13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
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A LONG BEADWORK PANEL, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
in the form of a long rectangular frieze, with polychrome designs on white ground, the stylised geometrical motifs including plants, animals, Hindu deities and other figures, lined with cotton, 700 x 19cm
Gujarati beadwork was traditionally made by the Kathi women in Kutch. The craft arose from the trade in Murano beads amongst the Indian community in Zanzibar. For a note on beadwork in Kutch, see Gillow & Barnard 1991, p.63. This example is exceptionally long. For a similar, smaller beadwork band in the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, see Inv.No.96/274/3.
Sold for £450
in the form of a long rectangular frieze, with polychrome designs on white ground, the stylised geometrical motifs including plants, animals, Hindu deities and other figures, lined with cotton, 700 x 19cm
Gujarati beadwork was traditionally made by the Kathi women in Kutch. The craft arose from the trade in Murano beads amongst the Indian community in Zanzibar. For a note on beadwork in Kutch, see Gillow & Barnard 1991, p.63. This example is exceptionally long. For a similar, smaller beadwork band in the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, see Inv.No.96/274/3.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 13th Nov, 2024
The auction includes a selection of Islamic tiles and early pottery and a wide range of bronze images and early Indian stone sculptures, paintings and textiles from India and South-East Asia. Highlights include an interesting group of early Thai bronze images of Buddha, an important Kashan ’silhouette ware’ turquoise pottery ewer, and a spectacular pair of silver bottles in the so called ‘coriander pattern’ from Lucknow. There is also an important group of Islamic manuscripts.
Contact Arthur Millner or Nicholas Shaw for enquiries
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Viewing days:
10th November 2024 12:00 - 4:00pm
11th November 2024 10:00am - 8:00pm
12th November 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm
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