4th Jun, 2025 11:00

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

 
Lot 211
 
Lot 211 - TWO KASHMIR PAPIER MACHE PEN BOXES, 19TH CENTURY
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TWO KASHMIR PAPIER MACHE PEN BOXES, 19TH CENTURY

each with sliding compartment, the exteriors painted with black nastaliq calligraphy on gold and mottled low relief ground, 29.5; 25cm long

Provenance: Private collection, London.

The text on each box is the same Persian poem:

This pen box is admired by kings,
It is an orchard of designs and images,
At the head of the throne [it is] the emir and the vizier,
It gives splendour like the shining moon.
Whoever takes a pen from it in his hand,
Shall have all glory, rank and strength.

Sold for £450


 

each with sliding compartment, the exteriors painted with black nastaliq calligraphy on gold and mottled low relief ground, 29.5; 25cm long

Provenance: Private collection, London.

The text on each box is the same Persian poem:

This pen box is admired by kings,
It is an orchard of designs and images,
At the head of the throne [it is] the emir and the vizier,
It gives splendour like the shining moon.
Whoever takes a pen from it in his hand,
Shall have all glory, rank and strength.

Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art and Greek and Roman Antiquities, 4th Jun, 2025

Auction Location: London, UK

The sales include sculpture, bronzes, metalwork, textiles and paintings representative of the richly varied styles seen across the Indian subcontinent, from early Buddhist and Jain art to Mughal and European-influenced works of art of the colonial era.

Works of art from all parts of the Islamic world, from Morocco in the west, through the Middle East, Persia and Central Asia to muslim China and South East Asia in the East are included in the sale. Objects range in date from the early centuries of Islam to the early 20th century at a wide range of price levels.

The sales also include Khmer, Thai and Javanese sculpture and bronzes, textiles from the Indonesian islands, Thai ceramics, Burmese lacquer and Buddhist manuscripts. Works of art range from the early Indian-influenced styles from 9th century Java to the elaborate carved and lacquered woodwork from Colonial Burma.

For full details of bibliographic references, see pages 192-193 of the page turning and printed versions of the catalogue.

 

PUBLIC EXHIBITION:

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Monday 2nd June 10am - 8pm

Tuesday 3rd June 10am - 5pm

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