13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
231
A COMPANY SCHOOL PORTRAIT OF COLONEL JOHN BAILLIE, LUCKNOW, 19TH CENTURY
watercolour on paper, old inscription in ink on the reverse, mounted, 11 x 8.2cm
Colonel Baillie of Leys (1772-1883) joined the East India Company in 1790 and served as Resident of Lucknow (1807-1815). He was also a linguist and scholar and amassed an important collection of manuscripts which were later given to Edinburgh University Library.
Sold for £320
watercolour on paper, old inscription in ink on the reverse, mounted, 11 x 8.2cm
Colonel Baillie of Leys (1772-1883) joined the East India Company in 1790 and served as Resident of Lucknow (1807-1815). He was also a linguist and scholar and amassed an important collection of manuscripts which were later given to Edinburgh University Library.
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
arthur.millner@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0) 20 7806 5541
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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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