstices, within narrow border of red flower heads, the wide outer border with similar design, reverse with pink cotton patches, 200 x 165cm. £1,500 - 2,000

Provenance: Property of a Lady, acquired Christie’s Art of the Islamic & Indian Worlds, 7 April, 2011, Lot 332. £3,000 - 5,000

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212 A signed watercolour of two Circassian children, Russian school, 19th century, signed in Persian to lower right, set on olive green textile mount, wood frame, painting 10.5 x 7.5cm. £300 - 500

213 An unusually large dated Ottoman embroidered brown leather wallet, inscribed “Constantinople 1723” to front, of rectangular form with fold-over cover and engraved metal lock, with gilt floral decoration to interior flap, red silk lined interior, with 19th century label to inside of “Leon Gruel, relieur d’art, Objets et Livres Anciens, 418 rue St Honore, Paris”, with a document in the name of Sultan Abdul Hamid, 41 x 31.5cm.

Provenance: Private Egyptian Collection formed in the 1970s £3,000 - 5,000

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214 An Ottoman coral and bloodstone mouthpiece, Turkey, 17th century, of baluster form with six sections of coral and central section of bloodstone inlaid with gold arabesques divided by silver disks, 14cm. long Provenance: Private Collection formed in the 1970s in Egypt £2,000 - 3,000

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215 A portrait of a bearded European in Ottoman or Greek dress, 19th century, oil on canvas, threequarters view, the head turned to the left, depicted wearing an ochre coloured shirt, brown robe and red cloak, a white cloth with embroidered ends wrapped around his head, 54x30cm.

Note: Europeans of many kinds-diplomats, soldiers, merchants, romantic adventurers, and artists-travelled in increasing numbers to the Ottoman Empire from the sixteenth century onward. Frequently, they adopted local dress for many reasons: courtesy to their host country, security in traveling to remote regions, curiosity.

Among the garments that have survived is a complete Albanian dress which George Gordon, Lord Byron, purchased in Epirus in 1809 and which he was painted wearing in a portrait by Thomas Phillips in London in 1814, currently in the National Portrait Gallery. ÂŁ5,000 - 7,000

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216 A portrait of Sultan Ahmed III, European school, pastel on paper, based on a painting of the same subject by Flemish painter Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737), mounted, glazed and framed, painting 34.4 x 37.5cm.

Note: Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737) is known for his detailed paintings of Ottoman life in the Tulip era under Sultan Ahmed III (1703-1730). His Portrait of Sultan Ahmed III is held in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. £300 - 500 217 An Ottoman gilt-metal thread embroidered saddle cloth, Bukhara or Ottoman Provinces, 19th century, the brown satin ground embroidered with three large medallions containing stylized ewer forms and boteh motifs, on a field of lobes motifs with abstract floral and vegetal designs, highlights picked out in pink and purple silk thread, border of alternating flower heads and tulip motifs, 112 x 164cm.

For examples of Ottoman saddle clothes captured at the seige of Vienna in 1683, see Die Karlsruher Türkenbeute, Munich, 1991, pp.95-140. £2,000 - 3,000

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218 A metal-thread embroidered silk panel with the tughra of Sultan Mahmud (reigned 1808-39), made for the door of the Ra’isiyah minaret in the Holy City of Medina, Ottoman Empire, circa 1808-39, of rectangular form, embroidered in silver and gilt thread and with applique panels and bands containing thuluth inscription on a black silk ground, the upper field with a roundel and crimson band, the central panel flanked by six small roundels, lower field with the tughra of the Sultan in gilt thread, ground and borders decorated with arabesques and vegetal motifs in silver and gilt thread, backed , 298 x 172cm.

Footnotes: The inscriptions comprise: In the upper roundel: hadihi al-sitara al-sharifah li-bab minarah al-ra’isiyah.

In the red band: Qu’ran, sura al-Shu’ara (XXVI), verses 193-95.

In the two roundels: The shahadah.

In the central panel: Qu’ran, sura al-Baqarah (II), verse 255, ayat al-Kursi In the six small roundels: The names of the four Orthodox Caliphs and the Imams Hassan and Husain.

In the lower cartouche: The tughra of Sultan Mahmud II. £20,000 - 30,000

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219 An Ottoman silk and metal thread embroidered Robe, Turkey, 18th century, the pale beige ground embroidered with a series of vertical bands containing a floral meandering vine in shades of pink, green and blue, all edges scalloped, 137cm. long Provenance: Bonhams, 28 April 2005, Lot 465.

Note: For a barber’s robe of similar technique in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, see J.M. Rogers, The Topkapi Saray Museum: Costumes, Textiles and Other Textiles, Boston, 1986, pl. 107. Another similar robe was sold at Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Works of Art, 11th October 2000, lot 606. £1,500 - 2,000

220 After Tristam James Ellis (1844-1922), Golden Horn, 1880-90, oil on canvas, bears signature, 45 x 68.5cm (unframed) £800 - 1,200 219

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221 Two Ottoman matching embroidered silk portieres, Turkey, late 19th-early 20th century, of arched form, the red sateen ground worked with ogival ivory cartouches with gilt-embroidered calligraphic inscriptions and tugrah, gilt metal thread fringe, each 145 x 265cm. (2) Provenance: Private collection Canada ÂŁ4,000 - 6,000

222 Portrait of a handsome youth, Ottoman Turkey, 17th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, laid down between gold and polychrome rules on wide gold-sprinkled borders, mounted on card, painting 12.5 x 4.7cm.; folio 25.2 x 16cm.

Provenance: To reverse pencil inscription: Collection Motton, Robert Erskine ÂŁ4,000 - 6,000

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223 An Ikat silk panel, Uzbekistan, 19th century, the design of eight vertical bands of diagonal pink, red, white, yellow, brown, green and blue stripes with yellow and red striped panels between, 190 x 157cm.

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224 A group of four large Iznik-style tiles and a fragment, 19th-20th century, underglaze painted in turquoise, red, white and green with large tulips on a scrolling ground, 32.5cm. x 32.5cm. (2), 30 x 32.5cm (1), 23 x 32.5cm (1) and 31 x 8.6cm (1) £500 - 800

225 A carved wood element, Ottoman, 19th century or earlier, in the form of three elements each with scrolls around a central leaf, 19cm. high Provenance: Property of a Lady £100 - 120

226 An Iznik-style pottery dish, Kutahya, Turkey, 17th/18th century, of shallow form, underglaze painted in cobalt, black, red and turquoise, the interior well with stylized floral spray with saz leafs and tulips on a scrolling ground, the rim with stylized cloud band motifs, 35cm. diam.

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227 A polychrome painted Kutahya pottery flask, Turkey, 19th century, in turquoise, cobalt, yellow and brown, with central design of a lobed square with flowers to corners, 19.5cm. high £200 - 300

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228 Three Kubachi ware turquoise-glazed pottery dishes, Iran, 18th century, underglaze painted in black, the dishes of shallow form and decorated to centre with with flower head design and stylized half flower heads to rim, old collection labels to reverse, the bowl of deep form, with pseudo-Chinese character to centre well and in cartouches to exterior, plates each 26cm. diam., bowl 21.5cm. diam. (3) £300 - 500

229 A large engraved copper footed bowl, Iran, 18th century, on spreading foot, the deep bowl engraved with a pattern on flower and undulating vine scroll to main body, the upper section with inscription panels, 27cm. high x 35.5cm. diam. £200 - 300

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230 A cushion cover of velvet ikat velvet, Turkmen, Central Asia, 19th century, the yellow and red striped field woven with arrow motifs, between red chevron guard borders, 92 x 58.5cm.

Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, October, 1990 £300 - 500

231 A chapan of silk and cotton ikat, woven in shades of red and ochre with lobed medallions, Uzbekistan, late 19th/early 20th century, 120cm.long £200 - 400

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232 Four Turkman silver parcel gilt bracelets, Tekke, 19th- early 20th century, each with the horizontal band set with three large carnelians, decorated with incised wave patterns, the largest with seven dentate projections to the terminals, two with five dentate projections and one with three dentate projections, each approx. 7.2cm. diam (4) £700 - 900

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233 A pair of Turkman silver parcel gilt bracelets, Tekke, 19th-20th century, each with the horizontal band set with three large carnelians, decorated with incised wave patterns, each of the terminals with three dentate projections, 7.2cm. diam (2) £200 - 250 234 A pair of Turkman silver parcel gilt bracelets, Tekke, 19th-20th century, each with the horizontal band set with four carnelians, decorated with incised wave patterns, each of the terminals with three dentate projections, 7.2cm. diam (2) £100 - 150 235 A Yomud silver parcel gilt cuff bracelet, Turkmenistan, 19th-20th century, with three horizontal bands, the central band set with three oval carnelians, decorated with wire scroll work, each of the terminals with seven dentate projections, 7.2cm. diam. £100 - 150

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236 A large Turkman silver gilt pectoral with carnelians, Tekke, 19th-early 20th century, of diamond box shape, to centre a large raised carnelian surrounded by triangle decoration formed of silver balls, suspension loops below from which a series of silver and silver-gilt elements hang, the chain fixed from two triangular elements to top of pectoral and further carnelians with silver oval surrounds, the reverse plain, 22cm. diam. £500 - 700 237 Three Turkman silver parcel gilt bracelets, Tekke, 19th-20th century, each with the horizontal band set with three large carnelians, decorated with incised wave patterns, each of the terminals with three dentate projections, 7.2cm. diam (3) £200 - 300

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238 238 A fine olivewood and copper and silver inlaid jewellery box from Rudolf Stobbe, circa 1900, of domed form with openwork steel sides in the form of arches containing interlacing metal scrolls, the lid with Arabic inscriptions in silver, the interior with two compartments opening from the front and back, 44cm. x 36cm. deep x 32cm. high Note: Rudolf Stobbe was a 19th century jewellery designer and manufacturer operating in Egypt in Opera Square, Cairo and Cherif Pascha Street, Alexandria. He was a representative in Alexandria for Arthur Krupp Berndorf, the steel manufacturer . £800 - 1,200

239 239 A Qajar lacquer papier mache box, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form on four feet, with metal lock and chains to lid, decorated to exterior sides and lid with hunting scenes, the interior of the lid with a domestic scene within a floral border, the base red, the interior green, 32.2cm. length x 22.6cm. deep x 15.5cm. high £800 - 1,200

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240 A Qajar portrait of a lady with cat, Iran, circa 1850, in an arched frame, 145cm. high x 84cm. diam.

Provenance: Acquired on December 2, 2015 in Paris.

The lady appears to have a small diamond-shaped tattoo between her eyebrows. This practice was prevalent across the Middle East and North Africa.

Ladies of the best families had designs pricked on the forehead to connect the eyebrows, on the chin, cheek, lip, and throat. This practice was undertaken for one of four reasons: to embellish the charms of the woman, to avert the evil eye, to hide a scar or blemish, or to cure a malady. A Timurid illustration of a couple in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (57.51.20) shows an elegant courtly lady with a tattoo between her eyebrows. £10,000 - 12,000

240 241 A Qajar lacquered papier mache mirror signed ‘Ya Sadiq al Wa’d’, Iran, late 18th century, of rectangular form, with removable cover decorated on the front with a scene of the Holy family, signed to top, and reverse with a Mughalstyle scene of pupils at their lessons, the reverse of mirror case with another version of the Holy family, bordered with scrolling leafy flowers on gold on a black ground, mirror missing, 25.5 x 18cm.

Note: This mirror case bears an inscription that is largely accepted as the cryptosignature of the celebrated artist Muhammad Sadiq of Isfahan.

Muhammad Sadiq was a gifted pupil of Muhammad Ashraf, who flourished from A.H.1128/A.D. 1716 to A.H.1177/A.D.1763-4. His output was not confined to lacquer alone, and his oeuvre includes two oil paintings in the Chehel Sotun Palace in Isfahan, one produced for the Afsharid ruler Nadir Shah and the other for Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar £2,000 - 3,000

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242 242 A Qajar papier-mache pencase (qalamdan), Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form with rounded ends and sliding tray, the finely painted decoration with birds amidst foliage (gul-o bulbul) on a brown ground with gold glitters, the base with gilt foliage on red ground, 25.1cm. long £200 - 400 243 A Qajar lacquer papier mache mirror case 19th century, signed and dated 1224AH/1809AD, of typical form, the lid with a scene of a young couple enjoying a drink on the terrace, musicians and attendants before them, the reverse with scene of a couple drinking inside, the man seated on a chair and the woman standing, a vista of a river and buildings behind them, the base with intact mirror surrounded by gilt flowers on black, the reverse with the same scene as the front but with a darkened sky, 19 x 26.5cm.

Provenance: Private collection, UK formed in the 1970s £3,000 - 4,000

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244 A pair of Qajar lacquered book bindings, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form, each cover with a central rectangular panel with rose bush and flowers on black ground, bordered with repeated flower heads on dotted motifs, the reverse plain black, each 29 x 20.2cm. (2) £400 - 600

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245 A pair of Qajar lacquered book covers featuring Muhammad Shah, Iran, 19th century, of rectangular form, one depicting the Shah standing and holding a tulwar, a prince standing either side, and the other depicting the shah enthroned with attendants, to each a dais opening on a window in the background, laid down on velvet, each 25 x 15.5cm. (2) Provenance: Sotheby’s Colonnade 28 April, 1994, Lot 787 £1,000 - 1,500

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246 Two small Qajar moulded tiles, Isfahan, Iran, 19th century, underglaze painted in cobalt, turquoise, pink and black each with a falconer on horseback, mounted in plaster and framed, tile 19 x 12.1cm. (2) £600 - 800 247 Two Qajar pottery pictorial tile panels, Iran, early 20th century, formed of 6 tiles each, underglaze painted in blue, cream, magenta and green, the first depicting peacocks in a flowering tree, the second with nightingales in a flowering tree, each 48 x 72cm. (2) £800 - 1,200

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248 A Qajar enamelled qalian bowl, late 18th-early 19th century, of trumpet form, the surface decorated in polychrome enamels, with winged figures amongst birds and flower sprays, on a turquoise ground, within bands of flowers on a gilt ground, 6.5cm. high £500 - 700

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249 A Qajar engraved brass lidded vessel, Iran, 19th century, the rounded base with lobed rim, rising to a large curved ribbed dome with crenelated edges, the upper section formed of a tapered drum shape with domed lid and button finial, decorated to base, foot and upper section with figures and animals, a line of Persian script around lid, 40cm. high x 23cm. at base £300 - 500

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250 A Qajar gilt and enamelled copper cup and saucer, Iran, 19th century, the cup on a spreading foot and decorated in polychrome blue, pink, green, yellow and white enamels with portrait within cartouches and roundels to body on a floral ground, the dish decorated to well with embracing beauties, surrounded by female portraits set in niches, and flower sprays to rim, on a pink enamel ground, dish 10.2cm. diam. (2) Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s £300 - 400 251 A Qajar embroidered silk and gilt-metal thread panel, Iran, 18th/19th century, of irregular shape, the gold ground densely embroidered with grape vines, and blue, white and orange flowers in a repeat pattern, 132 x 65cm. at widest point Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 300

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252 A Qajar painting of two lovers in a landscape, Iran, 19th century, in the Safavid style, opaque pigments and ink on paper heightened with gilt, the bearded lover shown kneeling with arms outstretched, the lady seated on a rock, her long sleeves draped across her lap, trees and birds to the background, within a border on gold leaves on blue and orange outer border, on a speckled page, painting 21 x 13cm., page 33 x 22.7cm.

Provenance: Private collection UK £200 - 300

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253 253 A Qajar damascened steel shield, Iran, 19th century, with the central and four surrounding bosses moulded in the form of faces with engraved hair and facial details and rays, the dome engraved with a series of winged figures either side of an urn from which a lobed element and star emerges on a dense foliate ground, the outer border with a series of oval cartouches containing inscriptions, 55.5cm. diam. £200 - 300

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254 A Qajar painting of gul ‘o bul tree with nightingales, Iran, 19th century, gouache on paper, the two birds shown perched on the leafy flowering tree, with butterflies, within green border, on blue album page, painting 22 x 14.5cm. £100 - 150

255 A Qajar gold painting of a lion attacking a deer, Iran, 19th century, gold and opaque pigments on paper, the animals depicted in a forest scene with fox looking on to right, within border of polychrome flowers and gilt interlace, reverse with inscription and date of 1332AH/1914AD, mounted, 18 x 11cm. £300 - 400

256 A Qajar portrait of a prisoner with his head pillored in the branches of a tree, Iran, 19th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, with birds perched in the branches, within gold and red margins, outer pink border decorated with leaves, and border of Persian nastaliq inscription cartouches, signed to centre ‘Bahman’, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 15 x 10cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s, Oriental Works of Art and Oriental Ceramics, 22 Oct 1992, Lot 152 £800 - 1,200

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257 257 A set of ten Qajar inscribed steel divination rods, Iran, 19th century, each of faceted form, inscribed to each face with verses from the Qur’an and a domed design, in fitted case lined with green velvet, each 20.2cm. long Provenance: Property of a Lady £800 - 1,200 258 A Qajar engraved brass Qiblah indicator, Iran, 19th century, the lid opening, the face engraved with astrological signs, the lid and base with astrological signs, 10.6cm. diam. £100 - 200

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258 259 An inscribed hardstone seal, Iran or India, 19th century, of square form, carved with four qur’anic verses in large thuluth script: Qur’an 36 (surah yasin), v.

58; The word from a Merciful Lord (for them) is: Peace! Qur’an 19 (sura Maryam), v. 57; And We raised him to high station; Qur’an 61 (sura al-saff), v. 13 (part); help from Allah and present victory; and Qur’an 27 (sura al-naml), v. 30 (part); Lo! It is from Solomon, and Lo! It is In the name [of Allah], 3.8 x 4.1cm.

260 A carved agate seal with silver mount, Iran or India, 19th/20th century, inscribed with the Throne Verse, Qur’an II (sura al-baqara), v.255, 4.5cm wide £400 - 600 261 A pendant with Ali and his two sons in silver mount, Iran, 21st century, 6.9cm. high Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s £200 - 300

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262 A group of carved personal seals comprising a cut rock crystal seal inscribed with the date of 1213AH/1798AD; a carved carnelian seal with silver mount; an inscribed carnelian seal with date of 1242AH/1862AD; an inscribed bloodstone seal; an inscribed steatite seal in Kufic script; an inscribed octagonal agate seal; an oval inscribed stone seal; two blue glass inlays, and a gold earring (10) Provenance: Property of a Lady ÂŁ100 - 200 262

263 Four deeply carved tiles, Iran, 19th century, the largest of rectangular form with pointed ends, the face deeply carved with birds to each end, with a raised rosette to centre, on a ground of arabesque, underglaze painted in cobalt blue, with turquoise, yellow and white accents to birds; the second of similar shape but smaller decorated with a central bird on an arabesque ground, the third with palmettes and bird either end; the fourth with vegetal design, largest 28 x 8.5cm. (4) ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000

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264 264 A painted stucco panel with view of Mecca, signed and dated 1311AH/1893-4AD, important building and places identified in black cursive script, a depiction of the Masjid al-Haram and the Kaaba, showing the Mosque with seven minarets and an arched outer wall with small white domes, inside the mosque a number of Mamluk and Ottoman kiosks, important building and places identified in black cursive script, framed, panel 91x56cm Inscription: The patron Ismai’l Ahmad al-Dimashqi Provenance: Private Collection, UK. £6,000 - 8,000 265 265 A French illustration of the tomb of Sultan Al-Ghoury, Paris, 19th century, watercolour on paper, Prisses D’Avennes, printed by Lemercier & Cls., mounted, glazed and framed, 50 x 38cm. £200 - 300 266 WIET, Gaston, Catalogue Général du Musée Arabe du Caire, ‘Les Filtres de Gargoulettes’, Institut Francais d’Archéologie Orientale, 1932, 124pp., rebound in dark brown leather with slipcase, 36 x 26cm, and another volume from 1984, ‘Objets en Cuivre’ (2) £800 - 1,200 266

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267 A woven cotton flag or banner, Egypt, 19th century, the central panel formed of a series of bands on a cream ground, to lower section centre two red octagonal inscription roundels with central rosette, the border of red cotton with yellow and cream stripe, 179.5cm long x 98cm. £400 - 600

268 A talismanic battle standard, Iran, 19th century, inscribed with the name of Baqir Khan Qajar son of Haji Husayn Khan Taj Bakhsh, Arabic and Persian manuscript on cotton, fixed to a wood stretcher, 206 by 139cm.

Provenance: Acquired from Gordian Weber on 21 October 2015 The text contains various surahs of the Qur’an, attributes of God; invocations to God and numerous prayers. An inscription in nasta’liq states that “the owner of this prayer is Baqir Khan Qajar, son of the deceased Haji Husayn-‘ali Khan Taj Bakhsh, born of Ziba Khanom”. The Taj Bakhshs belonged to the Davallu branch of the Qajar tribe. £2,500 - 3,500

267 269 A North African applique flag fragment, the cotton ground worked with lines of applied calligraphic inscriptions in blue cotton, late 19th century, 75 x 85cm.

Note: For a similar type of flag see Christie’s Islamic and Indian Costumes and Textiles, 4 May, 2001, Lot 195. £400 - 600

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270 A rhino horn hilt and two African horn grain scoops, 19th century, the hilt deeply carved with lines running across and diagonally, 14cm. long; the scoops with incised geometric designs, 32cm. long (3) ÂŁ100 - 200

271 A sword and dagger, Iran, 20th century, the first with curved steel blade decorated in gilt, within a silvered brass sheath with repousse work and depicting birds and figures in medallions, 77cm. long; and the second with short curved steel blade with central raised ridge, decorated with gilt interlace, the sheath and hilt of silvered brass and decorated with flowers and splitpalmetted within medallions, suspension loops either side, 39cm. long (2) ÂŁ800 - 1,200

272 272 Two copper medals of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah commemorating the 25th anniversary of accession to the throne, 1992, the Sultan shown facing forward to obverse with his name above, to reverse royal umbrella with wings, to centre the royal coronation crown, surrounded by wreath, in commemorative cases, weight 19.1 grams each (2) Provenance: Property of a Lady ÂŁ100 - 150

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273 Two large silver- and copper-inlaid brass candlesticks in the Mamluk style, Egypt or Syria, 20th century, of waisted form, with cylindrical neck and waisted top, inlaid in silver with interlacing geometric design with copper rosettes, with Quranic inscription band in cursive to base and in thuluth to neck, 22cm. high (2) ÂŁ3,000 - 4,000

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274 A large silver- and copper- inlaid Cairoware marriage casket, Egypt or Syria, 20th century, on flat base, with applied hinges and clasp, heavily inlaid in silver and decorated with borders of raised studded bands enclosing calligraphic inscriptions within rope-twist borders, a tughra to the back side, the wood interior inlaid with geometric designs, 24cm. high x 35cm. diam. x 19.5cm. deep ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000

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275 A Cairoware silver-inlaid brass kursi, Egypt of Syria, late 19th-early 20th century, of hexagonal cylindrical form on six bulbous feet, the pierced sides with calligraphic roundels and cartouches, the top with further similar decoration organised around a central roundel, within borders of bold script, 52cm. high x 32cm. diam. £2,000 - 3,000 276 A large engraved Cairoware vase, Egypt or Syria, late 19th-early 20th century, of baluster form, on a flat base, flaring up towards a high shoulder, waisted neck and flared rim, engraved with large thuluth inscription cartouches with bands of arabesque and repeating floriated motifs, 31cm. high x 29cm. diam. £150 - 200 277 Two signed Safavid-style paintings on ivory, signed by Sani’ Zadeh and Yusuf Zadeh, Iran, first half 20th century, opaque pigments on ivory, of rectangular form, the first a hunt scene with Persian quatrain to top corners, signed “qalam Sani’ Zadeh’ to lower right; the second a garden scene with kiosk, the other signed to upper left ‘Yusuf Zadeh’, 16.4 x 12.5cm., 12.4 x 19.7cm. (2)

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278 278 A set of nine Safavid-style paintings illustrating the poems of Nizami by Hajj Musavvir Al Molki (1889-1969), Iran, mid-20th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold and silver, each signed in monogram to upper right, glazed and framed, each painting 38 x 28cm.; and a copy of The Poems of Nizami, described by Laurence Binyon, The Studio Limited, London, 1928, (10) The monogram reads: ‘The work of Hajj Musavvir al-Molki’. The artist’s full name was Muhammad Husain Musavvir al-Molki, but he was known as Haj Musavvir al-Molki (1889-1969). He was a carpet designer, painter, illuminator, pen box maker, oil painter and poet from Isfahan, he excelled in miniature painting and paintings in different styles. He was also the restorer of the Chihil Soltun Palace in Isfahan.

In the early and in the middle part of the 20th century, classical miniature painting continued to be practised by a few craftsmen working especially in the bazaar of Isfahan. Copies of Timurid and Safavid miniatures continued to be executed locally, knowledge being passed from father to son. Musavvir al-Molki, known to be a member of a lineage of painters from the Safavid era, maintained the family workshop in the bazaar.

See Bonhams Islamic and Indian Art, 30 April 2019, Lot 17 for another painting by this artist. £8,000 - 12,000

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279 A large Qur’an section, Iran, 14th century, 14ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising parts of the suah yusuf, surah Ibrahim (with surah heading), surah al-kahf and sura Maryam (with surah heading), in a Mamluk-style stamped and gilt decorated brown leather binding, folio 41 x 29cm. £400 - 600

281 A Safavid qur’an, Iran, early 18th century, 213ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 17ll. of fine, neat black naskh script on gold flecked ground, within thin gold border, thicker gold outer border, gold and polychrome verse markers, surah headers in gold, corrections in gold in margins, opening bifolio with polychrome and gold illumination, the text within cloudbands on a gold ground and floral scrolling vine to margins, the heavily worn lacquer polychrome binding upside down and with a central panel of flowers and foliage and borders of floral sprays, interior with gold iris on a red ground, folio 13.5 x 8cm. £800 - 1,200

280 Juz XXVI of a Sultanate Qur’an, India, 15th-16th century, 25ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 9 lines of script to the page, the first, fifth and last in blue muhaqqaq, framing two panels of three lines of gold thuluth outlined in gold or black, opening bifolio in polychrome and gilt decoration in modern red tooled binding, folio 28 x 20.5cm. £400 - 600

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282 A Safavid copy of the Khamsa of Nizami, Iran, 17th and 19th century, 43ff., Persian manuscript on paper, with 22ll. of neat black nasta’liq arranged in four vertical columns per page, 20 illustrations done in the Qajar period, and 3 illuminated headers, the manuscript includes three of the Khamsa’s five chapters: Layla wa Majnun, Haft Paykar, and Iskandarnama. The colophon to the Haft Paykar bears the erroneous date of AH 711, brown morocco binding with tooled medallions and spandrels. folio 28 x 17cm. £2,000 - 3,000

282 283 Kitab al-Iktifa’, North Africa, probably Morocco, dated beginning of Safar 1125AH/March 1713AD, 220ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 20 lines of black maghribi to the page, colophon dated, with later ownership note dated AH 1134, in modern binding, folio 30 x 19.5cm.

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Note: A history of early Islam, Vol.III, starting with the story (dhikr) of ‘Amr bin Umayyah al-Damri, a companion of the Prophet.

This is possibly the work of Ibn al-Kardabus (fl. 12-13th centuryAD). Ibn al-Kardabus wrote a celebrated History of Islam, starting with the Prophet Muhammad and the four Rightly Guided Caliphs. It continues through the Umayyad Caliphate in the East, then Ibn al-Kardabus makes a special reference to the history of Al-Andalus.

The present volume starts with a mention of the companion of the Prophet ‘Amr bin Umayyah and ends with the account of the conquest of Qaysariyah (Caesarea in Palestine) according to Sayf bin ‘Umar £300 - 500

284 Kitab al-Hajj, Morocco, circa 18th century, 88ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 25ll. of black maghribi script per page, the text on pilgrimage, in modern red and gold tooled binding, folio 29 x 21cm.

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Two works with this title are recorded in C. Brockelmann’s Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur (1937-1949) (‘History of Arabic literature’) which included all writers in Arabic to 1937, and remains the fundamental reference volume for all Arabic literature, apart from the Christian Arabic texts. The Kitab al-hajj al-jamil of Abu al-Fadl ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Bakr Kamal al-Din bin Abi Bakr Salah al-Din al-Suyuti (d. 1505 AD) (see GAL S II, 190) or Kitab al-hajj wa asraruhu of Muhammad bin ‘Ali bin al-Husayn al-Hasan al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi (see GAL S I, 356). £300 - 500

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285 285 A Qur’an, signed Ibrahim al-Qummi, dated 1201AH/1786-87AD., Iran, 192ff. plus 4 fly leaves, Arabic manuscript on polished paper, 19ll of black naskh to the page, written in small naskh in black ink with gold verse markers, corrections in red, within a gold leafy border, surah headings in red, copious gilt and polychrome marginal decorations, opening illuminated bifolium composed of gold and polychrome interlacing flowers and split palmettes, the Quranic text preceded by index tables and followed by prayers in Persian and Arabic, in early Qajar lacquer binding decorated with a floriated vine on an olive green ground, with medallion to centre, interior with gold floral decoration in a cruciform on red ground, folio 21.3 by 13.3cm.

The original date of 1201AH/1786-87AD has been amended at some point to read AH1101/1698AD. ÂŁ12,000 - 15,000

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286 Du’a al-Sabah Hazrat Amir alMuminin ‘Ali, signed Mir Tahir, Qajar Iran, dated beginning of Shawwal 1297AH/1880AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 10ff., with 6ll. of neat black naskh script arranged in cloudbands on a gold ground per page within larger border of cobalt, red and gold flowers, opening bifolio with polychrome and gold illumination, signed and dated on final folio giving the patron as Muhammad ‘Ali Khan Kashani the Deputy (na’ib) of Sultan Murad Mirza Zill al-Sultan, in later red and green polychrome floral lacquer binding, folio 24.5x16.5cm £3,000 - 5,000

286 287 ‘Ali bin Sultan Muhammad alQari (d.1014AH/1605-06 AD): al-hizb al-a’zam wa al-wird al-afkham, signed ‘Ali al-Shukri, Ottoman Turkey, dated 1214AH/5 June 1799-1800AD, 68ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 11ll. of neat black naskh to the page, gold rosette markers, opening bifolio finely illuminated, colophon signed and dated, in Ottoman gilt morocco, folio 16.5 x 10.5cm.

Mullah ‘Ali al-Qari’s celebrated litany, religious supplications arranged into seven parts to be read each day of the week £4,000 - 6,000 287 288 A complete miniature Ottoman qur’an, Turkey, 19th century, 269ff., Arabic manuscript on polished paper, gold and polychrome decoration opening bifolio, with 15ll. of very neat black naskh within gold rule per page, gold verse makers, gold floral decorations and marginal illumination, headers in red naskh on gold ground with floral decoration, some headers unfinished, original brown morocco binding with tooled gilt decoration, original gilt outer carrying case, folio 10.9 x 6.8cm £2,000 - 3,000

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289 An illustration of the Mi’raj, The Miraculous Night Journey of the Prophet Muhammad, Iran, 16th century, gouache heightened with gold on paper, with the veiled Prophet Muhammad riding his steed Buraq in a halo of flame, and identified in black nasta’liq, surrounded by angels against a turbulent night sky, with four columns of nasta’liq above and below, within gold and red margins, reverse with Persian verse, header in gold on a scrolling blue vegetal ground, miniature 10.5 x 10.7cm., folio 23.5 x 16.1cm.

Provenance: Private collection, UK £600 - 800

291 290 Muhammad Baqir bin Muhammad Taqi ‘Allama Majlisi (d. 1698AD), Kitab zad al-Ma’ad, Iran, dated Monday 23 Muharram 1250AH/1 June 1834AD, 457ff., Persian manuscript on paper, 20ll. of neat black naskh per page within gold border and outer blue rule, with important sections underlined in red and some words in red, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome header and text within cloudbands on a gold ground, with gold and polychrome floral decoration to margins, colophon signed and dated and stating the scribe lives in Shiraz, with original lacquer papier mache binding with flowers and butterflies on a green ground, daffodils on a red ground to interior, folio 24.8 x 15cm. £1,200 - 1,500

291 Bahar-i Danesh (The Springtime of Knowledge), North India, dated 9 Jumada I 1090AH/1679AD, comprising sections of the Sabk shenasi, Akbar Nameh, Kalilah wa Dimnah and the Bahr-e Danesh, 509ff.,Persian manuscript on paper, with 19ll. of black ta’liq on paper within red and blue rule, opening 4 bifolios with text arranged within cloudbands on a gold ground, gold and polychrome header, gold floral borders, further illuminated header to folio 5, brown leather binding, folio 27.6 x 16.5cm. £800 - 1,200

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292 A Kashmiri poetry compilation, India, 19th century, 148ff., in horizontal format, Persian manuscript on paper, with eight couplets arranged in two panels of neat black diagonal nasta’liq within gold rule and outer blue rule per page, six illuminated gold and polychrome headers, opening bifolio with text in cloudbands on a gold ground, gold and polychrome floral decoration between, brown leather binding covered with orange and purple silk gilt metal thread textile, in matching carrying envelope, folio 19 x 10.6cm. £1,500 - 2,000

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293 A small Qur’an, signed ‘Umar al-Zamzami al-Makki, Mecca, 19th century, 238ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 18ll. of small black naskh per page within gold rule, gold verse markers, opening bifolio with polychrome and gilt floral decoration, in later restored binding, folio 9.5 x 7cm.

Note: The colophon states that this was copied in Mecca in the month of Rajab (the year is now illegible). £400 - 600

294 Muhammad bin Sulayman al-Jazuli (d.

1465AD), Dala’il al-Khayrat, signed Ibrahim al-Bursawi, Ottoman Turkey, dated 1148AH/1735-36AD), 79ff.

Arabic manuscript on paper, 11ll. of black naskh to the page, opening folio with illuminated header, including one diagram of the al-rawda al-sharifa and the minbar of the Prohpet, in associated restored 18th century Ottoman binding with gilt stamped decoration, folio 16.5 x 10.4cm. £600 - 800

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295 295 Jalal al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Suyuti (d. 1505AD), Al-jami’ al-saghir, probably Egypt, Ottoman provinces, late 16th or 17th century, 400 ff. approx., Arabic manuscript on paper, 19ll. of black cursive to the page, approximately 7-9 folios missing at beginning and 2 folios are lacking at end, without covers, folio 21 x 18cm.

The well-known alphabetical collection of Hadith of al-Suyuti. £200 - 300 296 A group of manuscripts (6) comprising ‘Abd al-Baqi al-Zurqani (d. 1688AD) (attrib. to), Kitab al-bi’, North Africa, probably Morocco, 19th century, 278ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 31ll. of black and red mahgribi script, legal manual on the application of Islamic law in the matter of selling (buyu’), not signed or dated, in modern dark red morocco with flap, folio 32 x 22cm.; Imam al-Qadi ‘Ayyad (d. 1149 AD), Kitab al-Shifa bi ta’rif huqaq al-mustafa, Morocco, 19th century, 185ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 21ll. of black and mahgribi script to the page, a celebrated account of the life of the Prophet Mohammed, reddish brown morocco binding, folio 28.5 x 20cm.; A manuel on Islamic law, signed Muhammed bin Ramadan Bu’l Qasim bin al-Shaykh ‘Abd al-Nafi’ al-Sharif al-Fasi, Morocco, dated Friday end of Shawwal 1195AH/October 1781AD, 230ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 33ll. of sepia maghribi to the page, apparently on the application of Islamic law in selling (buyu’), numerous folios replaced, colophon signed and dated, in modern burgundy binding, folio 28.4 x 20cm.; An Ottoman religious manual in verses, Turkey or Ottoman Provinces, 17th18th century, Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, 192ff., in two hands, 25ll. of black cursive to the page, text arranged in two columns, in modern binding, 28.7 x 19.5cm.; A compilation of traditions, Egypt or Eastern Mediterranean, 14th-15th century, possibly a commentary on Qadi ‘Ayyad’s Kitab al-Shifa, 526ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 21ll. of black cursive to the page, incomplete at beginning and end, occasional marginal commentaries, final folio mentioning Qadi ‘Ayyad’s Kitab al-Shifa and various names of religious authorities and dates in the early 600AHs, folio 23 x 15cm.; A Quranic commentary, probably Central Asia, 19th century, 359ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 15ll. of cursive text with the Qur’anic text in red and interlinear commentary in black cursive, incomplete at end, in modern binding incorporating an old stamped morocco cover, folio 33.5 x 20.5cm. (6) £800 - 1,200

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297 A Qajar prayerbook, signed Muhammad Ibrahim, dated 1240AH/1824-25AD. 30ff., Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black cursive on a gold ground, illuminated opening header, within polychrome lacquered floral binding, folio 18 x 11cm. £300 - 500

297 298 Juz 18 of an Ottoman Qur’an, Egypt, 16th-17th century, 21ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 9ll. of black naskh to the page, with gold roundel verse markers, header in red, one folio a later replacement, in original repaired stamped morocco binding with flap, folio 27.5 x 18cm.

Provenance: Bonhams, April 24 2007, Lot 28 £100 - 200

298 299 ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar al-Baydawi (d. 1260AD), Tafsir, Vol. II. Tafsir alBaydawi, signed Sulayman Khawaja Ibn Muhammad al-’Attar, Ottoman Turkey or provinces, dated Rabi’ II 1141AH/November-December 1738AD, 527ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 33ll. of black cursive to the page, colophon signed and dated, in 18th century Ottoman tooled and gilt morocco with flap, folio 27.5 x 18cm. £200 - 300

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300 300 Barkhurdar bin Mahmud Turkman Farahi (known as Mumtaz): Mahbub al-Qulub (also know as Shamsa wa Qahqaha), Kashmir, North India, late 18th century with 19th century additions, 872ff., Persian manscript on paper, with 83 18th century illustrations and 31 19th century illustrations, 18ll. of fine black nastaliq script per page with gold outer rule, original floral lacquered binding with hunting scenes to interior, folio 31.5 x 23cm.

Note: This is a rare copy of the Mahbub alQulub, also known as Shamsa wa Qahqaha. It is the work of Barkhurdar bin Mahmud Turkoman Farahi who was a clerk of Shah Isma’il I (1487-1524). He was said to be a poet and composed a diwan. His pen name was Mumtaz (see Mohammad Karim Youssef-Jamali, The Life and Personality of Shah Ismai’il I (1487-1524), Edinburgh, May 1981, p.33). Another copy of this work is in the Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (The Treasury of Oriental Manuscripts, Unesco, Tashkent, 2012, p. 54). Mahbub al-Qulub was published in Tehran in AH 1333/1954 AD. £6,000 - 8,000

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301 A Mughal firman, India, 18th century, Persian manuscript on paper, with 11ll. of black diwani written along the left, black seal impression and red tugrah in Persian, another document to reverse with date of 1128AH/ 1715AD, 61.5 x 26cm. £1,000 - 2,000

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302 Imam ‘Ala’ Al-din ‘Abdul-Aziz: Kashf Al-Asrar fi sharh al-Bazdawi, Egypt or Near East, 14th-15th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 228ff., 25ll. of neat black naskh, some phrases in red, incomplete, in European binding, folio 26 x 18cm. £2,000 - 3,000

303 Juz 30 of a Chinese Qur’an, 17th century, 52ff.

Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page within red outer rule, corrections in red, opening and final bifolios with polychrome and gold floral and decoration, with gold and polychrome shamsa to opening and closing fly leaves, in original blind stamped binding, folio 23.5 x 17cm. £800 - 1,200

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304 A group of 14 Chinese Qur’an juz, China, 17th-19th century, all in black Chinese style Muhaqqaq script, some with original bindings (14) £600 - 800 305 A complete set of a Chinese Qur’an in thirty parts, 17th century, 3ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page, with gold verse markers, surah headings in red ornamental script, with polychrome and gilt decorated floral and geometric opening bifolio to each juz, each in blind tooled Chinese style binding, folio 27.5 x 20cm. (30) £6,000 - 8,000

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306 Juz 28 of a Chinese Qur’an, 17th century, 59ff. Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page within red outer rule, corrections in red, opening and final bifolios with polychrome and gold floral and geometric decoration, in original blind stamped binding, folio 29 x 21cm. £600 - 800

306 307 Juz 1 of a Chinese Qur’an, 18th-19th century, 57ff. Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page within red outer rule, corrections in red, gold rosette verse markers, opening and final bifolios with polychrome and gold floral and geometric decoration, in original brown binding, folio 24.5 x 16cm. £200 - 300

307 308 Juz 20 of a Chinese Qur’an, 17th century, 51ff. Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page within red outer rule, corrections in red, gold rosette verse markers, opening and bifolios with polychrome and gold floral and geometric decoration, final folio with leaf design, in original blind stamped binding, folio 26.5 x 19cm. £600 - 800

308 309 Juz 22 of a Chinese Qur’an, 18th century, 56ff. Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page within red outer rule, corrections in red, gold rosette verse markers, opening and final bifolios with polychrome and gold floral and decoration, in original blind stamped binding, folio 27 x 19cm. £400 - 600

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310 Juz 18 of a Chinese Qur’an, 18th century, 57ff.

Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page within red outer rule, corrections in red, gold rosette verse markers, surah headings on red some with cloth covers, opening and final bifolios with polychrome and gold floral and geometric decoration, in original blind stamped binding, folio 26.6 x 19cm. £600 - 800

310 311 Juz 17 and 9 of a Chinese Qur’an, 17th century, 56ff.and 54ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page within red outer rule, corrections in red, gold rosette verse markers, opening and final bifolios with polychrome and gold floral decoration, in original blind stamped binding, folio 26.8 x 19cm. (2) £800 - 1,200

311 312 Juz 22 of a Chinese Qur’an, 17th century, 56ff. Arabic manuscript on paper, with 5ll. of black Chinese Muhaqqaq script to the page within red outer rule, corrections in red, gold rosette verse markers, opening and final bifolios with polychrome and gold floral and geometric decoration, in original blind stamped binding, folio 26.5 x 19.5cm. £600 - 800

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313 A Qajar Qur’an, signed Muhammad ‘Ali bin Muhammad Mahdi, Iran, dated 1241AH/182526AD, 196ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, 18ll. of small black naskh to the page within gold rule, gold roundel verse markers, corrections in red, opening bifolio with gilt polychrome decoration, in Qajar floral lacquer binding with iris to interior, folio 14.1 x 8.8cm. £500 - 700

314 A Qur’an, Ottoman provinces, mid- to late 19th century, 389ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, composite and incomplete at end, 9-11ll. of small black cursive script to the page, in morocco binding with flap, folio 10 x 7.2cm.

Provenance: Christie’s 17 October 1996, Lot 355 £100 - 150

315 A North African Qur’an in animal skin, 19th century or earlier, unbound, 9ll. of sepia script to the page with important words in red, folio 23 x 18cm. £300 - 400

316 A talismanic scroll, Ottoman provinces, 18th or 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, in black cursive script, the text punctuated by diagrams with the names of the Four Righteous Caliphs, followed by numerous diagrams in red and black, 7 x 395cm.

Provenance: Christie’s, 7 October, 2011, Lot 30 £600 - 800

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317 A North African Qur’an, 19th century or earlier, unbound, Arabic manuscript on paper, with 4ll. of sepia script per page, with copious marginal notes, in brown wrap binding with tooled decoration and leather ties, folio 24 x 17cm. £300 - 400

318 A rare quatrain in découpage calligraphy, signed by Fahri of Bursa, Turkey, Ottoman, late 16th century, Persian quatrain, 4 lines to the page written in neat nasta’liq script cut out of paper, laid down on cloud bands against a gold ground, triangular corner piece filled with delicate cut-out flowers, laid down on an album page with scrolling borders, calligraphy 17 x 9.5cm., leaf: 23.5 x 15.8cm. £4,000 - 6,000

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319 A Safavid calligraphic quatrain on a gold ground, Iran, 17th century, with four lines of neat black diagonal nastaliq script on a gold ground with polychrome floral scroll, with blue border and lade down of red album page, panel 25.5 x 12cm. £1,000 - 1,500

320 Two dated Persian calligraphies, Iran, 17th century or later, the first a nasta’liq quatrain with signature of ‘Imad al-Hasani and dated 1012AH/1603-04AD, written diagonally with gilt leaves to interstices and on a gold ground, the frontispiece of a manuscript where the scribe, Imad alHasani praises the Sultan; the second 11ll. of nastal’liq within cloudband on a gold ground, signed ‘Imad alHusayni and dated of 1017AH/1608-09, both mounted glazed and framed, the first calligraphy 12 x 8cm. (2) £800 - 1,200

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321 321 An Ottoman calligraphy page from an Muraqqa album, Turkey, 19th century, in nasta’liq script, the three couplets arranged in two vertical columns, mounted, calligraphy 15.5 x 11.5cm. £800 - 1,200

322 Two large Qajar calligraphic exercises (mashq) signed Al-Haqir, Iran, 19th century, mounted, glazed and framed, 22 x 18.5cm (2) Provenance: Private collection UK formed in the 1970s The panels are attributed to the reverse to Mirza Ghulam Reza Isfahani, a celebrated Qajar calligrapher circa 1280AH/1863/4AD £1,500 - 2,000

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323 323 A Qajar calligraphic panel, Iran, signed Husain ‘Ali and dated 1314AH/1896AD, ink and watercolour and gilt on paper, a single line of nasta’liq filled with further text and small miniatures of animals and of the Imams, further text contained within cloudbands, on a gold ground, signed in a small oval cartouche Husain ‘Ali and dated 1314AH, laid down on card, folio 40 x 31cm. £1,000 - 2,000

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324 A Persian nasta’liq quatrain, Iran or India, 17th19th century, with added signature of Hajji Yadkar al-Katib (act. circa 1527-29), arranged in pairs diagonally and within cloudbands, gilt floral decoration to interstices on a cobalt ground, the whole on a gold ground, mounted, glazed and framed, calligraphy 22 x 12.5cm. £300 - 400

325 A Qajar gulzar calligraphic composition with flowers and lion and sun insignia, Iran, 20th century, ink and gouache on paper, the inscription a variation on verse 12 of ghazal 49 in the Diwan of Hafez, 28 x 44cm. £600 - 800

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326 A Hebrew scroll, Qajar or Pahlavi Iran, 20th century, illustrated with two biblical scenes and other Persian scenes, the final illustration depicting Yusuf rescued from the well by the merchants, with one illustration signed M. Takslami (?), 210cm. long £700 - 900 327 A group of 14 Catalogues of Indian, Islamic and African tribal art, including Sotheby’s, Arts of the Islamic World, London, 1 May 2019; Bonhams, The Lion and Sun, Art from Qajar Persia, London, 30 April, 2019; Bonhams, Ritual and Culture Fine Southeast Asian Arts, Hong Kong, 29 March, 2019; Matthew Barton Ltd, European and Asian Works of Art, 22-23 May 2019; Koller, Asiatica, Zurich, 4 June 2019; Mallams, Asian Art, 1-2 May 2019; Christie’s, Paris, Art Africain, Oceanique et Precolombien, 7 June 2005; Sotheby’s African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art, New York, 17 May 2007; Sotheby’s, New York, American Indian Art, 24 June 2004; Bonhams, London, Tribal Art, 20 July 2005; Bonhams, London, Tribal Art, 9 December 2004; Christie’s Paris, Art Africain, Oceanique et Precolombien, 14 June 2004; Sotheby’s, New York, The Dundas Collection of Northwest Coast American Indian Art, October 5, 2006; Sotheby’s, New York, The Saul & Marsha Stanoff Collection, May 17, 2007 (14) £80 - 120

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328 A small book of poetry, India, 18th century, 126ff., with diagonal and horizontal lines of nastal’iq on a golf flecked ground and within gold rule and outer blue rule, illuminated header, bound in gold-tooled morocco, folio 14.5 x 7.2cm.; and a small bound Tibetan manuscript, 12ff., written in ink on European laid paper, with handwritten inscription in German by German orientalist G.S. Bayer (1694-1738), paper covers; and a mamluk brass box and a gem-set jade dagger (katar) hilt, 17.5cm. long (4) £200 - 400 329 Three small red stone heads, India, 10th-12th century, one with finely moulded features, two with metal pins, 5.5cm. 7cm. and 4.2cm. high (3) £200 - 300

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Provenance: Inherited in Bangladesh from a Nawab family, previously owned by current owners family since the late 19th century £200 - 300 331 A bronze figure of Siva as Maheshwara in Ardhaparyankasana, 16th century, Vijayanagar, South India, shown seated with left leg folded and the right pendant, Uma, the consort of Maheshwara is seated on his folded left leg with her right hand behind Maheshwara, and he holds her waist and raises his right hand in blessing, both are seated on a tiger, the vehicle of Uma, Maheshwara holds a ‘damru’ or drum and Uma holds the bud of a lotus flower denoting purity, Ganesha their elder son in shown at Uma’s feet while Kartikeya, their younger son, is on his father’s shoulder, the vehicles of Kartikeya and Makeshwara, the peacock and the bull Nandi are below, 13.6cm. high £800 - 1,200

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332 A small bronze figure of Ganesha, 18th century, shown seated on a square, tiered base, with curled trunk, 8cm. high Provenance: Private Collection UK £300 - 400

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333 A Mughal palace scene of courtiers offering dishes to a ruler, India, 17th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, three lines of Persian nastaliq on cloud bands above and below, gold flecked margins, mounted, glazed and framed, 31.5 x 25.5cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady; Christie’s Oriental Works of Art and Ceramics, 22 October 1992, Lot 154 £1,000 - 1,500

334 A palace scene from the Ramayana, Kangra or Guler, circa 1800, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, 26.5 x 41.5cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s 25 Feb, 1993, Lot 198 £800 - 1,200

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335 An illustration from a Ragamala, Jaipur, 19th century, gouache on paper, depicting a prince and princess seated on a flowered carpet outdoors smelling flowers, a courtier behind with flowers, musicians in front and below a garden, with five lines of devangari text in black on a yellow ground above, 34.2 x 23.1cm ÂŁ700 - 900

336 Shiva and Nandi, the vehicle of Shiva, Basohli or Mankot school, circa 1690, gouache on paper, on an ochre ground, shiva shown wearing a tiger skin and leading Nandi by a rope, a dish in his other hand, numbered to right in red border, 20 x 15.5cm. ÂŁ2,000 - 2,500

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337 337 Two double-sided Jain manuscript folios, Mewar, 1635-45, gouache on paper, probably from a Book of Fables, black ink and opaque pigments on paper, one folio with 9ll., the other with 10ll. of commentary in Sanskrit in devanagari script, each with an illustration to the right side depicting a Jain monk and a nun, a merchant and a prince, and two roosters in a cage, a garden landscape on red ground, each paginated, each 16 x 26.7cm.

Provenance: Doris Weiner, New York, 1980; Private Collection, U.S.A, 1980-99, Private Collection, England, 1999-2015 The style of these paintings is similar to the Gem Palace Ragamala in the National Museum in Delhi and the Sursagar in the Kanoria Collection in Calcuta, both of which were probably painted by the artist of the Chitor Ramayana executed in 1651. Although the format is clearly drawn from Hindu and Jain traditions, the dress of the merchant and the prince are influenced by Mughal portraiture.

No other copy of this text is known and Jain manuscripts produced in Mewar are very rare. Two other leaves of this manuscripts are in the Los Angeles County Museum and in the San Diego Museum of Art (Pal, The Peaceful Liberators: Jain Art from India, Los Angeles, 1995, no 94; Edwin Binney 3rd Collection, Archer and Binney, 1968, no 4). ÂŁ2,500 - 3,500

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338 Three Jain paintings on wood, Jaipur school, late18th-early 19th century, gouache heightened with gilt on wood panel, depicting The Regents of the Ten Quarters of the Word; Elephant Shaking a Tree; The Nine Planets Personified, with outer borders of repeating flower heads and inscription cartouches to one, two inscribed on verso, 30 x 19cm. (3) Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October 1994, Lot 256 £1,000 - 1,500

339 A large painting on cloth, Mewar or Udaipur, India, mid-19th century, opaque watercolour with silver and gold on cotton cloth, depicting a temple scene, with soldiers to foreground, and worshippers of Srinathji to interior, 116 x 76cm.

Note: The painting is comparable to a painting on cloth of similar date in the Brooklyn Museum of Art and attributed to Ghasi, a court painter who mainly created large and detailed palace scenes in a miniature style. £800 - 1,200

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340 A Jain patha of pilgrimage to Mount Shatrunjaya, India, Rajasthan, 1910-20, a panoramic aerial view depicting various processions of men, women and monks making pilgrimage to many different Jain shrines, some driving cars, the Jinas arranged in niches within larger temples set in a hilly landscape with caves and trees, a stream at left filled with fish, the sun and moon visible over the horizon line at top, all surrounded by a yellow border, 301 x 226cm. ÂŁ1,000 - 2,000

341 A Jain painting of three temples containing female deities, Jaipur, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 23 x 10cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s, Oriental Works of Art and Oriental Ceramics, 25 Feb, 1993, Lot 198 (part lot) £400 - 600

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342 An illustration to a scene from a Ragamala, Oudh, India, late 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt on paper, depicting a lady and her lover in a bedchamber, within a white pavilion, a darkening sky behind, mounted, 29 x 20.5cm.

Provenance: Private Collection UK £200 - 300 343 Portrait of a nobleman holding a pandan box, Rajasthan, early 19th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, depicted wearing a dark green jama and elaborate high red turban, standing on a terrace and with darkening sky behind him, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 19.5 x 14cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 269 (part lot) £400 - 600 344 Portrait of a ruler on a terrace, Rajasthan, late 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicted standing with green halo, red sash and jama, his left hand held to his face and his right resting on a katar at his waist, inscribed in white Devanagari above, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 18.5 x 13.5cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 271 (part lot) £500 - 700 344

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345 A portrait of a Sikh ruler, India, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, shown standing facing right, holding a gold wine vessel and wine cup, with Devanagari inscription in white above, wearing a red sash into which his curved tulwar is tucked, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 19.5 x 14cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 269 (part lot) £500 - 700

345 346 Portrait of Rudha Amar Singh, Mankot, 1700-25, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted as an old courtier wearing a white jama and a turban with white and purple stripes on a chocolate background, his patka is quite short and ends with stylised flower borders, a shield hangs from his shoulder, a sword is attached to his belt while he holds another upright in front of him, and a katar is stuck through his belt, inscribed to the border in Takri “Sri Raja Amar Singh/122” within orange border, painting 15.8 x 10.8cm., album page 20.8 x 15.8cm.

Provenance: Maggs Bros., London, 1970, George Sheridan (1923-2008), Deia, Spain, 19702008 Published: Maggs Bros. Bulletin, no.17, vol.V, part 2, London, 1970, no.91 (monochrome illustration) £2,000 - 3,000

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347 An Avadh lady with her attendant holding a hookah on a palace terrace, Murshidabad, 1760-70, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, shown stading on a terrace with white and yellow flowers behind and the sun setting to the background, within a border of scrolling gold flowers on a peach ground, the outer border with large spikey flowerheads and scrolling vine on a blue ground, 25.3 x 36.5cm.

Provenance: Maggs Bros., London, 1982, Bruzzi Collection, Hertfordshire, 1982-2015 ÂŁ3,000 - 5,000

347 348 A processional group depicting a Kotah nobleman on horseback, Kotah, circa 1870, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, depicting a nobleman swathed in a green shawl over a long white jama riding a richly caparisoned rearing stallion in a small processional group, within a red border, 24.4cm x 34.7cm.

Provenance: Christies, Islamic Art and Indian Miniatures, London, 8 & 10 October 1991, lot 27; Private collection Gunter Heil Collection (1938-2014), Berlin ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000 348

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349 Portrait of a ruler, India, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, holding a shield and lotus flower in his right arm and a curved tulwar in his left, with white halo and elaborate turban, on green ground with sunset above, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 16 x 10.5cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 269 (part lot) £500 - 700

350 A portrait of a ruler, Rajasthan, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, finely painted on wearing red spotted robe and white jama trimmed with gold, holding a white flower in his left hand and a curved tulwar in his right, a katar tucked into his waistband, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 16 x 9.5cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 269 (part lot) £500 - 700

351 Portrait of a ruler, India, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicted facing right, wearing a white jama and red turban and silver and yellow sash, holding a straight tulwar in his right hand, terrace and flowers behind, inscribed in white Davanagari above, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, 21 x 15cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 271 (part lot) £200 - 400 351 * plus Buyers Premium 25% + VAT (30% inclusive of VAT) ARR - indicates an additional charge may apply, see information on page 2.

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352 352 An enthroned princess drinking wine, her attendant approaching with a bowl of sweetmeats, Kulu, North India, circa 1700, gouache on paper, on an ochre ground, 18 x 13.5cm Provenance: Private collection, Germany £1,500 - 1,800 353 A portrait of Maharaja Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur, 1660-1670, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, shown haloed, on a green ground, inscribed in Devanagari to the reverse, 21.4 by 14.5cm Provenance: Collection of Maharanas of Mewar, Udaipur; Private collection of Gunter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin

353 354 A lady arranging her turban whilst a maid holds up a mirror, Pahari, North India, 18th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, both shown standing under a tree with pink blossom and parakeets perched in the branches, 18.4 by 14.7cm Provenance: Mallet, London, 1970s; Captain Jan Vlug (1918-76); Baron Michel Pilette de Kinnear, Belgium, by descent, 1970s-2018 £1,500 - 1,800

On the reverse in nagari: Raja Jasaunt Sigh Jodhpur and with the Mewar inventory number Jotdan 15/78 and the value ki[mat] of Rs8 Published: Crill, R., Marwar Painting: a History of the Jodhpur Style, Bombay, 2000, p. 46, figure 25 Jaswant Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur (b. 1626, r. 1638-78), spent his life in the service of the Mughal emperors, first of Shah Jahan and then of Aurangzeb, although he detested them according to James Tod. Seventeenth century Jodhpur portraits rarely appear on the market, this is one of few known of Jaswant Singh, another is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, see Leach, pp.222-3, no.88.

References: Beach, M. C., Koch, E., and Thackston, W., King of the World, the Padshahnama, London, 1997 Crill, R., Marwar Painting: a History of the Jodhpur Style, Bombay, 2000 Leach, L., Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 1986 £2,000 - 3,000

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355 Portrait of a haloed portly nobleman, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and red robe with elaborate silver and blue sash, his left hand resting on a katar at his waist, his right holding prayer beads, a shield suspended from a red sash, on a green ground with blue sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 22 x 13cm. ÂŁ800 - 1,200

356 Portrait of a nobleman holding a ower and a rumal, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and yellow robe with elaborate blue and orange sash, a katar at his waist, a shield hanging from a red sash, on a green ground with blue sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 22 x 13.5cm. £800 - 1,200

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358 357 Portrait of a Rawat Shri Fateh Singh Ji Kunwar Chauhan holding a rumal, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white robe with elaborate blue sash, a katar at his waist, on a green ground with blue sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, identifying inscription to reverse, mounted, painting 22 x 14.5cm. £800 - 1,200 358 Portrait of a nobleman, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and orange robe with elaborate green and silver sash, a katar at his waist tucked into a red sash, on a green ground with pink sky above, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 21.8 x 14.cm £800 - 1,200

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359 Portrait of Rao Maldev Rathore of Jodhpur (r.1532-62), Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicted with long moustache and hands clasped before him, wearing white robes over orange jama, a curved short tulwar at his waist, identifying inscription below figure, and an additional identification inscription on reverse. within red border, mounted, painting 23 x 11.1cm. £700 - 900

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360 Four drawings of noblemen, North and Central India, 19th century, pencil on paper, mounted, 26 x 17.5cm; 16 x 13cm.; 12 x 11.2cm.; 10.6 x 7.6cm. (4) £200 - 300 361 Studies of nobles, Kotah, Rajasthan, 19th/20th century, pencil on paper, depicting three studies of heads and a study of two ladies, with the stamps of Kumar Sangram Singh of Nawalgarh, Bhanwar Dependra Singh of Nawalgargh and Bh. Suraya Viy Singh Shekhawat of Nawalgargh to reverse, mounted, 25.7 x 16.5cm. £300 - 500 362 Standing portrait of a lady holding a flower sprig, probably Bundi, Rajasthan, 18th century, depicted with diaphanous veil and wearing a red and white striped skirt with gold leaf pattern, her feet hennaed, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 18.5 x 9.5cm. £800 - 1,200

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363 Portrait of Babo Ghuman Singh Ranawat of Jaipur, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and yellow robe with elaborate red, blue and gold sash, a katar at his waist and curved tulwar in an orange sheath, on a green ground with blue sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, with two inscriptions to reverse, the first identifying the figure as Rawat Babo Ghuman Singh and the second erroneously as Maharana Ari Singh of Mewar, mounted, painting 21.5 x 13cm. £800 - 1,200 364 Portrait of Maharana Sangram Singh (r. 17101734AD.), Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white robe with elaborate gold and orange sash, a katar at his waist and holding a straight tulwar before him, numerous pearl and emerald necklaces, on a green ground with blue sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, with identification inscription in black devanagari to reverse, mounted, painting 22 x 14cm. £800 - 1,200 367 365 Portrait of a an elderly nobleman, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and pale blue robe with white sash trimmed with gold, his left hand leaning on a gold crutch, a shield handing from a red sash at his waist and the tip of a curved tulwar seen to his left, on a green ground with blue sky above, inscription on reverse ‘Siva ardha nari natesur’ within yellow narrow border and larger red border, 21 x 13.5cm. £800 - 1,200

367 A drawing of a standing noble on an album page, Rajasthan, 19th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, wearing pearl earrings, a katar and tulwar at his waist and shield at his side, within gold speckled green borders, stamp of Kumar Sangram Nawalgragh to reverse, mounted, drawing 18 x 10.5cm., album page 34.1 x 22.6cm. £600 - 800

366 Portrait of a nobleman, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and pale green robe with orange and gold sash trimmed with red and gold waist band, the tip of a curved tulwar seen to his left, on a green ground with orange sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, 22.2 x 14cm. £800 - 1,200

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368 A signed Mughal drawing of Emperor Akbar with musicians, India, 19th century or earlier, ink on paper, the Emperor shown standing to right, with a courtier and stringed instrument before him, a sadhu playing under a tree to right, with Persian identifying inscription below ‘Akbar Padshah’ and ‘amal musawwir Nur al-Din bin Sa’d al-Din’, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 22 x 22cm. £200 - 300 369 A drawing of a standing noble on buff paper, Rajasthan, India, 19th century, ink on paper, with special attention paid to the face, arched eyebrow, jewellery, under a white wash, mounted, painting 16.8 x 11cm. £300 - 500 370 Portrait of a noble bowman, Kota, Rajasthan, 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with green halo, wearing a white robe over orange jama and gold sash trimmed with red and gold flowers, gold patterned turban, holding his bow in left hand and an arrow in his right, on a green ground, within black narrow border and larger red border, inscription to reverse reads ‘Bhim Singh’, 18 x 10.8cm. £700 - 900 370

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371 Portrait of Maharana Sangram Singh (r.1710-1734AD), Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and pale blue robe with yellow and gold sash trimmed with red and gold waist band, holding a flower in his left hand, the tip of a curved tulwar seen to his left, on a green ground with orange sky above, identification inscription to reverse, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, 21.5 x 14cm. ÂŁ800 - 1,200

371 372 Portrait of Rawat Jai Singh of Sangramgarh (r. 1621-67AD.), Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and blue robe with orange shirt and white sash trimmed with gold, his left hand holding a flower, a shield handing from a red sash at his waist and the tip of a curved tulwar seen to his left, on a green ground, identification inscription to reverse, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, 20.5 x 13cm. ÂŁ800 - 1,200

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373 Portrait of a nobleman holding a flower, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing white turban with gold chevron design, a white and pale blue robe with gold shirt and a pink sash trimmed with silver, his left hand holding a flower, the tip of a curved tulwar seen to his left, on a green ground with orange sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, 22 x 14cm. £800 - 1,200

373 374 Portrait of Rao Jaimal of Badnore (15071568AD.), Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted wearing a silver cap and silver robe over a purple skirt and white jama, with an elaborate green and gold sash, a katar and kinjal at his waist, a shield suspended from a red and gold sash, and a curved tulwar visible to his left, shown holding a spear in his right hand and an orange flower sprig in his right, on a green ground with darkening sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, identification inscription below, mounted, painting 22 x 14cm.

Rao Jaimal of Badnore was the ruler of Merta from 1535 and was given the jagir of Badnore by Maharana Udai Singh II of Mewar in 1554. He was an important minister in the court of Rana Udai Singh II at the time of the Siege of Chittorgarh by Emperor Akbar and fought alongside various rajputs against the Mughals. Rao Jaimal died in Chittorgarh in February, 1568. £600 - 800

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375 A nobleman seated against a bolster, a seated lady on reverse, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt on paper, shown facing right and depicted wearing an orange and gold turban, and holding a flower blossom in his right hand, mounted, 18.5 x 14.6cm. £400 - 600

376 A drawing of Munshi Jarnail Singh, North India, 19th century, ink and opaque pigments on paper, shown seated and holding before him a curved tulwar, with dark beard, the picture washed in white, with identifying inscription on reverse, mounted, painting 14 x 12cm. £500 - 700

377 A drawing of a seated noble, Jaipur, 19th-20th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, depicted to right of page, kneeling and holding a small book, with leaf design to lower left, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 22 x 14.4cm. £300 - 500

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378 378 A group of eight studies of dogs, India, late 19th/early 20th century, pencil and gouache on paper, each with the dog’s name written in devanagari below, 6 with original page size 16.8 x 21cm. ; 2 reduced (8) £1,500 - 2,000

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379 A group of Europeans, Mewar, India, 19th century, ink and opaque pigments on paper, the central figure of a noblewoman with a youth at her side and two male figures, depicted standing on a terrace, behind a wall, the lower section possibly unfinished, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 24.5 x 18.5cm. £400 - 600

379 380 Portrait of Rawat Jai Singh of Sangramgarh, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and orange robe with white sash trimmed with gold and orange shirt, his left hand holding a flower, a shield handing from a red sash at his waist and the tip of a curved tulwar seen to his left, on a green ground with white sky above, identification inscription on reverse, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, 21 x 13cm. £800 - 1,200

381 Portrait of Arjun Singh, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a red and white flowered turban, white and red robe with blue sash trimmed with gold, his left hand holding a flower, a shield handing from a red sash at his waist and a tulwar, on a green ground with blue sky above, identification inscription on reverse, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, 21.5 x 12.8cm. £800 - 1,200

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382 Portrait of nobleman holding a khanda, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a red and white robe with gold shirt, silver and blue sash, a katar at his waist, holding a straight tulwar in his left hand and prayer beads in his right, the tip of another tulwar seen to his left and a shield slung on his back, on a green ground with blue sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 21 x 13.5cm. £800 - 1,200

382 383 Portrait of a nobleman holding a flower, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white and blue robe with elaborate orange, silver and blue sash, a katar at his waist, on a green ground with blue sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 21.5 x 14cm. £800 - 1,200

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384 Portrait of nobleman holding a khanda, Mewar, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted with gold rays emanating from a green halo, wearing a white robe and white jama, with silver and white sash, elaborate pearl and emerald jewellery, a katar at his waist and shield suspended from a red sash, the tip of a tulwar seen to his left, on a green ground with blue sky above, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 22.5 x 14cm. £800 - 1,200

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385 A lady seated on a terrace, Kishangarh, Rajasthan, 19th century, gouache on paper, the lady shown wearing a green and gold garment and veil, and gold cuff bracelets embellished with pearls, seated on a raised gem-set throne, flower blossoms and gold and silver vessels at her feet, and a gold basin next to her, in her hands a wine cup and vessel, lush vegetation behid her and a palace in the distance, in an ivory frame with beaded border, painting 15.2 x 10.4cm, frame 45.5 x 31cm. £800 - 1,200

386 Lady seated on a terrace, Bikaner, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, seated on a floral carpet, wearing a striped skirt and yellow shirt, a white pavilion behind with inlaid marble to roof, moon in the blue sky, with the stamp of Bhanwan Devendra Singh of Nawalgargh to reverse, loose in mount, painting 30.4 x 24cm. £200 - 300

387 A couple in an erotic embrace, Mewar, Rajasthan, early 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, the couple shown under a purple canopy, two wine flasks and drinking cups next to them, a diagonally striped green and red floor covering below, with two lines of black devanagari text on a yellow ground above, within red border, mounted, 24 x 14.5cm. £500 - 700

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389 A drawing of an equestrian figure, Sri Nathji and studies of heads, Kotah, Rajasthan, 19th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, with lines of devanagari script to upper right, mounted, glazed and framed, drawing 25.6 x 16.1cm. £600 - 800

390 A figure of a priest, Kishangarh, Rajasthan, 19th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, shown standing with tulwar at his waist, a spear before him and shield at his feet, mounted, painting 18.9 x 8.5cm. £300 - 500

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391 392 A noble on a dais with female attendant, North India, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper, the noble wearing a flowered green robe and holding a flower, the attendant shown smaller and holding a wine vessel, an array of silver vessels at their feet, trees either side, mounted, painting 25.3 x 20cm. £80 - 120

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393 393 Portrait of Rao Malhar smoking a huqqa, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, depicted seated against a red and gold patterned bolster cushion, wearing elaborate pearl and emerald necklaces, anklets, bazuband, bracelet and earrings, wearing a white loin cloth, holding the mouthpiece of the huqqa to his lips in, an attendand hold a fly whisk behind, on a green ground with white sky above, identification inscription below, within yellow narrow border and larger red border, 20.5 x 13cm.

Note: This is possibly a portrait of the Maratha chief Malhar Rao Holkar (1694-1766AD.) which has been mis-transcribed. £800 - 1,200

394 An illustration to a Rasikapriya series: Krishna observes a sakhi talking to Radha, Bikaner, Rajasthan, second half of 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, Krishna shown standing on a terrace to left and wearing a tall three-point crown, the two women shown in conversation just outside a pavilion, within a red border, with 7ll. of black devanagari text to reverse, mounted, painting 21 x 14.5cm. £1,200 - 1,500

395 395 A noble and consort in a pavilion, Kashmir, early 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt on paper, a garden scene, the couple shown facing each other in a red and orange interior, with purple and orange flower either side, below four courtiers kneel around a shrine, within a border of gold and purple and orange flowers heads, mounted, painting 21 x 11cm. £200 - 300

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397 396 Portrait of kneeling noble, India, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper, the corpulent figure shown wearing a red turban with yellow trim and and red and yellow sash, a katar at his waist and straight tulwar and shield at his side, mounted, painting 27.9 x 24cm. £80 - 120

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397 Three study portraits of ladies, India, 19th century, pencil on paper, two of Europeans and the other a seated courtesan holding a wine flask, mounted, 10 x 10.5cm., 12.4 x 6.6cm. 9 x 9cm. (3) £150 - 200

398 Portrait of a priest, India, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper, depicted in profile, facing left, with arched eyebrow and whitened skin, mounted, glazed and framed, painting, 11.5 x 18cm. £80 - 120

399 A composite elephant, a lion and a feline eating an antelope, India, 19th century, pen and opaque pigments on paper, mounted 11.5 x 13.5cm., 9 x 13.5cm., 10 x 12.5cm. (3) £80 - 120 399

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402 400 Elephants shaking a man from a tree, India, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper, the man reaching up to grasp a large flower, below him at the foot of the tree a pool of water with snakes, to reverse the stamp of Kumar Sangram Nawalgargh, mounted, 23 x 12.5cm. £80 - 120

401 Two bulls in combat, North India, 19th century, ink and opaque pigments on paper, the two bulls with their heads down and watched by a group of excited onlookers either side, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 12 x 19cm. £400 - 600

402 An ariel view of a street scene with temples, Udaipur, 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, a long panel depicting a street with shops and houses in white and window coverings in red and green either side of a street with running elephant, and elephant tamer, figures in the street, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 178 x 20cm. £500 - 700

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403 A processional scene, Mewar, India, 19th century, gouache on paper, depicted led by a group of equestrian figures and courtiers on foot, musicians and trumpets wearing orange pantaloons to the rear, mounted in a series of rectangular panels, framed and glazed, frame 158 x 34cm. ÂŁ500 - 700

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404 A portrait of Rao Chidoji of Salumbar, Mewar, Rajasthan, North India, second quarter 18th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, identified in Devanagri to the reverse, painting 19.7 x 13.3cm. folio 22.8 x 16.2cm.

Provenance: Private Collection of Gunter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin ÂŁ800 - 1,200

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405 A double portrait of Maharana Sangram Singh of Mewar receiving Sawai Jai Singh of Amber, Mewar, circa 1750, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, shown standing on a floral carpet, on a gold flecked album page, 28.7 by 17.9cm Provenance: Private collection Gunter Heil (1938-2014), Berlin £1,200 - 1,800 406 A prince and sadhus in a landscape, Provincial Mughal, circa 1800, opaque pigments and gold on paper, depicted seated beneath a tree, birds in the foreground, gold and blue floral inner border, 27.2 x 19.8cm. £1,800 - 2,000 407 An illustration from a Ragamala series, Kakubh Ragini, Central India, circa 1700, gouache on paper heightened with gold, depicting a lady who has removed her shoes and is reaching up to give water to a peacock in a tree, an attendant to her right holds two small cups, another attendant is shown making up her bed in a white pavilion to the right, with two lines of devangari script on a yellow ground above, outer red border, 30.8 x 23.8cm.

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408 408 A large portrait of Muhammad Azam Shah (r. 14 March 1707 - 8 June 1707), Kishangargh school, early 19th century, gouache on paper, on a gold flecked album page with five lines of black nastaliq Persian to reverse and below five lines of devangari script, 46.1 x 29.8cm.

Note: The inscription is a reference to Muhammad Azam Shah, the son of Aurangzeb. It mentions soldiers being sent by Aurangzeb to support a campaign led by Azam Shah in the Deccan which may be a reference to the Siege of Bijapur in 1685.

Qutb-ud-Din Muhammad Azam (28 June 1653 - 8 June 1707), commonly known as Azam Shah, was a titular Mughal emperor, who reigned from 14 March 1707 to 8 June 1707. He was the eldest son of the sixth Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his chief consort Dilras Banu Begum.

Azam was appointed as the heir-apparent (Shahi Ali Jah) to his father on 12 August 1681 and retained that position until Aurangzeb’s death. During his long military career, he served as the viceroy of Berar Subah, Malwa, Bengal, Gujarat and the Deccan. Azam ascended the Mughal throne in Ahmednagar upon the death of his father on 14 March 1707. However, he and his three sons, Sultan Bidar Bakht, Shahzada Jawan Bakht Bahadur and Shahzada Sikandar Shan Bahadur, were later defeated and killed by Azam Shah’s older half-brother, Prince Shah Alam (later crowned as Bahadur Shah I), during the Battle of Jajau on 8 June 1707 £4,000 - 6,000

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409 A painting of a princess admiring herself in a mirror, Guler, circa 1750, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, with courtesans at her side, one holding a huqqa pipe, the princess is seated on a throne with gold vessels at her feet, a pond with waterlilies before her, a garden behind a red wall, within a floral border on a blue ground, 24.5 x 22cm. ÂŁ500 - 700

409 410 A double-sided illustration from a Ragamala series, Kulu, 1720-1760, century, gouache on paper, depicting Krishna speaking to a musicians in a palace, and to other side Radha with attendants, a line of devangari above, 29.8 x 22.9cm. ÂŁ800 - 1,200

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411 411 A portrait of Jahangir, early 18th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the prince depicted facing left wearing purple jama and red and white floral sash, he holds a gold wine cup in one hand, a sword at his waist, on a green ground, the reverse with a Deccani calligraphy panel on fine marbled paper, painting 9.7 x 15.6cm.

Provenance: Private collection, UK ÂŁ800 - 1,200 412 A Provincial Mughal portrait of a young woman, possibly from the Bhil tribe, Lucknow, India, early 18th century, opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper, depicted on a blue ground in an oval frame, wearing a purple robe and green dress, gold veil and wreath of green leaves and flowers on her head, holding a gold vessel and wine cup, outer border of gold flowers, oval 7.5 x 4.2cm., page 17.9 x 13.7cm.

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413 A standing portrait of an elderly Raja Man Singh of Amber (r. 15891614AD),Jaipur, Rajasthan, circa 1850, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, shown haloed and resting on his sword, standing above a bed of grass and flowers, a darkening sly above, one line of davangarari, 24.1 x 14cm.

Raja man Singh was the trusted general of the Mughal emperor Akbar who included him amongst one of the navratnas ‘nine jewels’ of the royal court. He was appointed governor of Bihar, Orissa and later Bengal. \under Jehangir he served in the Deccan where he died. Raja Man Singh was also responsible for a number of temples, including Vrindavan.

Provenance: Private collection, Germany £400 - 600 414 Two equestrian portraits, Mewar, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicted on a dark green ground with sky above, the first with the rider wearing white robes and turban, seated on a grey horse with tail dipped in red and gold woven into the mane, the second with the rider wearing orange robes and seated on a dappled grey horse with red dipped tail and gold woven into the mane, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 27 x 23.5cm. (2) Provenance: Sotheby’s Colonnade, 28 April 1994, Lot 761. £1,200 - 1,500 413

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415 415 Two equestrian portraits, Mewar, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, depicted on a dark ground with sky above, the first with the rider wearing white robes with green leafy pattern, seated on a bay horse with green saddle, the second possibly a groom wearing red robes and holding a white horse with green saddle and dipped feet and tail, within red border, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 27 x 23.5cm. (2) Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s Colonnade, 28 April 1994, Lot 760. £1,200 - 1,500

416 A ruler with his courtiers and son, smoking a huqqa, Jodhpur school, India, early 18th century, ink and opaque pigments on paper, the three depicted kneeling, the figure to left unfinished, mounted, glazed and framed, drawing 27.5 x 23cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady, acquired in the 1990s. £500 - 700

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417 A Mughal portrait of Emperor Jahangir (1569-1627AD) on a balcony, India, 17th century, pencil and opaque pigments on paper, signed indistinctly above, his hand resting on a globe, within border of large gold leaves, on an album page, mounted, glazed and framed, portrait 8.5 x 10cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s Oriental Works of Arts and Ceramics, 22 Oct 1992, Lot 183 £800 - 1,200 418 A fragmentary Mughal study of a young woman and old man, India, 17th century, pencil on paper, laid down on card, the gentleman depicted handing a small sack to the lady who seems to resist, drawing 17 x 10.8cm. £800 - 1,200 419 A prince and courtesan on a terrace, Provincial Mughal, 19th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, depicted in an amorous embrace, lying on a floral carpet, a garden with tall trees behind, within a blue border with gilt flower heads, painting 18.2 x 11.5cm., page 27 x 18.5cm. £1,000 - 1,200

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420 An illustration to a Nayika series: Vipralabdha Nayika, Kangra, North India, circa 1820-30, opaque pigments and gold on paper, a lady in a gold embroidered white dress stands beside a bed of leaves casting off her jewelled armlets, as she is tired of waiting for her lover, who has not arrived, under a pale blue sky with stars and full moon, with blue borders with gilt leaves and blue flowers, flecked margins, painting 22 x 15.8cm., page 29.5 x 21.2cm. ÂŁ1,000 - 1,500

421 A fragmentary drawing of a Majaraja receiving a visit, ink and gouache on paper, Marwar, Rajasthan, 19th century, the bejeweled and elaborately dressed ruler depicted smoking a hookah on an outdoor terrace, with members of his court assembled around him, 51cm. diam x approx. 29cm. ÂŁ1,200 - 1,500

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422 A painting of Layla and Majnun, Jodhpur, mid 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt, depicted in a lush landscape with a city to background, Layla shown seated, her skirt spread out around her, attendants behind, Majnun with an open book in one hand, a dog at his feet, 28 x21.5cm. £800 - 1,200

423 A tiger hunt, Jaipur, circa 1870, gouache on paper heightened with gold, depicting a ruler with three companions and hunting dogs attacking the tiger, a river with lotus lillies to foreground, within blue and outer red border, 35.6 x 28.6cm. £600 - 800

424 A pundit performing puja, Kotah, circa 1880, gouache on paper, depicted bare-chested and seated, his hair pulled back in a top knot, mounted, 16.2 x 15cm. £400 - 600

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425 425 Maharaja Ram Singh in procession entering a fort, India, Kotah, circa 1850, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper laid down on cloth, painting 51 x 74.5cm.

Accompanied by his queen and harem, who are protected within a red palanquin, and his flamboyant retinue of horses, elephants, and followers, Maharaja Ram Singh returns to the fort.

This vivid scene is replete with a profusion of flora and fauna, including monkeys, peacocks, birds and fish, and crocodiles in the moat.

For an almost identical scene see Sotheby’s 19 March 2014, Lot 6, and Sotheby’s 24 May, 2004, Lot 10.

For a related illustration, see Anna Jackson and Amin Jaffer, Maharaja: The Spendour of India’s Royal Courts, London, 2009, pp. 78-9, cat. no. 58. £3,500 - 4,500 426 An illustration to a Ragamala, depicting ladies worshipping Shiva, a fountain to the foreground, Deccan India, 18th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 20.5 x 14cm.

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Provenance: Christie’s, Oriental Works of Art and Oriental Ceramics, 25 Feb 1993, Lot 162 £500 - 700

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427 Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, circa 1830, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, shown seated on a tiger skin on a terrace with Nandi, an array of silver vessels before them, a lake behind and green landscape, within red border, 25.7 x 17.5cm.

Provenance: Private collection, Germany £600 - 800 428 An illustration from the Bhagavata Purana, India, late 17th century, gouache on paper, depicting a battle scene where Lord Krishna kills King Paundrika and his accomplice King Kashi, with 9ll. of black Devanagri text to reverse, 30.5 x 21cm.

Provenance: Private Collection, Germany Inscription: The King of Kashi came to help Paundrika in the battle against Lord Krishna.

Paundrika was dressed like Krishna and announced himself as the incarnation of Vishnu. He challenged Lord Krishna’s identity but was beheaded by Lord Krishna. The ladies are mourning his death and making preparations for his cremation £800 - 1,200

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429 429 An equestrian portrait of Devnath the royal guru and mentor of Maharaja Singh of Johdpur (r. 1803-1843), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, circa 1820, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, depicted haloed and holding a long spear, his horse rearing up, two attendants holding swords behind, on a green ground, outer red border, to reverse in Devanagari “Sayabnathji Maharaj” (the title of the royal natha yogi Devnath), 35.4 x 24.6cm.

430 430 Rishabhanatha (Adinatha), the first of the 24 Tirtahankaras in Jain cosmology, gouache on paper heightened with gold, shown seated, the body and face gold, with an headdress of lotus buds, seated with a candle either side and Nandi below, on a red ground within an ochre border, 13.1 x 11.7cm.

Provenance: Private collection, Germany £300 - 500

Provenance: Private collection, Germany £800 - 1,200

431 An equestrian portrait, Mewar, early 18th century, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, the ruler depicted wearing a red robe with white sash and gold trim, the bay horse with red, white and blue ribbons to its mane, to reverse a inscription in black devangari, 26.4 x 23.3cm.

Provenance: Private collection, UK £200 - 300

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432 432 An equestrian portrait of the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar (r.1713-19), India, 18th century, opaque pigment heightened with gilt on paper, shown haloed and wearing an orange jama with boteh design, his saddle cloth of gold embroidered with pink flowers which are echoed in his sash, the horse a dappled bay, on a green ground, with identifying inscription in Persian above, laid down on card, painting 20.5 x 16.5cm. £400 - 600

433 433 Portrait of Muhammad Shah (r.1719-48) standing in a landscape, Rajasthan, Jodhpur, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, shown standing facing left, holding a curved tulwar in his right hand and a sarpesh in his left, with identifying inscription in black devanagri above, 20 x 12.8cm. £250 - 350

434 A drawing of an elephant and mahout, Provincial Mughal, probably Ajmer, 18th century, opaque pigments on paper, the elephant shown chained by the ankles and with shortened tusks, inscription in devanagari above, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 19.5 x 24cm. £400 - 500

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435 435 A portrait of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Oudh, Lucknow, circa 1850, opaque pigments on paper, fulllength, holding a sword, with identifying inscription in Persian, laid on card, painting 14 x 9.5cm. £600 - 800

436 436 A Pahari nobleman seated on a striped dhurrie, Punjab Plains, circa 1840, gouache on paper, wearing simple white garments and holding a gold leaf, mounted, 16.1 x 11.6cm. £600 - 800

437 A carved wood panel, India, late 18th century, depicting a series of dancers in movement, wearing elaborate jewellery and carrying instruments, two figure with their hands clasped above a seated child, possibly Krishna, 77.5cm x 30cm. high £600 - 800

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438 A Mughal-style hardstone huqqa base with inlaid gem decoration, India, 20th century, of globular form, the surface carved with split leaves and point design, to shoulder wide acanthus leaves, inlaid with gems in the form of small flowers and a band of red stones to shoulder, single inlaid petals to neck, 14.5cm. high

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Provenance: Property of a Lady £600 - 800 439 A Mughal embroidered Kashidakari cotton prayer mat, India, 18th century, of rectangular form, the cream cotton ground with three central floriated medallions densely embroidered with small flowers in pink, blue, cream, black and green, panels either side similarly decorated, with cotton fringe, light staining, 92 x 136cm £800 - 1,200 440 A Mughal rock crystal and spinach jade dagger hilt, India, 19th century, the hilt with jade lower section carved with two scrolls either side and flower head to front and reverse, the curved rock crystal section lobed and with each curved section engraved with double leaf, the hilt terminating in the form of a three jade buds emerging from a leafy scroll, 14.3cm. high £800 - 1,200

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441 A carved rock crystal perfume bottle, India, early 20th century, with leaf design to body, missing stopper, 6cm. high £100 - 200 442 A Mughal rock crystal figure of Nandi, 18th century, shown seated, with limbs bent under the body, carved necklace, saddle cloth, 7.5x5.5cm Provenance: Private collection UK, acquired from a Japanese dealer in 1984 £400 - 600

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443 An emerald and pearl necklace with carved emerald pendant, India, 20th century, the drop-shaped gold pendant set with diamonds and containing an emerald carved with a flower, with green enamelled surround, open to the back, the reverse enamelled in green and white, on a pearl and emerald string, 21.5cm. long £1,200 - 1,500 444 A pair of silver anklets, India, 20th century, composed of a series of panels fringed with bell attachments,12.5cm. diam. (2) £200 - 250 445 A diamond, emerald, pearl and enamel Guluband, North India, early 20th century, comprising thirty-three tiered gold elements, each set with three diamonds, a single line pearl surmount above, and emerald drops suspended below, the reverse of foliate design depicting red poppy flower heads on white enamel background with diamond set terminals strung on a silk cord, 34cm. long £4,000 - 6,000

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446 A carved emerald set gold ring, India, 20th century, the square bezel set with an emerald carved with a flower head, the openwork shoulders in a leaf design, ring size M approx. £1,200 - 1,500

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447 447 A gem-set gold Navratna bracelet, Northern India, second half of 19th century and later, formed of eight rectangular gold plaques set with a variety of semi-precious stones including coral, opal, turquoise and garnet, the central stone within an oval setting with eight surrounding stones and a further four stones above and below, the reverse with enamelled birds on a floral ground, 16.5cm. long £800 - 1,200

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448 A pair of gold pearl and gem-set enamelled bracelets, India, late 19th-early 20th century, each formed of seven square cobalt blue enamelled plaques set with central and surrounding diamonds, three pearls strung between each plaque, the terminals set with garnets, the reverse enamelled with red flowers and green leaves on a white ground, with loop and button fastening in silk and gold thread, 18cm. long (2) Note: This form of bracelet, with strands of pearls interrupted by square beads, was very popular in nineteenth century India and similar examples feature in George Birdwood’s The Industrial Arts of India (1880) and S.S. Jacob and T.H. Hendley’s Jeypore Enamels (1886). £2,500 - 3,500 449 A pair of diamond and carved emerald gold earrings, India, 20th century, formed of a hinged gold element each part set with a large diamond, a carved emerald in a gold conical setting suspended below, the reverse of each hinged element enamelled in green, red and blue with a flower heads, 4.5cm. long (2) £1,800 - 2,000

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450 A pair of silver anklets, India, 20th century, composed of a series of panels fringed with bell attachments,12.5cm. diam. (2) £200 - 250

451 A diamond and carved emerald pendant necklace, India, 20th century, the octagonal pendant set with central foil backed emerald surrounded by small diamonds, diamond set leave design above, three pearl and emerald elements suspended below, on a string of pearl and emerald beads, 24.3cm. long £800 - 1,200

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452 An early 20th century emerald set enamelled gold necklace, Jaipur, India, comprised of seven square gold plaques, each with central foil backed emerald and red and white enamel border, to reverse of each an engraved flower head decorated in red and green enamel, strung on an adjustable green cotton and gilt metal thread, 44cm. £800 - 1,200

453 A diamond-set and enamelled gold bracelet, Jaipur, North India, 19th century, of circular form, joined at top with addorsed peacocks heads, the exterior gem-set with diamonds within floral sprays, the interior with enamelled foliage and birds, 7.4cm. diam.

Provenance: Private collection, Germany acquired in India in the 1960s. £2,000 - 3,000

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454 An enamelled and diamond-set gold Order of Merit of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the first Sikh maharaja of the Panjab (r.1801-1839), Lahore, circa 1830s, in the form of a gold star set with diamonds to each arm in the kundan technique,containing to centre a portrait in gouache heightened with gold on paper of Ranjit Singh seated and holding a bow by an artist of the court, enamelled to reverse with an alternating design of white flowers on green ground, and red and white petals and to centre roundel flower heads and leaves, on a later twisted rope of small pearls, merit 4.5cm. diam. x 5.5cm. high Note: A very similar diamond set example presented to Lord Auckland in 1838 is in the Sheesh Mahal Museum and Medal Gallery, Patiala, India and is illustrated in S. Stronge, Art of the Sikh Kingdoms, 1999, cat. no. 90. Another emerald-set example is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Museum no. IS 92-1981) The official history of Ranjit Singh’s reign records his curiosity concerning the medals worn by the English Governor Sir Henry Fane, when he arrived at the court in 1837 for the marriage of Nau Nihal Singh. General Allard, the French general in Ranjit Singh’s service, wore the Legion d’Honneur.

These European decorations seem to have intrigued the Maharaja. Discussions took place about Fane’s suggestion that medals be introduced at court, and it was decided to make three fixed awards. The highest was reserved for the princes, the second for the ‘relatives and brotherhood’ of the Maharaja and the third rank would go to high dignitaries, colonels and those providing honourable service. The European practice of awarding service medals was also discussed at length with the British local representative, Captain Wade, in April 1838. This seems to have led indirectly to an order that henceforth the uniforms of all his platoons should have their own identifying mark.

Medals were given out to a range of royal and other individuals including Allard, Avitabile and Court, Faqir Aziz ud-Din, Raja Hira Singh and Lehna Singh Majithia. The order was called ‘Star of the Prosperity of the Panjab’. £5,000 - 7,000

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455 A Sikh braided hair band with miniature of the Golden Temple of Amritsar, India, 19th century, of circular form, the miniature opaque pigments on ivory heightened with gold, the gold setting with filigree detail, band 11.5cm. diam., miniature 4cm. diam. £1,500 - 2,500

456 A fine miniature portrait of Raja Nau Nihal Singh (1821-40), India, mid-19th century, opaque pigments on paper, mounted in a gold locket with chain loop attachment and banded agate to reverse, 6.8cm high Provenance: Christie’s 13 April 2000, lot 315 £600 - 800

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457 A framed portrait on ivory of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, India, 19th Century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt on ivory, the ruler shown seated facing left and holding an arrow, wearing yellow turban and robed trimmed with fur, within an oval frame on a rectangular glass plate, painting 6.5cm. high Provenance: Bonhams, 3 July 2002 Lot 646 £700 - 900

458 A miniature on ivory of the golden Temple of Amritsar, India, 19th Century, opaque pigments heightened with gilt on ivory, of oval form, mounted as a brooch in a gold frame with hood and eye fastening to reverse, open to back, 7cm. diam. £400 - 600 458

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459 A group of 10 folios from Sikh religious texts in Gurumuki, India, 18th-19th century, largest folio 31 x 16.5cm. (10) £80 - 120

460 A seated portrait of a Maharaja, signed Nanak, probably Alwar, North India, late 19th century, opaque pigments heightend with gold on paper, with illuminated borders, identified in Urdu at the top as Maharaja [...] Shivdan Singh [of Alwar], signed along the bottom, possibly dated [12]82, painting 27.2 x 18.7cm.; folio 35.5 x 27cm.

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461 A portrait of Sawai Ram Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur (r. 1835-80), Jaipur, circa 1880, opaque gouache on paper heightened with gold, set on a mount composed on a collage of marbled paper, interspersed with bands of nasta’liq script containing tradition of the Prophet, 13.8 x 13.5cm. page 26 x 24.3cm.

Provenance: Private collection, Europe, 1980s-2015 This appears to be a portrait painted after the Album of ‘Cartes de Visite’ portraits of Indian rulers by Bourne and Shepherd, which was done in the 1870s.

Known as the ‘photographer prince’, Ram Singh was a very modern ruler and during his reign he reformed slavery and infanticide, and officially banned widow burning in his state. He studied photography and his personal studio or photukhana had the most up to date equipment, employing a Calcutta-based English photographer with whom he recorded the buildings of Jaipur, the people their costumes and culture.

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Maharaja Ram Singh was the most enlightened and progressive ruler of his time. The British Government recognized his outstanding merits by nominating him twice a member of the newly formed Legislative Council, and by adding four guns to his salute. The title of G.C.S.I was also conferred upon him. £1,800 - 2,000

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462 A portrait of a Sikh ruler walking his dog, India, late 18th- early 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gilt, inscribed in gold Devanagari above, mounted, glazed and framed, album page 33 x 22.5cm., painting 23 x 18cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Sotheby’s Oriental Ceramics and works of Art, 20 October, 1994, Lot 271 (part lot) £500 - 700

463 A Sikh watercolor of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (1666-1708) on a horse with his favorite falcon, in the foreground of the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, late 19th century, gouache on paper, heightened with gold, depicted on a terrace with black and white tiles and row of trees, the temple to his right, 46.5 x 68.5cm. £2,500 - 3,500

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464 A Sikh equestrian portrait of training the horse, 19th century, gouache on paper, the white horse shown striding forwards, a turbaned figure holds a whip in his hand, inscription in nasta’liq to upper left, mounted, 29 x 21cm. £800 - 1,200

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465 A red embroidered silk Phulkari, Sindh, 19th century, decorated in black, red, green and yellow silk on a cream cotton ground, the central field with repeating stylized tree design, the borders with stylized flowers within rectangular panels, 149 x 252cm.

Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington 5 June 1990 to 12 October 1990 £800 - 1,200 465

466 A Sikh embroidered silk phulkari panel, 19th century, the ends joined for a cushion cover, with a repeating design of red and white flowers with three heads on an ochre ground, a border of large flower heads, 112 x 74cm. (loop) Provenance: Vandeleur family £800 - 1,200

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467 Three Sikh watercolours depicting Punjab trades, from a dispersed album, Lahore, circa 1860, opaque pigments on paper, depicting a vegetable seller, a lady churning butter and a pottery seller. all ruled in red and gold and numbered bottom right, on blind stamped 19th century paper, each 25.8 x 19cm. (3) £200 - 500 468 Sardar Ganda Thakar Singh (1899-1976), A botanical study, 1952, watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower left, Chermoud gallery label to reverse, mounted, glazed and framed, 40.5cm. x 30cm.

This lot was part of a collection of botanical watercolours originally in the collection of the Maharajah of Patiala. Of great diversity, these charming drawings were made by Thakur Ganga Singh between 1942-1962. They are especially fascinating in that they continue a notable tradition of flower painting which dates back at least as far as 1620 when the Mogul ruler Jahangir commissioned a detailed study of the botany which so delighted him on visiting Kashmir in springtime. The emperor and his local artists were greatly influenced by European herbals and woodcut illustrations of the time and these led to a certain formality and accuracy in Indian botanical representation alongside the already established naturalistic observation of plants that had come to India from Persia. From this time onwards, flower ornament became a central feature of Indian decoration: in architecture, carpets, other textiles and thus also in Indian miniatures and book decoration.

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These botanical drawings are in a delightfully free style but nonetheless continue the tradition in combining elegant decoration with botanical accuracy. The studies were commissioned by His Highness Maharajah Yadhavindra Singh of Patiala, also a keen botanist, who from the 1920’s began to collect the flora of the Simla Hills with the intention of writing a book on the subject.

Ganga Singh was engaged by the Maharajah in 1942 to reproduce his collected flora in watercolour drawings. He became a permanent member of His Highness’ staff and painted over 400 watercolours over a period of twenty years.

Singh died in 1971, followed in 1972 by the Maharajah who was not able to complete his book although the research and the paintings were complete. His son, the present Maharajah, took over the task and has recently completed the work of cataloguing the collection in preparation for the publication of the book in the future.

Ganga Singh began his career as an artist at the Forest Research Institute in Dehra Dun, travelling to England in 1931 to train at the Slade in London. Later in life he was awarded the title of ‘Rai Sahib’ for his outstanding contributions in the field of fine arts £200 - 300

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469 469 A lady hunting, Kotah school, 19th century, ink and opaque pigments on paper, the lady aims her rifle at two tigers who are running through a lush landscape towards the pavilion where she and her courtesans, all equipped with hunting regalia, are seated, 56.3 x 66.5cm. ÂŁ800 - 1,200 470 A large scene depicting a ruler in his garden encampment, Mewar, early-mid 20th century, based on an earlier painting, gouache on paper heightened with gilt, the ruler shown seated lower left on a terrace in a large garden, surrounded by attendants and feasting on dishes cooked in an open air kitchen show to right, ladies amusing themselves in a swing, a river in the foreground, red border, unframed, 84.5 x 53cm. ÂŁ300 - 400

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471 471 A purple velvet coat with gilt metal thread and sequined borders, India, early 19th century, 112cm. long Provenance: Property of a Lady £200 - 400

472 472 A man gilt metal thread embroidered silk robe, Benares, India, early 20th century, the green silk ground embroidered with gold, borders of cuffs, shoulders and edges with gold flowers on purple silk, modern hook and eye clasp, 110cm. long Provenance: Private collection, UK £1,000 - 1,500

473 An embroidered Kashmiri shawl border, late 18th century, with large repeating mosaic boteh design in green and red on a cream wool ground between floral borders, 134cm. x 37.2cm.

Provenance: Property of a Gentleman This was likely one end of a fine dochalla. See Christie’s An Important Private Collection of Kashmiri Shawls, June 11-18 2019, Lot 66. £1,200 - 1,500

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474 A Mughal velvet and gilt metal thread embroidered huqqa mat, India, 18th century, the red velvet central roundel surrounded by a radial design of silk red and pink flowering plants on a ground of silver metal thread, with border of repeating flower heads and gold metal thread fringe border, the reverse with red and black striped silk panel, 56cm. diam. ÂŁ2,000 - 3,000 475 A rare English colonial silver fede belt buckle, India, 17th-18th century, possibly for marriage, formed of two clasped hands, both wearing a gold archers ring, one with a ring on the third finger, with a domed screw holding the two hands together, the sleeves of the hands with engraved leaf motifs, two chain attachments either side, 13cm. long ÂŁ500 - 700 476 A rare Dutch Colonial silver spittoon, Indonesia, Batavia, circa 18th century, on a short foot, the rounded body fluted, rising in trumpet form to a lobed rim, the waist with applied silver band with rounded edges, 14cm. high

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Provenance: Acquired by the vendor from a Dutch collection in Amsterdam Batavian silver was made for administrators working for the Dutch East Indies Company as well as for other Europeans living in the Dutch settlement of Batavia. The work was done by a Dutch master silversmith with the assistance of Indian, Sinhalese and local craftsmen. Objects were designed in Dutch style with the oriental influence coming from the highly skilled Asian craftsmen who worked under the Dutch master silversmith.

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Spittoons such as these, were part of the paraphernalia associated with the betel nut chewing habit, popular all over Asia. A person would place a betel nut leaf containing areca nut and lime paste in his mouth and softly chew on it. Occasionally, the betel residue would be spat into a spittoon, allowing the person to continue chewing.

Eliens, T.M., Silver from Batavia/Zilver uit Batavia, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag/W Books, 2012 ÂŁ3,000 - 5,000

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477 A Mughal brass lidded casket, Deccan, 18th century, of ovoid form, the domed lid rising in tiers, engraved to top with three birds set in roundels surrounded by borders of petals, a wide band of engraved flower heads below, the base with a further larger band of flower heads, the original hinges and clasp in the form of double lotus flowers with engraved detail, the interior plain, 21cm. x 13.2cm high £600 - 800

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478 A Mughal gilt-metal thread robe, India, 18th century, the main body with large silver metal-thread flowers on fuschia silk, on a yellow silk ground, the borders of fine scrolling flowers in pink and green on a gold ground, 124cm. high £600 - 800 479 A Mughal gilt-metal thread embroidered belt, India, 19th century, with loop for handing sword or dagger, the band with a dense design in gold metal thread of roundels, the end with woven green and red silk geometric designs and hanging gilt-metal thread conical elements, 145cm. long £800 - 1,200 480 A fine Koftgari silver and gold inlaid jambiyya, Deccan, India, late 18th-early 19th century, the curved watered steel blade with central ridge, the hilt of waisted form, inlaid in gold to the upper and lower section with flower heads and scrolling trendrils on a silver ground, gold plain and spotted bands between, the quillons in the form of a rams head, a triangular element to top, the wood sheath with original purple silk cover, the upper section with damascened silver fitting, 32cm. long Provenance: Private Collection UK £1,200 - 1,500

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481 A mother-of-pearl powder flask, Gujarat, Western India, 18th/19th century, formed from a nautilus shell with a cylindrical register around the top composed of mother-of-pearl applied panels in a floral pattern, the silver stopper in the form of a flower, with a securing chainlet to the belt ring, 11.5cm. diam. £1,000 - 1,500 482 A Mughal-style white jade cup, India, 19th century, the shallow lobed cup thinly carved in the form of a leaf with openwork terminal in the form of a stem, which curves under the cup to form a handle, the interior with conforming flutes, 13cm. long £1,500 - 2,000

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483 A Mughal silver inlaid bidriware circular lidded box, India, 18th century, decorated to lid and sides with large flower heads and scrolling leafy vines, 14.9cm. diam. £500 - 700 484 A group of Mughal archers rings, India, 17th-19th century, of brass, steel and one of ivory, three with perforated lobed edge (8) £1,500 - 1,800

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485 485 Alfred Crowdy Lovett (1862-1919), Snake Charmer, Belouch Chief and Sindhi Merchant, Bombay, 1884, watercolour on paper, each 32x 22.5cm. (3) Note: The three watercolours above are the work of a young Alfred Crowdy Lovett, who was a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment, based in Karachi in 1883. The Regiment moved to Poona in 1883, to Ahmednagar in 1885, back to Poona & Bombay in 1888 and to Nasirabad in 1891. On 21st October, 1891 he was promoted to the rank of Captain and probably went to Aden with the Regiment in 1893. In 1894 they were in Devonport, and the record shows that he became Adjutant of 3rd battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, a Militia Battalion in UK from 1896 until 1901. He therefore missed the Boer War. After being Adjutant, he was an Instructor at RMC Sandhurst. Promoted Lt. Colonel on 25th October, 1911 he was posted to 1st battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment (known as 28th Regiment of Foot) as Commanding Officer and took them to France on the outbreak of War. He was mentioned in dispatches and awarded CB. Promoted Colonel on 25th October, 1915, he commanded East Lancashire Reserve Division (Territorial Force) form 1916 until 1919. He died on 27th May, 1919. It has been noted rather dryly on his record that ‘he was an artist, chiefly of military subjects’. While he was a major he did the illustrations for an important book called ‘The Armies of India’ written by Major G.F. MacMunn originally published in London by A.& C. Black in 1911.

A further group of twelve watercolours by Alfred Lovett were offered for sale with Indar Pasricha and like these three watercolours, the artist had his subjects to write their names themselves besides their painting.

The artist has signed the paintings ‘ACL’.

The British Library has in their possession only prints, no watercolours. £400 - 600

486 A modern Company School style painting of figures in an outdoor setting, India, 20th century, gouache on paper, unframed, 42.4 x 31.5cm. £100 - 200

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487 A pair of Anglo-Indian carved hardwood étagères, Bombay, 19th century, the sides with carved foliate decoration running down to carved tiger feet, 150cm high (2) £2,000 - 4,000

488 An ivory figure of a standing East India Company officer, possibly Viscount Lake of Delhi (1744-1808), probably Murshidabad, circa 1780, 11.5cm. high Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired 1988 £300 - 500

489 A pair of Indian bird miniatures, Chinese or Indian company school, 20th century, 31.5x20cm (2) Provenance: Private Collection. £800 - 1,200 488

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490 A Katamkari Company School workbox, India, 19th century, in the form of a sarcophagus, on four brass feet, with brass handles either side, the exterior decoration of cubes, the interior with three lidded compartments, with further ivory spools, ivory inlaid compartments, 44.2 x 23.7cm. deep x 5.5cm. high £500 - 800

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491 Anonymous, A View of Bombay Harbour, circa 1860, opaque pigments on paper, mounted, glazed and framed, painting 69 x 29cm. £400 - 600

492 Bengal School, 1932, Angel with two grieving figures, ink and gouache on paper, signed with monogram and dated 1932 lower right, bears inscription on the reverse, 40.2 x 28.6cm. £300 - 500

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493 A South Indian bronze figure of Vishnu and Lakshmi, 18th century, on a square base, Vishnu shown seated with Lakshmi on his lap, wearing elaborate bracelets and armlets, the details finely rendered, with a deep chocolate brown patina and wear, 9.5cm. high Provenance: Private Collection UK £300 - 400 494 A bronze figure of the goddess Parvati, South India, late 19th century, on square plinth, shown standing leaning on her right hip, and with right hand raised, on circular lotus flower dias, 42cm high, late 19th century Note: Parvati is the divine companion of Shiva, representative of fertility, love, and devotion.

Considered the epitome of female perfection, particularly as it expresses itself in alignment with marital, societal, and dharmic concord, she is beloved as the ideal maiden, wife, and mother.

Moreover, through the prism of Shaktism, she is the active animating force, enlivening her counterpart Shiva with skill, power, and prowess. £250 - 350

493 495 A large bronze figure on a horse, Kerala, 19th century, on a rectangular openwork plinth, the rider moulded with dagger at his waist, and holding the reins in his left hand, the horse wearing saddle cloth, harness, bridle and decorative necklace, 29.2cm. high £600 - 800

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497 An engraved gold sheet metal spear head, North Malaysia or Southern Thailand spear head, early 19th century, the steel blade straight with central raised ridge, the wood shaft with sheet metal covering worked with a dense design of lotus flowers in three registers, the grip of plain wood, 57cm. long £1,000 - 1,500

498 A pair of gilded white sheet metal cuff bracelets, Indonesia, late 19th/early 20th century, of hollow form, with filigree wire decoration, and stamped and engraved detail, with red paste stones in raised settings, 13cm. diam, opening 6.5cm. wide (2) Provenance: Bonhams, 24 April 2002, Lot 645 £800 - 1,200

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499 Middle East, 20th century, gouache on paper, mounted, glazed, framed, 11.4 x 15.4cm. ÂŁ300 - 400

499 500 Y. Nahapetian (19162006), Iranian, A camel trek, watercolour on paper, signed and dated lower right Y. Nahapetian, Isfahan, 1955, mounted, glazed and framed, 47.5 x 32cm. and River scene, water colour on paper, signed and dated lower left Y. Nahapetian, Isfahan, 1952, mounted, glazed and framed, 39.5 x 27cm. (2) ÂŁ400 - 600

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501 501 Farid Belkahia (1934-2014), “Untitled”, 1968, watercolour and acrylic on paper laid on board, signed and dated “F. Belkahia 1968”, 69 x 51cm Provenance: Collection of the Artist, Morocco; acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1998 £8,000 - 12,000

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502 502 Ahmet Oran, Turkish b.1957-, Untitled abstract, 2012; oil on canvas, signed and dated on the reverse, 80x260cm (unframed) £1,000 - 1,500

503 Nuri Battal, Turkish b.1962-, Untitled Head of Woman, from Series 4; acrylic on canvas, signed and dated 2012 on the reverse, 135x135cm (unframed) £100 - 200

504 Mohamed Al Mahdi (b. 1976), Turath (Heritage), 1996, acrylic on canvas, exhibition label to reverse from Saddam Arts Centre, Baghdad, Iraq. 78 x 75cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired directly from the artist.

The Saddam Arts Centre opened in 1986 and exhibited works by artists from all over the world. In 1988 it was the venue for an International Calligraphy Festival.

Mohammed Al Mahdi was born in Bahrain in 1976; he lives and works in Bahrain. An artist and designer, Al Mahdi’s acrylic paintings are characterized by his subtle interpretations of dreams and visions. ‘There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.’

This is how Bahraini painter Mohammed Al Mahdi has conceived his entire artistic production: Journeying unprotected through hostile and often fading memories. £1,000 - 2,000

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505 505 Khosrow Hassanzadeh (b. 1963) Untitled, 2006, mixed media, acrylic with hand-colouring on brown paper, signed in Persian and dated 1385AH/2006AD to bottom left, 184 x 119cm (rolled/unframed) Hassanzadeh was born in 1963 in Tehran, to a working class Azerbaijani family who were fruit-sellers. He was just 17 years when the Iran-Iraq war broke out, and he dropped out of school and enlisted in the Basiji militia, but was subsequently obliged to remain as a conscript. When he returned from the war, he chose to work on themes that reflected his experiences of war.

Following his return to civilian life, he studied art, enrolling in the Mojtama-e-Honar University (1989-91) where he studied painting and later at the Persian Literature at Azad University (1995-99), both in Tehran. His art teachers advised him to “draw small” so that his work would be marketable, but he ignored this advice.

From the outset, he was determined to paint large murals and posters.

He first exhibited in the 1980s, but only gained international recognition with War (1998), a grim and trenchant diary of his own experiences as a volunteer soldier during the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). In Ashura (2000) a ‘women-friendly’ interpretation of the most revered Shiite religious ceremony, he depicted chadorclad women engulfed by religious iconography. Chador (2001) and Prostitutes (2002) continued his exploration of sociological themes particular to Iran’s hyper-gendered urban landscape. The latter paintings used police mug shots to pay tribute to sixteen prostitutes killed by a serial killer in Mashhad, a religious capital of Iran. The paintings were created after filmmaker Maziar Bahari commissioned Hassanzadeh to create a poster for his film, And Along Came a Spider. In Terrorist (2004) the artist questions the concept of ‘terrorism’ in international politics by portraying himself, his mother and sisters as ‘terrorists’.

Unlike many of his contemporaries who have left Iran, Hassanzadeh has chosen to continue to live and work as an artist in Iran.[6] He is currently based in Tehran, where he works as an actor, visual artist and ceramist.

His work featured in many exhibitions in Europe and the Middle East. Time magazine described him as one of the country’s “hottest” artists. £2,000 - 3,000

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506 Mahmoud Kalari & Ali Rahbar, “Breaking the Mould Series”, no. 1, 5, 17, 19, 2008, digital prints on photographic paper, edition number 2 of 3 (+2 AP), largest 120cm x 120cm (4) £2,000 - 3,000

507 A.A. Khan, Bombay school, Untitled, Cows and Cowherds, circa 1965, oil on canvas, 106.5 x 62cm. £800 - 1,200 507

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508 P.T. Reddy, (1915-1996), Govardhana, 1975, mixed media, signed and dated lower right, 25.5 x 22cm

510 Laxman Pai, b. 1926, Untitled, 1966, pen and ink on paper mounted on card, signed in Hindi and ‘Laxman Pai 30-6-66’ to bottom, 55.5 x 39cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Germany £500 - 700

Provenance: Private Collection, Germany £400 - 600

509 K. Laxma Goud, b. 1940, Untitled, 1974, pen and ink on postcards, all but one signed and dated in pen, 14.1 x 10.6cm (6)

511 Laxman Pai, b. 1926, Untitled, 1973, pen and ink on paper mounted on card, signed in Hindi and ‘Laxman Pai, VI 73’ to bottom right, 56 x 38cm

Provenance: Private Collection, Germany £800 - 1,200

Provenance: Private collection, Germany £400 - 600

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512 Harjit Singh Kular, Woman In The Orchard, before 1984, aquarelle on paper, 22.5 x 15.4cm

513 Harjit Singh Kular, The Pastural, 1975, woodcut on rice paper, 5/15, signed and dated to bottom right, 31.3 x 30cm

Note: This is the first aquarelle produced by the artist.

Provenance: Private Collection, Germany £300 - 400

Provenance: Private Collection, Germany £400 - 600

514 Badri Narayan, (19292013), Homage To Woman, woodcut on paper, 12/50, signed to bottom right, 20 x 45.5cm Provenance: Private Collection, Germany £400 - 600

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515 Badri Narayan, (1929-2013), Homage To Birth, 1976, woodcut on card, artist proof 3/unknown, 38 x 28cm Provenance: Private Collection, Germany £500 - 700

515 516 Jatin Das, b. 1941, Untitled, 1975, ink on paper, signed and dated to bottom right, 42 x 30cm

517 Jatin Das, b. 1941, Untitled, 1975, ink on paper, signed and dated bottom right, 42 x 30cm

Provenance: Private collection, Germany £500 - 700

Provenance: Private collection, Germany £500 - 700

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518 Jatin Das, b. 1941, Figure In Relative Silence, 1974, offset lithograph on paper, 14/500, signed to bottom right, 51 x 38.5cm Provenance: Private collection, Germany £200 - 300

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519 Manjumi, Still Life with Buddha, signed and dated 28 October 1947, pen, ink and watercolour, mounted, glazed and framed, 35 x 28cm.

Provenance: Property of a Lady acquired Christie’s Oriental Works of Art and Ceramics, 22 Oct 1992, Lot 183 (part lot) £400 - 600

520 Kanak Chanpa Chakma (b. 1963), Moonlight, 2010, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 100.5 x 182cm.

Note: Kanak Chanpa Chakma (born 6 May 1963) is a Bangladeshi Chakma artist who has won national and international awards, and is renowned for her paintings depicting the lives of Bangladeshi ethnic minorities, focusing on the lives of women, and their daily lives combining semi realistic and abstract in the same frame.

In her solo exhibition, Life is Here, held in 2014 at Bengal Art Lounge in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Kanak paid tribute to her own community, the Chakmas, with 80 paintings £600 - 800

521 Kanak Chanpa Chakma (b. 1963), Bath, 2010, acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 100.5 x 182cm. £600 - 800 521

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522 Radha Binod Sharma, Indian b.1964Vegetables in a pan; acrylic on canvas laid down on board, 54.8x39cm Provenance: Purchased from Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai, in September 1998. £200 - 300

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523 B. Vithal (1933/35-1992), Untitled, bronze sculpture, signed “B. Vithal” to base, 11cm high £800 - 1,200

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4. Loss and Damage of Goods (a) Roseberys is not authorised by the FSA to provide insurance to its clients, and does not so do. However Roseberys, for its own protection, assumes liability for property consigned to it at the lower pre-sale estimate until title passes to the buyer. To justify accepting liability, Roseberys makes a charge of 1.75% of the hammer price plus VAT. The liability assumed by Roseberys shall be limited to the lower pre-sale estimate or to the reserve if the lot was unsold.

Settlement in any claim arising shall be subject to commission as if the lot had sold in the normal manner. (b) If the owner of goods consigned instructs us in writing not to take such action, the goods then remain entirely at the owner’s risk unless and until the property in them passes to the Buyer or they are collected by or on behalf of the owner, and clause 4(a) is inapplicable. (c) Roseberys will not be liable for the loss or damage to frames or glass covering prints, paintings or other works. Old frames are often fragile or subject to deterioration and whilst Roseberys will do their

upmost to ensure the safety and care of frames and glass we will not compensate for loss or damage to property caused by changes in humidity or temperature, normal wear and tear, gradual deterioration, inherent defect or errors in processing.

5. Removal Costs. Items for sale must be consigned to the saleroom by any stated deadline and at your expense. We may be able to assist you with this process but any liability incurred to a carrier for haulage charges is solely your responsibility.

6. Minimum Bids and our Discretion. Goods will normally be offered subject to a reserve agreed between us before the sale in accordance with clause 7. We may sell Lots below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale proceeds that you would have received had the reserve been the hammer price. If you specifically give us a “discretion” we may accept a bid of up to approximately 15% below the low estimate and “wide discretion” allows to use accept a bid of up to approximately 30% below the low estimate.

7. Reserves. (a) Prior to the auction you are entitled to place a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve. If we are unable to offer goods they may be subject to storage charges if uncollected. (b) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our consent, and confirmed by you in writing. (c) Where a reserve has been placed only we may bid on your behalf and only up to the reserve (if any) and you may in no circumstances bid personally.

8. Electrical Items. These are subject to detailed statutory safety controls. Where such items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of testing by external contractors. Goods not certified as safe by an electrician (unless antiques) will not be accepted for sale. They must be removed at your expense on your being notified. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.

9. Soft Furnishings. The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense. The rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the provisions of The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request

TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS 10. Descriptions. Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary. Where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of Sale and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds. The liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery or where we are or ought to have been aware of it.

11. Unsold Items. Unsold lots will be automatically reoffered into the next appropriate live or online auction with the low estimate reduced by 40% and if the revised estimate is £200 or below it will be offered without reserve. Alternatively, we may contact you to request that you collect the items. If you do not wish to re-enter the lots please notify Roseberys in writing with collection instructions. Please note storage charges will be incurred if lots are not collected within one week, storage charges will be applied of £2 + VAT per lot per day. If a lot remains uncollected two months after the date of the auction, Roseberys shall have the right to sell the lot at auction without reserve and to deduct from the ‘hammer price’ any sum owing to Roseberys as well as expenses arising from all auctions in which the lot has been included, plus storage and loss and damage warranty charges.

12. Withdrawn Items. (a) If an item is withdrawn prior to the publication of the catalogue a minimum charge of £20 + VAT per lot is applicable. This fee covers administration, handling, storage and loss & damage of the lot whilst in our care. (b) If an item is withdrawn after the online or offline publication of the lots they will incur charges where applicable comprising the sum of the vendor’s commission, the entry fee, the illustration cost, the loss and damage warranty, the buyer’s premium, the marketing fees and other expenses in relation to the item. VAT is applicable on all charges. These commission and premium charges will be calculated upon Roseberys published mid estimate. (c) In the cases of 12 (a) and (b) Roseberys will store the withdrawn item for a period of five days with no charge, after this a storage charge will be applicable at a daily rate of £2 per item per day plus VAT for items that remain uncollected.

13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all goods will be sold according to our Conditions of Sale.

In particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking.

14. Authority to Deduct Commission and Expenses and Retain Premium and Interest. (a) You authorise us to deduct commission from the hammer price at the stated rate plus all applicable expenses incurred on your account and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our Conditions of Sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement. (b) You authorise us at our discretion to negotiate a sale by private treaty not later than five working days from the date of the auction in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these Terms apply.

15. Warehousing. We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient written sale instructions, client contact details or without our prior written agreement to take delivery and reserve the right to either refuse to receive such goods or to make a minimum warehousing charge of £2 per item per day. Unsold lots are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within twenty one days we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to the local authority for disposal.

16. Settlement. Settlement of the net sum due to you normally takes place 28 days after the sale (by crossed cheque or bank transfer to the seller) unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. In this case no settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in the light of our Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums owed by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.

INFORMATION FOR BUYERS 1. Introduction. The following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers of Roseberys London particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms or online only bidding platform. All sales are conducted according to our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily available for inspection in person, on our website and normally accompany catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand.

2. Agency. As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed.

Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller.

3. Estimates. Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot.

The lower estimate may represent the reserve price or may be above the reserve price. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. They are in no sense definitive.

4. Buyer’s Premium. The Conditions of Sale oblige buyers to pay a buyer’s premium of 25% up to £250,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £250,000-500,000 (24% inclusive of VAT), 12% from £500,000 onwards (14.4% inclusive of VAT) The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

5. VAT. The addition of (*) or (VAT applied on hammer price) to the lot description indicates that VAT is payable by the purchaser at the standard rate, presently 20%, on the hammer price as well as being payable on the buyer’s premium. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because the seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not operating the Dealers Margin Scheme or because VAT is due at 20% on importation into the UK. Lots which appear without either of the above symbols indicate that no VAT is payable on the hammer price. This is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and it should be noted that the VAT included within the premium is not recoverable as input tax.

6. Artist’s Resale Rights/Droit de Suite. Lots as indicated in the catalogue and if sold for the equivalent of 1000 euros or more on the day of the auction will be subject to a further percentage of the hammer price as follows: From 0 to 50,000 euros subject to 4% From 50,001 to 200,000 euros subject to 3% From 200,001 to 350,000 euros subject to 1% From 350,001 to 500,000 euros subject to 0.5% Exceeding 500,000 euros subject to 0.25% The Artist’s Resale Right payable will be the aggregate of the amounts payable under the above rate bands, subject to maximum royalty payable of 12,500 euros for any single work each time it is sold. Calculations of the artist’s resale right will be based on the pound sterling/Euro reference exchange rate quoted on the date of sale by the European Central Bank.

7. Agents. We are, primarily, agents for the seller. We are dependent on information provided by the seller and whilst we may inspect lots and act reasonably in taking a general view about them we are normally unable to carry out a detailed or any examination of lots in order to ascertain their condition in the way in which it would be wise for a buyer to do. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested.

Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Neither the seller nor we, as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility for their condition. In particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be in working order. Additionally, in specified circumstances lots mis-described because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. There is a three week time limit. (The expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our Conditions of Sale).

8. Electrical goods. These are sold as ‘antiques’ or ‘decorative’ items only and if bought for use must first be checked for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified electrician.

9. Coloured gems. It is common practice for gemstones to be treated in order to enhance colour and clarity. Unless stated buyers should presume coloured stones may well have been exposed to some sort of treatment.

10. Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing goods of that character because, e.g. they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory.

11. Bidding. Bidders are required to register with us before the sale commences and lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. Some form of identification may be required if you are unknown to us. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding.

12. Commission bidding (i)

Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding the buyers’ premium.

They will be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer the first bid received.

Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for leaving commission bids by telephone, email or fax. Please ensure bids are left at least one hour prior to the start of the auction.

(ii) Commission bids may also be left via the Roseberys website.

These bids are executed via the RoseberysLive software and there is no surcharge.

13. Live Online bidding (a) An online bidding service is offered via RoseberysLive, thesaleroom.com and invaluable.com. In completing the bidder registration on these sites the buyer is agreeing to Roseberys conditions of sale. (b) In the case where a debit or credit card has been used to register the buyer also agrees to authorise Roseberys, if they so wish, to charge the debit or credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the online bidding platforms. (c) Please note there is no additional surcharge for any lots purchased via RoseberysLive, whether live bidding or commission bidding.

Any lots purchased via thesaleroom.com or invaluable.com will be subject to an additional 5% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price. (d) Roseberys offers online bidding services as a convenience to its clients, but neither Roseberys nor the seller will be responsible to you for errors during or after the sale or failures to execute bids, either live bids or commission bids placed on the internet or on your mobile device, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by: (i) any loss of connection to the auction being conducted online; (ii) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software or the website service provider; and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with any internet connection, computer, mobile device or system. (e) By accessing RoseberysLive and using the software provided you are agreeing to the Website Terms and Conditions governing use of our website. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with these prior to accessing our website.

14. Methods of Payment. Payment can be made by cash (maximum 10,000 euros), debit and credit cards (maximum £1,000 online or over the phone) or bank transfer. For international bank transfers an administration fee of £25 is payable. Any cheques tendered will need to allow 10 days to be cleared before removal of lots purchased is permitted. Please note that regulation of money laundering means we are limited to receiving the equivalent of 10,000 euros in cash payment.

15. Collection and storage (a) Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and collected promptly. All lots must be collected within five working days following auction. Storage charges of £2 per lot per day + VAT will be strictly enforced thereafter. (b) Roseberys are unable to pack, post or deliver any items purchased through public or online auction, a list of suggested companies is supplied upon issuing of invoices, upon request or on the company website. These are suggestions only and are not the recommendation of Roseberys or affiliated with Roseberys in anyway and as such Roseberys cannot be held responsible for the individual performance of these companies.

CONDITIONS OF SALE Rosebery Fine Art Ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.

1.

Definitions

In these Conditions: (a) “auctioneer” means the firm of Rosebery Fine Art Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; (b) “deliberate forgery” means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description; (c) “hammer price” means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer; (d) “terms of consignment” means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Rosebery Fine Art Ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents; (e) “total amount due” means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions; (f) “sale proceeds” means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising; (g) “You”, “Your”, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2. (h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

2.

Bidding Procedures and Conduct of the Auction

(a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid. Any bidder who refuses to provide the requested identification may be refused permission to bid. (b) The auctioneer has discretion at any time to refuse any bid, withdraw any lot, re-offer a lot for sale (including after the fall of the hammer) if they believe there may be error or dispute, and take such action as they reasonably think fit. (c) Subject to condition 2(b) the contract between the buyer and seller is concluded on the striking of the auctioneer’s hammer, whereupon the buyer becomes liable to pay the purchase price. (d) Any post-auction sale of lots offered at auction shall incorporate these conditions as if sold in the auction. (e) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved.

3.

Increments. Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.

4.

The Purchase Price. The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% up to £250,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £250,000500,000 (24% inclusive of VAT), 12% from £500,000 onwards (14.4% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

5.

Value Added Tax. Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged

at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant Lots.

(Please refer to “Information for Buyers” for a brief explanation of the VAT position).

6.

Payment

(1) (a) (b)

Immediately a Lot is sold you will: give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and pay to us the total amount due in cash, debit, credit card or bank transfer or in such other way as is agreed by us.

Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied.

(2)

7.

Title and Collection of Purchases. The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (a)(i) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 5 working days following the day of the auction. (ii) Roseberys are unable to pack, post or deliver any items purchased through public or online auction.

A list of suggested companies is supplied upon issuing of invoices, upon request, or on the company website. These are suggestions only and are not the recommendation of Roseberys or affiliated with Roseberys in anyway and as such Roseberys cannot be held responsible for the individual performance of these companies. (b) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for and payment has cleared. (c) Invoices will not be split or title transferred to another person(s). Invoices must be paid in full before any lots can be removed. (d) Purchased lots must be collected within the allocated time as stated in the Information for Buyers section 13, storage charges are applicable thereafter. Purchased lots are at the Buyer’s risk (and therefore their sole responsibility for insurance) from the earliest of the collection or the 21st calendar day after the auction.

Until risk passes Roseberys will compensate the buyer for any loss or damage to the lot up to a maximum of the purchase price paid.

8.

(1)

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e)

Remedies for Non-Payment or Failure to Collect Purchases If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; to rescind the sale of that Lot and/or any other Lots sold by us to you; to resell the Lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). to remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale;

CONDITIONS OF SALE (f)

to retain that or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (g) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (h) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of) any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied.

(2) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions 9.

Third Party Liability. All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10. Commission, Telephone Bids and Live Online Bidding. Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular Lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. (a) Lots will be purchased by the Auctioneer on behalf of the commission bidder for the lowest price allowed by other bids and/or reserves if any, up to and including their maximum bid amount recorded. The Auctioneers cannot accept responsibility for any neglect or default in executing or failing to execute commission bids whether through the auctioneer or through any online bidding software, or where a bidding slip has been completed incorrectly. We urge commission bidders, to ensure that the correct lot number(s) and price(s) are recorded on their bidding forms. (b) Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right at our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. (c) Telephone Bids. Any person unable to attend the auction may request to bid on a specific lot by telephone. This facility is only available by prior arrangement with the Auctioneers and not available for online only auctions. The Auctioneers cannot accept responsibility for any neglect or default in executing or failing to execute telephone bids. (d) Live Online bidding. (i) An online bidding service is offered via RoseberysLive, thesaleroom.com and invaluable.com. In completing the bidder registration on these sites, the buyer is agreeing to Roseberys conditions of sale. (ii) In the case where a debit or credit card has been used to register the buyer also agrees to authorise Roseberys, if they so wish, to charge the debit or credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the online bidding platforms. (iii) Please note there is no additional surcharge for any lots purchased via RoseberysLive, whether live bidding or commission bidding. Any lots purchased via thesaleroom.com or invaluable.com will be subject to an additional 5% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price.

(iv)

(v)

Roseberys offers online bidding services as a convenience to its clients, but neither Roseberys nor the seller will be responsible to you for errors during or after the sale or failures to execute bids, either live bids or commission bids, placed on the internet or on your mobile device, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by: (aa) any loss of connection to the auction being conducted online; (bb) a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software or the web site service provider; and/or (cc) a breakdown or problems with any internet connection, computer, mobile device or system.

By accessing RoseberysLive and using the software provided you are agreeing to the Website Terms and Conditions governing use of our websites. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with these prior to accessing our websites.

11.

Warranty of Title and Availability. The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

No representation or warranties are made by Roseberys or the seller as to whether any lots is subject to copyright or whether they buyer acquires copyright in any lot.

12.

Agency. The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.

13.

Terms of Sale. The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the Lot.

14. (a)

Description and Conditions Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description of a lot. Buyers are welcome to make an appointment to view any lots listed on an online only auction. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 “information to buyers�.

Condition Reports. Reports on the condition of any lot are offered by the Auctioneers as a statement of opinion only, and not of fact. Rosebery Fine Art Ltd are not liable for any errors or omissions contained therein. The buyer must satisfy themselves to the condition of any given lot prior to bidding. Roseberys will not be held responsible for any damage or defect that has not been notified to the buyer. Catalogue illustrations are for guidance only and will not convey full information as to the actual condition of lots.

(b)

CONDITIONS OF SALE (c)

(d)

Where the term (a/f) is used this refers to a lot being ‘as found’, it is used for guidance only and indicates in our opinion there is significant damage or repair to an item, the omission of this term does not indicate there is not significant damage or repair to an item and Roseberys are not liable for the omission of this term.

Private treaty sales made on these premises under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for the purposes of consumer legislation.

15. Forgeries. Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any Lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. Roseberys may require the buyer to obtain at the buyer’s cost the reports of two independent and recognised experts in the field, mutually acceptable to Roseberys and the buyer. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the Lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) if you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale.

16. Online Only Timed Auctions These following terms are applicable only to sales conducted online only and are to be used in addition to the conditions of sale. (a) (i)

Right to Cancel If you are a consumer resident in the European Union you have the right to cancel the contract for the purchase of a lot within 14 calendar days without giving any reason. (ii) The cancellation period will expire after 14 calendar days from the day on which you acquire (or a party nominated by you and is not the shipper) physical possession of the lot. (iii) To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear written statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or email), or you may use the cancellation form which can be found on our website or by contacting a member of staff. The communication must be received within 14 calendar days from the day on which you acquire the lot. (iv) If you cancel the contract, we will reimburse all payments received from you. As Roseberys are unable to provide a postage or packing service the cost of the initial delivery or collection is not returnable. In addition the cost of returning the item if you choose to cancel the contract is payable by you. (v) We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of damaged caused by unnecessary handling whilst in your possession. We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than (aa) 14 calendar days after the day we receive back from you any goods supplied, or (bb) (if earlier) 14 calendar days after the day you provide evidence that you have returned the goods.

(vi) We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of the reimbursement.

We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is earliest. (b) Liability Roseberys nor the seller will be responsible to you for errors during or after the online only timed auction or failures to execute bids placed on the internet or on your mobile device, including, without limitation, errors or failures caused by: any loss of connection to the auction being conducted online; a breakdown or problems with the online bidding software or the website service provider; and/or (iii) a breakdown or problems with any connection, computer, mobile device or system.

General 17. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

18. Where a member of the public causes damage to a lot (or part thereof) the Auctioneers reserve the right to: (a) sell the aforementioned without reserve and to hold that specific individual liable for the amount of any difference between the hammer price and the reserve or low estimate; (b) hold that specific individual liable for the cost of restoration where appropriate; (c) hold that specific individual liable for the full amount of the reserve price or lower estimate as applicable.

19 (a) any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (b) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.

20. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or email if provided in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

21. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing at the commencement of the catalogue.

22. Any indulgence extended to bidders, buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

23. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

These terms and conditions are based upon recommended conditions of sale by SOFAA (the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers) and RICS (the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors)

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CATALOGUE SUBSCRIPTION FORM FULL NAME: ADDRESS:

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SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS Auction Title

Number of auctions annually

Cost of annual Subscription including UK postage

Cost of annual Subscription including Europe postage

Cost of annual Subscription including rest of world postage

Design: Decorative Arts 1860 to Present Day

3

£37.50

£45

£52.50

Chinese, Japanese & South East Asian Art

2

£25

£30

£35

Impressionist, Modern, Post-War & Contemporary Art

2

£25

£30

£35

Fine & Decorative

3

£37.50

£45

£52.50

Islamic & Indian Arts/ Art of India

3

£37.50

£45

£52.50

Jewellery & Watches

3

£37.50

£45

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AUCTION CALENDAR 2019 October Art & Antiques Saturday 5 October

Old Master, 18th & 19th Century Pictures Thursday 21 November

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Fine & Decorative Friday 22 November

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Modern & Contemporary British Art: An Online Only Auction Monday 11 – Thursday 28 November

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