20th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026
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† A MAMLUK POTTERY BOWL, PROBABLY SYRIA, 14TH CENTURY
underglaze painted fritware, decorated in cobalt blue and manganese purple on off-white ground, the well with four-pointed leafy star design, surrounded by radiating lines encircled by a band of diaper pattern on the lip, the underside with small rim foot surrounded by alternating blue and purple twin splashes reaching to the rim, various old markings inside footring, 5.4cm high; 19.5cm diam.
Provenance: Private collection, London
For a related bowl sold at Christie's London, see lot 159, 10 October 2014.
Sold for £1,400
underglaze painted fritware, decorated in cobalt blue and manganese purple on off-white ground, the well with four-pointed leafy star design, surrounded by radiating lines encircled by a band of diaper pattern on the lip, the underside with small rim foot surrounded by alternating blue and purple twin splashes reaching to the rim, various old markings inside footring, 5.4cm high; 19.5cm diam.
Provenance: Private collection, London
For a related bowl sold at Christie's London, see lot 159, 10 October 2014.
Auction: Live Sale: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026, 20th May, 2026
The sale includes the collection of Robert Skelton OBE, curator of Indian Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It comprises some exquisite 18th and 19th century Indian paintings and drawings as well as a fine group of modern Indian paintings with works by Shiavax Chavda (1914 - 1990), Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002), K Laxma Goud (B. 1940) and Jayashree Chakravarty (B. 1956). Tiles, Indian bronzes, thewa boxes, a silver gilt ewer, a ‘Koftgari’ pen box and a Mughal carved black jade dagger are also among the lots in this collection.
Also in the same sale is 10th -12th century Persian pottery, a monumental pair of 19th century doors, Persian and Syrian ceramics including tiles, also Iznic tiles from Ottoman Anatolia. Other lots include Indian bronze figures, small furniture, textiles and rugs.
Auction Location: London, UK
Monday 18th May: 10am to 5:30pm
Tuesday 19th May: 10am to 5pm
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Monday 18th May: 10am to 5:30pm
Tuesday 19th May: 10am to 5pm
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