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.
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Lot 193 - A LARGE BRONZE VIRABHADRA SHRINE, WESTERN DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 194 - A JAIN SUPARSVANATHA SHRINE, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
Lot 195 - A DECCANI BRASS INCENSE BURNER IN THE FORM OF A HAMSA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Lot 196 - A BRONZE FIGURE OF A GOOSE OR HAMSA, NORTH INDIA OR DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
Lot 197 - A DECCANI BRASS INCENSE BURNER IN THE FORM OF A HAMSA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Lot 198 - TWO BRASS FINIALS FROM A PALANQUIN POLE, PROBABLY MYSORE, KARNATAKA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
Lot 200 - A BRASS EWER, NORTHERN INDIA OR NEPAL, 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Lot 202 - TWO SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLERS, NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1800 AND CIRCA 1900
Lot 203 - A SINHALESE SET OF IMPLEMENTS FOR A PALM LEAF SCRIBE, SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 204 - A BIDRI PAN BOX AND STAND, DECCAN, INDIA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Lot 206 - ◉ A KUTCH SILVER TEASET, OOMERSI MAWJI OF BHUJ, WESTERN INDIA, 1880-1890
Lot 207 - A BRASS MODEL OF A SIVA TEMPLE, WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 1900
Lot 208 - A LARGE PAINTED WOOD PANEL, ORISSA (NOW ODISHA), EASTERN INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Lot 209 - A CARVED WOOD CEILING PANEL, KASHMIR, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Lot 212 - A KASHMIR POLYCHROME PAINTED AND LACQUERED WOOD TRIPOD TABLE, CIRCA 1880
Lot 213 - ◉ A VIZAGAPATAM 'COTTAGE' WORK BOX, SOUTH-EASTERN INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Lot 215 - ◉ AN EBONY TABLE CABINET, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 1700
Lot 216 - A PAINTED AND LACQUERED WOOD CASKET, LATE SAFAVID OR ZAND, PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 218 - A CARVED AND TURNED BLACK MARBLE SURAHI, NORTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 219 - A FAMILLE ROSE HUQQA BOTTLE, CHINA FOR THE INDIAN MARKET, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 220 - AN ENAMELLED COPPER-GILT BOTTLE (SURAHI), KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 221 - A CARVED WOOD FEMALE FIGURE, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Lot 222 - TWO PAINTED WOOD FIGURES OF AVATARS OF VISHNU, KONDAPILLY, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 225 - A GILT-EMBOSSED LEATHER AND WOOD BOX, PROBABLY ITALY, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 226 - A COLLECTION OF SEVENTEEN QAJAR PURSES, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 227 - A COLLECTION OF MUSLIM HATS, TURKEY, IRAN AND SOUTH ASIA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY
Lot 229 - A SILK EMBROIDERED KERCHIEF, AZERBAIJAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
Lot 230 - A HANDWOVEN WOOL PILE SADDLE CLOTH, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 232 - A BANJA LUKA APPLIQUE FELT MIHRAB PANEL, OTTOMAN BALKANS, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 234 - AN OTTOMAN WOVEN SILK CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY
Lot 236 - A RARE SARYK MAIN CARPET, SOUTH-EAST TURKMENISTAN, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Lot 240 - A ERZERUM KILIM, NORTH EAST ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY
Lot 243 - A NINGHSIA TANTRIC RUG, NORTHWEST CHINA, MID 19TH CENTURY
Lot 244 - A YOMUT MAIN CARPET, WEST TURKESTAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Lot 248 - A SILK AND METAL THREAD WOVEN CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL, NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 18TH CENTURY
Lot 250 - A JAIN PILGRIMAGE HANGING (PATA), GUJARAT, CIRCA 1900
Lot 251 - A MODEL BOAT, MOLUCCAS (MALUKU), INDONESIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Lot 252 - THREE JAVANESE BRONZE HANGING LAMPS, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Lot 253 - A JAVANESE BRONZE HANGING AMRTA VESSEL, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY
Lot 254 - A MAJAPAHIT BRONZE FIGURE OF A WOMAN, JAVA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Lot 256 - A FRAGMENTARY JAVANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF PARVATI OR BHU-DEVII, INDONESIA, 9TH CENTURY
Lot 257 - A JAVANESE FRAGMENTARY ANDESITE BUST OF VISHNU, PROBABLY MID-9TH CENTURY
Lot 258 - A JAVANESE ANDESITE FIGURE OF GANESHA, INDONESIA, 10TH-11TH CENTURY
Lot 259 - A PARCEL GILT SILVER TOBACCO BOX, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Lot 260 - A BRONZE RITUAL BELL, EASTER JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Lot 266 - A SILK BROCADE SONGKET SARONG, KALIMANTAN, BORNEO, INDONESIA, CIRCA 1900
Lot 267 - A SILK BROCADE SONGKET SARONG, KALIMANTAN, BORNEO, INDONESIA, CIRCA 1900
Lot 269 - TWO ABACA FIBRE IKAT CLOTHS, MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES, 20TH CENTURY
Lot 270 - A CEREMONIAL CLOTH (TAMPAN), LAMPUNG, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 271 - A CEREMONIAL CLOTH (TAMPAN), LAMPUNG, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 19TH CENTURY
Lot 273 - A WARP IKAT CEREMONIAL CLOTH, PROBABLY SUMBA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 1900
Lot 278 - A GROUP OF FOURTEEN SOUTH-EAST ASIAN POTTERY LIDS, MOSTLY KHMER,CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
Lot 279 - A TERRACOTTA VOTIVE PLAQUE, MON-DVARAVATI, THAILAND, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
Lot 280 - A LAN NA BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
Lot 281 - FIVE SHEET GOLD FRAGMENTARY PLAQUES, THAILAND, 8TH-13TH CENTURIES
Lot 282 - A JAVANESE GOLD REPOUSSE PLAQUE, INDONESIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
Lot 284 - A BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF BUDDHA, AYUTHIA, THAILAND, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Lot 285 - A PYU GILT BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), 8TH / 9THCENTURY
Lot 286 - A BAYON BRONZE HEAD OF THE BODHISATTVA AVALOKITESVARA, CAMBODIA, 12TH CENTURY
Lot 287 - A PARCEL GILT SHEET SILVER HEAD OF A DEITY, JAVA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
Lot 288 - A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A KINNARA, JAVA, INDONESIA, 9TH-10TH CENTURY