Indian and Islamic Sale by Olympia Auctions

INDIAN AND ISLAMIC ART WEDNESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2023

INDIAN, ISLAMIC, SOUTH EAST ASIAN AND HIMALAYAN WORKS OF ART TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION: 25 Blythe Road, London W14 0PD AUCTION: Wednesday 8th November 2023, 1pm, precisely PUBLIC EXHIBITION: Sunday 5th November, 12pm to 4pm Monday 6th November, 10am to 8pm Tuesday 7th November, 10am to 5pm SALE NUMBER 32

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Lot 686

501

502 (illustrated online)

AN UMAYYAD LIMESTONE CAPITAL, SYRIA OR JORDAN, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY

A SMALL GLASS PHIAL, PROBABLY ROMAN, 4TH/5TH CENTURY

of square section, carved in relief with stylised acanthus leaves, 21 x 22.5 x 22.5cm

A.D. together with Two Miniature Earthenware Ewers and a Set of Brass Weights, 8cm high (bottle)

Provenance: Property of a European Collector (see lot 8 for further details); Sotheby’s London, 1st April 2009, lot 54; formerly in the collection of a French diplomat, acquired in the 1960s

Provenance: Property from a Distinguished British Scholar and Collector

£20-30

This column capital demonstrates the way Greco-Roman and Byzantine decorative motifs endured and evolved after the arrival of Islam; the acanthus motifs of the Corinthian capital have become increasingly abstract and more reminiscent of palm fronds.

£1,500-2,500 3

(part lot)

503

505

KASHAN LUSTRE ‘STAR’ TILE, PERSIA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

THREE ISLAMIC POTTERY BOWLS, 9TH-15TH CENTURIES

the eight pointed form with cobalt blue tendril design in the central panel, surrounded by a calligraphic band, 20cm max. diam.

two from Persia, one with sgraffito and splashware decoration, another with blue and white underglaze painted foliate motifs, and an Abbasid calligraphic bowl, Mesopotamia, circa 9th Century, with pale green splash decoration on cream ground, a line of manganese painted calligraphy running from lip to well, 5.5cm high, 20cm diam. (splashware bowl); 6cm high, 13cm diam (blue and white), 6cm high, 20.5cm diam. calligraphic)

Provenance: Property of a European Collector

£400-600

Provenance: Formerly property of a deceased British diplomat, thence by inheritance

£500-700

(part lot)

504

506

EIGHT KASHAN TURQUOISE GLAZED POTTERY VESSELS, PERSIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY

THREE FRAGMENTARY FATIMID WATER FILTERS, FUSTAT, EGYPT, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

comprising five small oil lamps, a jug, a small vase and fragments of a black painted bowl with kufic design, 13cm (jug); 10.5cm (largest lamp)

each of circular form, with elaborate pierced grille, 10.5cm max length, and smaller

Provenance: Formerly property of a deceased British diplomat, thence by inheritance

£300-400

Provenance: Private collection, London. Received as a gift from the late scholar of Islamic art and archaeology, George Scanlon (1925-2014) For a closely related fragment in Kelvingrove Museum of Art, Glasgow, see inv. no. 1919.84.hh

£80-120

507

508 (illustrated online)

TWO DAMASCUS TILES, OTTOMAN SYRIA, CIRCA 1600

A CHINESE PORCELAIN CHARGER, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

glazed fritware, underglaze painted with a lobed medallion design, with stylised floral motifs emanating from a central rosette, and floral arabesques in each corner, 26cm square, each

probably for the Central Asian Market, overglaze painted with polychrome floral decoration, the centre with Islamic inscription and date reading AH 1235/1820 AD, modern hanging bracket, 46.5cm diam.

Provenance: Private Collection, London. Acquired in an antique shop in Damascus in 1970

Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016)

This Damascus design is very closely modelled on an Iznik prototype. For closely related examples along with the Iznik prototype, see Millner 2015, fig.6.66-69, p.272-3. For three similar examples sold in these rooms, see 18 November 2020, lot 280.

£40-60

£1,200-1,500

509 A DAMASCUS TILE, OTTOMAN SYRIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY Underglaze painted fritware, the design comprising an elaborate diagonally oriented split palmette containing ‘Chinese cloud’ motifs, surrounded by intertwined floral tendrils, 27.3 x 26.8cm Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired in an antique shop in Damascus in 1970 For another Damascus Tile with closely related palmette design with slightly different colours, see Millner 2015, fig.6.73, p.274.

£1,000-1,500

510

512

A SET OF SIX OTTOMAN SILVER COFFEE-CUP HOLDERS (ZARFS), CIRCA 1900

A SET OF TWELVE OTTOMAN COFFEE CUP HOLDERS (ZARF), EARLY 20TH CENTURY

each of inverted conical form on flared foot, the sides with a band of repeated palmettes, embossed with tughras and various hallmarks, 6cm

each in the form of a stylised opening flower, with fluted sides and lobed feet, 4.8cm high approx. each £300-500

£150-250

511 A MAMLUK TINNED COPPER BOWL, EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH/15TH CENTURY of shallow form, the upper sides engraved with a band of calligraphy and lobed roundels, 18cm high; 36cm diam. Provenance: Property from a Distinguished British Scholar and Collector

£800-1,200

515 THREE MEN RESTING IN A CAVE, QAJAR, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, laid on an album page, the young and older man seated drinking, while the other, below, reads from a book his turban removed, a simurgh, serpent and wild animals behind, gold flecked margin, mounted, 17 x 11.5cm (image), 32 x 24cm (folio) £600-800

513

513 A QAJAR STEEL BOTTLE, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY of bulbous form, on flared foot, with slender flared neck, and cypress-shaped stopper, the sides with engraved and gold damascened foliate cartouches, 39.5cm high £100-150 514 (illustrated online) AFTER DAVID ROBERTS, BRITISH (1796-1864), JERICHO AND GAZA two lithographs from ‘The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia’ with later hand colouring, published F. G. Moon, 1842, 1843, mounted, image 34 x 49.8cm each £120-180

516 A QAJAR PAINTING OF A WOMAN PLAYING A FRAME DRUM (DAF), PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY oil on canvas, the woman depicted standing by a window, wearing numerous pearls and voluminous flared skirt, 118 x 84cm £250-350

517 A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER MÂCHÉ PLAYING CARD, PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY of rectangular form, with painted erotic scene in opulent interior within gold painted oval medallion, later frame, 6 x 4cm For closely related playing cards in the British Museum, see inv. nos. 2000,613.1-4 (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/ object/W_2000-0613-1).

£150-200

519 A QAJAR LACQUER FOLDING MIRROR CASE Persia, mid-19th century, painted wood and papier mâché, with brass hinges and fastener, the exterior with scenes of women in the harem, on one side an older woman performing a circumcision, the interior with a scene depicting a young woman drinking wine, 28.5 x 19.5 x 1.5cm £200-300

518 A LENGTH OF DJELLABA CLOTH, MOROCCO, 19TH CENTURY of rectangular form, composed of repeated strips of different silk fabrics, stitched together, the yellow with geometric decoration in green, red and gold, the thin blue stripes of plain silk and the crimson with floral damask designs, modern linen lining, 205 x 148cm Provenance: Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles, London, c.2006

£200-300

520 AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED SILK CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL, CIRCA 1900 of square form, the vermillion ground with reserved gilt thread embroidered tughra, with diagonally oriented calligraphic border, a similarly decorated border around the edges, pale green silk tasselled fringe, lined, 91 x 100cm £120-180

521 A TASHKENT SUSANI, UZBEKISTAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY silk embroidered cotton, of rectangular form, the decoration composed of six large crimson roundels each containing a stylised floral star, surrounded by a border of small serrated floral medallions, later linen lining, 253 x 193cm £700-900

522

524

A RESHT WOOL HANGING, PERSIA, CIRCA 1900

A QAJAR WOVEN SILK PANEL, PERSIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

chain stitch embroidered wool, of rectangular form, depicting a maiden under a tree within a floral arch feeding a young deer with a floral sprig, lined, 220 x 134cm £200-300

the decoration composed of registers of gold boteh motifs on indigo ground, mounted, 88 x 64cm £200-300

523 (illustrated online) TWO ISLAMIC TEXTILE PANELS, 19TH CENTURY comprising an Ottoman silk and metal thread towel end, with stylised floral design and a woven silk and metal thread faux ikat, probably Morocco, both framed, 35 x 26cm; 65 x 33cm £80-120

525 A DAMASCUS PARQUETRY GAMING TABLE, SYRIA, CIRCA 1900 the profuse geometric decoration composed of various wood veneers as well as mother of pearl and camel bone, the swivel top with hinged openings to reveal a baize card table, a backgammon and a chess board, height 78.5cm, width 88cm, length 85.5 (opened) Provenance: Private collection, London. Inherited from the uncle of the vendor’s late husband who lived in Aleppo

£800-1,200 11

526

529

A CARVED WOOD BUDDHIST PRINTING BLOCK, TIBET, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY

~A SILVER MOUNTED CONCH SHELL HORN, MONGOLIA, 19TH CENTURY the profusely decorated repoussé silver depicting Buddhist emblems and animals amidst scrolling floral designs, coral inlay, 22cm long

of rectangular form, with ebonised patina, with three reversed lines of Buddhist mantras carved in relief, including Ōm ma ṅid padme hūm hri repeated once and La ksma la la ya, the upper and lower in lantsa script, the middle in Tibetan, the reverse with an inscribed roundel, 18 x 43 x 1.8cm

£500-800

£200-300

527 A COPPER REPOUSSÉ FOLDING ALTAR TABLE, TIBET, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the openwork front panel depicting a brass applique kirtimukha figure with turquoise and carnelian inlay, the sides with similarly worked brass applique triratna emblems, 28.5 x 48.8 x 22.4cm £250-350 528 A BUDDHIST DEVOTIONAL RELIEF PLAQUE (TSA-TSA), TIBET, PROBABLY 17TH/18TH CENTURY of cusped arched form, the central figure of Buddha seated within a flaming aureole, surrounded by smaller figures of lamas and a preaching Buddha, with further human and animal figures in-between, holes drill on either side for attachment, mounted, 27 x 22 x 3cm £400-600 12

530 A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSRI, 19TH CENTURY standing on a lotus base, his hands in varada and vitarka mudra, a lotus flower above each shoulder, supporting a book on his left, wearing crown, jewellery and billowing robes, 21cm £1,000-1,500

531 A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF DURGA, NEPAL, 17TH/18TH CENTURY the twelve-armed goddess wielding numerous weapons in her hands, her primary left hand holding the head of the emerging buffalo demon, wearing a skull necklace and elaborate crown, her hair gathered in a tall bun, 19.5cm high including feet attachments £600-800

532 A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF RATNASAMBHAVA, 18TH CENTURY seated on a double lotus throne, his hands in varada and dhyana mudra, holding the flaming jewel (sriratna) in the palm of his left hand, wearing elaborate crown, large disc earrings and tall headdress, his jewellery inlaid with turquoise, 16cm high Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired by the vendor’s mother from Madeleine Lu Antiquites, Saint-Ouen, Paris, in March 1973

£1,000-1,500

533

535

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF YAMA, TIBET, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A KARMAPA LAMA, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

on lotus base, the fiercesome buffalo headed Buddhist deity stepping to his right on a bull which rests on a prostrate human figure, the dharmapala with his right hand raised, wearing billowing scarf and flaming hair with red pigment, indistinct inscription in Tibetan on base, 11cm

seated in padmasana, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, holding a bowl in his left hand, wearing voluminous robes and cloak, his head with flared cap, traces of red and black pigment, his flesh cold gilded, 20cm high £1,200-1,500

£600-800

534

536

A WESTERN TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

A SMALL SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

standing in tribhanga, his hands in varada mudra and resting on his hip, wearing dhoti, jewellery and tall crown, mounted on later wood base, 12cm high

seated on a double lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, his skin cold gilded, traces of blue pigment in his hair, with white in his eyes and red on lips, 10cm

For a bronze figure of Manjusri in closely related style in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, see acc. no. 54.3015.

£1,500-2,500

£2,000-3,000 14

537 A WESTERN TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, wearing five-leaf crown, large hoop earrings and ornate pendant on his chest, flanked by a pair of lotus tendrils, his eyes inlaid with silver, inscribed Tibetan letters on the back of his head and chest, traces of cold gilding, 28cm high For a bronze figure of Amoghasiddhi in the Minneapolis Institute of Art of similar date and style, see acc. no. 99.124.1. See also Skorupski 1998, no.4, pp.14-15.

£3,000-5,000

538 A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, holding a bowl in his left hand, his face and hair with cold gilding and pigment, 15cm £2,500-3,500

539 A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF USNISAVIJAYA, NEPAL, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY cast in three sections, seated on an altar platform raised on single lotus base, the eight armed, three headed Buddhist deity with lower right hand in varada mudra and upper left hand in tarjani mudra, his other hands holding double thunderbolt, arrow, Buddha image, bow, water-pot and noose, surrounded by a double flaming aureole, 16.5cm £3,000-5,000 17

540 ~A BRONZE FIGURE OF ACALA, TIBET, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY inlaid with silver and copper, stepping to his right, his fiercesome face with bulging eyes and protruding fangs, his right hand raised holding a sword his left in vitarka mudra, wearing jewellery and crown inlaid with turquoise, coral and lapis lazuli, with billowing scarf, mounted on modern wooden base, 21.5cm high (excluding projecting tenon base attachments to his feet) For a related figure of Acala, see Skorupski 1998, no.2, pp.10-11.

£2,500-3,500

541 A SINO-TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, 18TH CENTURY seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne, his hands in dhyanasana, wearing voluminous robes, with long cascading hair and five-leaf crown, later wood stand, 16cm high Provenance: Property from a Distinguished British Scholar and Collector This bronze is referred to in a letter to the late owner from Rachel Ward of the British Museum, dated 24 May 1994, a copy of which is included with this lot.

£2,000-3,000

542 A THANG-KA DEPICTING BUDDHA, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY pigment and gold on cloth, the central figure seated on a lotus throne within a flaming aureole, flanked by a pair of monks with begging bowls, two further figures of Buddha with his devotees in a verdant landscape above, in the lower section, another group with Buddha and devotees on the left and, on the right, a group of dharmapalas punishing evildoers, surrounded by plain red border, mounted on stretcher, 90 x 50.5cm £800-1,200 19

543 A THANG-KA DEPICTING NAGARJUNA, MONGOLIA OR BURYATIA, 19TH CENTURY pigment with gold paint on cloth, the philosopher and teacher seated on a lotus in a verdant hilly landscape, his hands in dharmacakra mudra, his head adorned with seven serpents, three arhats in the foreground, two holding manuscripts, a pair of lamas in the heavens above, framed and mounted, 60 x 43cm £300-500

545 A TIBETAN RUG, 20TH CENTURY of rectangular form, the central panel depicting two scrolling lotus flowers on orange ground, with a pair of stylised birds at either end, surrounded by a border of alternating scroll motifs on black ground, edged with yellow fringe, 137 x 79cm £200-300 546 (illustrated online) A SMALL BUDDHIST PAINTING ON CLOTH (TSAKLI), TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY depicting Vajradhara in yab-yum with his consort, seated within a halo on a lotus throne, red margin, framed, 9.8 x 8.2cm 544 A PAUBHA DEPICTING A FORM OF SIVA, NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY pigment on cloth, the eight-armed deity standing on a lotus with a flaming aureole, holding sword and shield in his upper hands, wearing five-leaf crown, his forehead with third eye, two lines of Newari text below, a further scene below with a devotee and an ascetic by Mount Kailash, floral borders above and below, framed, 65 x 41.5cm £800-1,200 20

£100-150 547 (illustrated opposite) A LARGE PAINTED WOOD PANEL, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY depicting a lama seated on an ornate throne in a hilly landscape, an altar with offerings flanked by two further lamas in front, lotuses and clouds behind, inscribed: la po kha rin bo che la na mo, “Salutations to Lapokha Rinpoche” (presumably the name of the lama depicted), 138.5 x 107cm £2,500-3,500

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549 A PAIR OF CARVED GRANITE LIONS, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY each crouching with head raised, with flared mane, protruding fangs and bulging eyes, 39 x 56 x 35cm approx. each £1,200-1,500

(part lot)

550 A GANDHARA GREY SCHIST RELIEF PANEL, NORTH-WESTERN PAKISTAN, 3RD/4TH CENTURY depicting two putti supporting a leafy garland weighed down by fruit, 23 x 35 x 5cm, together with A Gandhara Grey Schist Bust of Maitreya, 3rd/4th Century, with moustachioed face, wearing turban and earrings, his robes with multiple folds, 22cm high Provenance: Formerly property of a deceased British diplomat, thence by inheritance

£800-1,200 548 A PAINTED AND CARVED WOOD FEMALE FIGURE, NEPAL, 18TH/19TH CENTURY probably depicting a dakini or attendant, wearing short green tunic and red pyjama trousers, standing on a lotus base, her left hand raised, her right in varada mudra, mounted on stand, 84cm high £700-900 22

551 (illustrated online) THREE GANDHARA GREY SCHIST FRAGMENTS, NORTH-WESTERN PAKISTAN, 3RD/4TH CENTURY comprising a Buddhist reliquary in the form of a lidded beaker, a lion finial and a relief with image of the Buddha, 25cm high (lion), and smaller Provenance: Formerly property of a deceased British diplomat, thence by inheritance

£100-150

552 A PINK SANDSTONE FRAGMENTARY BUST OF DURGA, CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY her hair gathered in a wide bun, wearing earrings, heavy necklace and a strap tied across her breasts, mounted, 51cm high Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Bonhams London, 18 October 2016, lot 226. Formerly Swiss private collection since the early 1960s The slightly tilted head and indication of raised arms suggests that this is an image of Durga slaying the buffalo demon (Mahisasuramardini). Her head tilts as she raises her trident in her right hand to spear the demon.

£1,200-1,500 23

553

555

A BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD OF A DEITY, CENTRAL INDIA, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

A VOLCANIC STONE HEAD OF A DEITY, PROBABLY SIVA, MAHARASHTRA, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY

with arched eyebrows, wearing tall and elaborate headdress, mounted, 12cm

with tall cylindrical headdress and prominent ears, mounted, 14cm

£300-400

£250-350

554

556

A SMALL BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD OF A DEITY, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

A PINKISH BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD OF A FEMALE DEITY, MADHYA PRADESH, CENTRAL INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

his long hair gathered in a tall mound, mounted, 9cm

turned to her left, with arched eyebrows, her hair in wavy lines, tied at the back, mounted, 10cm high

£150-250

£300-400 24

557 A GREY STONE HEAD OF VAIKUNTHA VISHNU, RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, 11TH/12TH CENTURY with tall tapering faceted headdress, the main head of Vishnu flanked by heads of a boar and a monkey, a lotus halo at the back, 41cm high Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 2 December 1999 (a copy of the invoice is sold with this lot). Previously private collection, Belgium This form of Vishnu, is also called Chaturmurti “four-faced”, the fourth head facing to the back and not visible here. (chaturmurti), with the heads of a lion (here more like a monkey) and a boar, representing the Narasimha and Varaha aspects of the god. For another depiction of Vaikuntha Vishnu, in marble, in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India), see Desai 2002, no.32, p.42.

£7,000-9,000

558

559 (illustrated opposite)

A PINK SANDSTONE RELIEF PANEL DEPICTING SURYA, CENTRAL INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

A GANDHARA GREY SCHIST TORSO PROBABLY OF MAITREYA, NORTH-WESTERN PAKISTAN, 2ND/3RD CENTURY

the four-armed god standing in tribhanga, holding a lotus in each of his two upper hands, his lower hands resting on his thigh and in varada mudra, flanked by diminutive chauri bearers, a flying apsara above, mounted, 51cm high Provenance: Acquired by the vendor at Furniture Cave, King’s Road, London, early 1970s

£2,000-3,000 26

the naturalistically carved figure wearing loose robes draped from his shoulder and tied at the waist, wearing several necklaces around his neck, and bazuband on his upper right arm which is raised originally in abhaya mudra, mounted, height 50cm Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., 27 May 2004 (a copy of the invoice is sold with this lot). Previously in a British private collection since the 1980s This sculpture most likely depicts the Bodhisattva Maitreya; it is notable that Gandhara standing figures of Maitreya, with only a few exceptions, wear multiple necklaces and a fold of drapery hangs across his front at waist level as here. See Zwalf 1996, nos.50-60, pp. 37-42.

£10,000-15,000

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560 A BLACK STONE FIGURE OF AN ATTENDANT, RAJASTHAN, 11TH/12TH CENTURY her body flexed and turned to her left, holding the stem of a lotus in her left hand, 48cm high Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., 7 July 2004 (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot). Previously in a British private collection

£2,500-3,500

561

562

A SMALL GANDHARA GREY SCHIST CARVED PANEL DEPICTING A LOTUS, NORTH-WEST PAKISTAN, 3RD/4TH CENTURY

A GREY SANDSTONE COLUMNAR RELIEF FRAGMENT, RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, INDIA, 11TH/12TH CENTURY

the open flower with two concentric layers of petals around the central carpellary receptacle, mounted, 15.5 x 16 x 4.5cm

depicting four tiers of images of Vishnu, originally part of an arched niche, a figure of a chauri bearer on one side at the bottom, mounted, 78 x 20 x 12cm

Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., London, 2 July 2003, (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot). Previously in a British private collection since the 1980s

£700-900 28

Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., 6 July 2006 (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot). Previously in a British private collection

£3,000-5,000

563 A CARVED BLACK STONE RELIEF DEPICTING THE COSMIC VISHNU, RAJASTHAN OR GUJARAT, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY from a torana, the central four-armed figure seated in a columnar niche at the centre of four registers of massed figures, including emaciated ascetics along the top, the nine personified planets on the second row, on the third row a line of figures holding lotuses, probably adityas, and along the bottom, the fourteen Indras, with their cow-headed guardians, mounted, 35 x 90 x 10cm Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., 6 July 2006. Formerly in a British private collection Published: Simon Ray: Indian and Islamic Works of Art, April 2005, no. 7, pp. 20-23

£8,000-12,000

564

566

A COPPER ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURE, GANGETIC PLAIN, INDIA, PROBABLY FIRST MILLENIUM

A BRONZE LAKSHMI-NARAYANA SHRINE, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

B.C. of typical flat stylised form, with long scrolling arms, outstretched legs and hemispherical head, 18cm high; 27cm wide For a group of closely-related examples of these enigmatic objects formerly in the Samuel Eilenberg collection, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, see inv. nos.2000.284.37; 2001.433.2, 5 & 7.

the four-armed Vishnu seated with his consort, Lakshmi, on his left knee, a diminutive figure of Garuda on the openwork base below, surrounded by an arched aureole surmounted by a kalasa, 12.4cm high £300-400

£1,000-1,500

565

567

A FRAGMENT FROM A JAIN SILVER INLAID BRASS SHRINE, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A JINA, DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

of arched form, with a pair of standing and seated jinas, and a pair of chauri bearers either side, a parasol and kalasa at the top, 11.5 x 10 x 3cm £200-300 30

the nude figure standing with hands by his side, with large ears and tightly curled hair, mounted, 7.3cm £450-550

568

570

A BRONZE FIGURE OF SRIDEVI, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF A GODDESS, PROBABLY CHERA DYNASTY, KERALA, INDIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY

the consort of Vishnu standing in tribhanga, her right hand raised holding a lotus, wearing tall headdress with bud finial, 15.5cm high An unusual feature of this depiction of Sridevi, is the treatment of the kuchabandha, which instead of being tightly fastened to the goddess’s breasts is loosely draped across her front.

£300-500

the four armed figure holding a staff in her primary left hand, a cakra in her upper right, wearing tall headdress with pointed finial, mounted, 9.2cm Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£700-900

569

571

A SMALL CHOLA BRONZE FIGURE OF YASHODA WITH THE INFANT KRISHNA, TAMIL NADU, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY

A FOLK BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING SIVA AND PARVATI, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

seated in lalitasana on a raised base, her hair gathered in a bun, the infant deity seated on her knee, 6.5cm high

on four bracket feet, the divine couple seated together with a cobra, a lingam, Nandi and Ganesha on the platform below, an arched aureole behind with kalasa finial, 14cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£400-600

This distinctive style is typical of bronzes from a region which covers part of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. For a series of closely related images, see Mallebrein 1993, p.404 & 412.

£300-500 31

572 A JAIN SHRINE, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, DATED SAMVAT 1531 (1475 AD) openwork brass inlaid with silver, the tirthankara seated on a throne with a pair of lions below, a parasol above flanked by elephants, the central figure flanked by pair of standing jinas, accompanied by chauri bearers, and a pair of seated jinas accompanied by dancing musicians, the arch above with kalasa finial, dedicatory inscription with date on the reverse in devanagari script, 21.8cm high £2,000-3,000

573 A JAIN SUPARSVANATHA SHRINE, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY openwork brass inlaid with silver, the seventh tirthankara seated on a lion throne with identifying svastika symbol, under a five headed cobra and parasol, flanked by pair of standing and seated jinas, and chauri bearers, the arch above with kalasa finial, dedicatory inscription on the reverse in devanagari script, 21cm high Although the better known tirthankara, Parsvanatha, is also sheltered by a multi-headed cobra, his has seven heads and the body of the snake appears at the back, whereas here the cobra has only five heads and the body is not shown. There are, however, two engraved snakes on the backplate behind the figure of Suparsvanatha here.

£3,000-4,000

574

576

A BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSRI, KASHMIR, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY

A BRONZE DANCING FIGURE OF KRISHNA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

seated in lalitasana on a lotus throne on raised openwork base decorated with a pair of adorsed antelopes, his right hand raised wielding his sword, his left resting on his thigh, the book on a lotus above his left shoulder, his body framed by a double aureole, 11.3cm Provenance: Private collection, Western England

the youthful deity with his raised right foot resting on a lotus, his right hand holding a butter ball, his left hand raised, his hair gathered in a topknot, 10.5cm Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£400-600

£600-800

575

577

A VIJAYANAGAR BRONZE FIGURE OF BALAKRISHNA, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

the infant Hindu deity depicted crawling with right hand raised holding a lump of butter, wearing jewellery and tall flared headdress, 9cm high

standing on a circular base on raised plinth, the four armed deity with primary hands in varada mudra and resting on his mace (now missing), his upper hands holding discus and conch, 8.2cm

£150-250

Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£400-600 34

578

580

A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF SIVA, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY

A BHUTA FIGURE OF A HUNTER, WESTERN DECCAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

standing erect, wearing elaborate jewellery, a dagger tucked into his belt, his face with moustache and third eye, wearing crown and tall headdress, his hair cascading over his shoulders, mounted, 29.5cm high

the slender figure standing erect, holding a sickle in his right hand, his head with elongated earlobes, moustache and large bun of hair gathered to one side, mounted, 15cm high

Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£500-700

Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£1,000-1,500

579

581

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BHUTA DEITY, KARNATAKA, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A HAMSA, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

wearing a dhoti and elaborate belt, a strap over his left shoulder, a band tied across his forehead, mounted, 25.5cm Provenance: Private collection, Western England

probably the base of a lamp, the bird of stylised form, with elongated beak, crested head and wearing a trio of necklaces, standing on square flared base, 25cm high

Bhutas are local spirits who are thought to roam around the countryside of the western Deccan and they need to be pacified by offerings to deter them from damaging crops and bringing diseases.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late Peter Cochrane, acquired in 1977, inv. no. 77/29. Sold in these rooms, 10 April 2014, lot 75

£1,000-1,500

£700-900 35

582

584

586

A GROUP OF FOUR SMALL INDIAN BRONZE IMAGES, WESTERN INDIA AND DECCAN, 16TH-18TH CENTURIES

A FOLK BRONZE FIGURE OF DURGA SLAYING THE BUFFALO DEMON, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF DANCING KRISHNA, ORISSA, EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

comprising a figure of Vishnu, one of Surya (?), one of Annapurna and the other of Lakshmi, 7.5cm and smaller, together with An Aureole from a Shrine, with five headed cobra and kirtimukha at the top, 17.5cm (5)

the eight armed goddess wielding various weapons standing on the decapitated buffalo while stabbing the demon which emerges, on raised, separately cast base, 17cm high

the youthful deity on a circular lotus base, with butter ball in his right hand, his left outstretched, his raised right foot resting on a lotus, wearing large disc earrings and hair in a topknot, 10.3cm high

£400-600

Provenance: Private collection, England, thence by descent

£200-300

£60-80

583

585

587

A BRONZE AUREOLE FROM A SHRINE, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF SKANDA, SOUTH INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

TWO BRONZE FIGURES OF GARUDA, SOUTH INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

in the form of a leafy arch (torana), with five headed cobra and kirtimukha head at the top, two projecting tenons at the bottom, 23.5cm high

the four-armed deity standing on a circular lotus base with his vahana, the peacock behind, his primary hands in abhaya and varada mudra, 7.3cm

each in kneeling pose, with outstretched wings and beak-l;ike nose, suspension loop at the back, modern wood stands, 7.5cm approx. each

£80-120

Provenance: Private collection, Western England

£300-500

These figures are probably from a chain from a temple lamp as suggested by the attachment at the back.

£300-400 36

588 AN UNUSUAL LARGE FOLK BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHNU, HIMACHAL PRADESH, 16TH/17TH CENTURY the four armed deity standing on a chamfered square base with beaded edges, wearing long necklace and oversize hoop earrings, his head with three-leaf crown, holding conch, discus, mace and lotus, traces of gilt on his chest, face and crown, 36cm high Provenance: Jonathan Hope, London, 2007, previously private collection, Germany Published: Millner Manolatos VIII (2008), no.17 (catalogue) For a group of related Himachal bronze images, depicting Durga, see Aryan 2005, p.18ff. See also Postel 1985, fig.253.

£800-1,200 37

589

591

593

TWO BRONZE RATI, SOUTHERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A SMALL BRASS YONI-LINGAM, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A BRASS SIVALINGAM COVER, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

each in the form of a pinnacle, with flared foot, bulbous waist and pointed finial, 8cm high

of domed cylindrical form, on projecting spouted yoni, flared base underneath, 8.5cm high

According to Mallebrein, these objects soldiers in the army of the local goddess Yellama and are her protectors. For an illustration of near identical rati, see Mallebrein 1993, p.230, no.162.

£250-350

of cylindrical form with moustachioed face on one side, the domed top with sivalingam at the front and bud-shaped finial at the top, 10.5cm £350-450

£250-350

590

592

594

A SMALL BRASS YONI-LINGAM, DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A SMALL BRONZE LINGAM WITH NANDI, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

A SMALL BRONZE COBRA, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

of domed cylindrical form, on projecting spouted yoni, flared base underneath, 6.5cm high £200-300

the domed form encircled and sheltered by the five headed cobra, a figure of Nandi Bull at the front, 7.5cm high £250-350

the coiled tile forming the base, the flared body surmounted by bud-shaped finial, 7cm £150-200

595

597

A BRONZE FIGURE OF SIVA AND PARVATI, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHA, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

the god seated on a lotus stool, his right hand in abhaya mudra, his consort on his left knee holding a lotus in her left hand, 11cm

the four-armed elephant headed deity with flared crown, seated on a raised lotus, his primary hands in abhaya mudra and holding a bowl of sweets which he picks with his trunk, his upper hands holding ankus and cobra, 9.5cm high

£500-700

£550-650

596

598

A SMALL BRONZE SEATED JINA, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF GANESHA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, NORTHERN INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

seated in padmasana on a raised throne, his hands in dhyana mudra, the throne inscribed in devanagari script, cobras engraved on his back, 5.2cm £350-450

the four-armed, elephant headed deity seated eating sweets from his primary right hand, wearing crown and tall headdress with bud finial, 5.5cm For a closely related image of Ganesha previously sold in these rooms, see 26 April 2023, lot 141.

£300-400 39

600 A BRONZE FIGURE OF NANDI BULL, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY in two sections, the figure of Nandi crouching on a rectangular base, slotting into a larger rectangular stand with lotus and lozenge engraved decoration, the bull vehicle of Siva with prominent conical horns and lingam hanging below his neck, 15 x 13 x 10.5cm £500-700

599

601

A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA VENUGOPALA, BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF BALAKRISHNA, BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

standing with ankles crossed on a circular lotus base, his hands raised holding the flute (now missing), with silver inlaid eyes, his hair gathered in a topknot, 26cm high Provenance: Private collection, London

£700-900 40

the naked infant deity crawling on the ground, holding a butterball in his raised right hand, his left resting on a jar, wearing small hoop earrings, his hair gathered in a bun, 9cm Provenance: Private collection, London

£80-120

602

604

A FOLK BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING YEHU AND KANSARYA, MAHARASHTRA, 19TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF NANDI BULL, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

the worshippers of the grain goddess, Kansari, standing together under a serrated arch topped with bud finial, Kansarya holds his instrument to accompany his singing and Yehu holds her baby and the prayer bowl, 17.5cm

wearing necklace with bell pendant, his long tail extending to the ground, 9cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

£200-300

For a near identical bronze and full explanation of the cult and iconography, see Mallebrein 1993, No 287, page 328 & 335.

£300-500

603

605

A BRONZE FIGURE OF GARUDA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF NANDI BULL, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

kneeling on a raised openwork base, with hands in anjali mudra, his right foot resting on a cobra, two small stylised wings attached to his arms, his crowned head with socket for lamp tray (now missing), 15.5cm high

crouching on raised rectangular plinth, a small sivalingam hanging from a necklace, 13cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London

For similar Himachal lamp bases in the form of Garuda, see Postel 1985, figs.278-280.

£300-400

£300-500 41

606 A JAIN SHRINE DEPICTING THE NAVADEVATA (NINE GODS), DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY of oval form, the front with nine digambara worthies superimposed on lotus motif, depicting the enlightened jina at the centre, surrounded by the other four supreme ones on the horizontal and vertical axis, with images of, the wheel of the law, the scriptures, the jina and the jina’s temple in-between, the panel fringed with flame motifs and surmounted by a kirtimukha and supported below by a pair of adorsed lions on rectangular base, 29cm high For another navadevata shrine in a private collection, see https://bronzesofindia.com/nava-devata/

£1,200-1,500 42

607 A HAKU PATRA PLAQUE, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 15TH/16TH CENTURY of rectangular form, with cusped arched top, surmounted by kirttimukha, the front with five tiers of relief scenes, the top with central figure of Siva Nataraja, flanked by Skanda and Parvati and Ganesha and Krishna; the second tier including a figure of Durga and a rishi, the middle tier with a row of ten figures, two with detached heads, the next two depicting various objects, figures and implements, the lower tier and the reverse densely inscribed with numerous lines of Tamil script, 40.5 x 24.5 x 0.5cm Provenance: Private collection, England. Acquired by the vendor 22nd April 1980 from Spink and Son, London. A copy of the invoice is included with this lot Haku Patras are effectively grant certificates which accord rights to single or groups of people and mostly come from the Eastern Deccan and Tamil Nadu. They might grant rights over the use of land, to perform music and drama or provide services. They are thought to have been in use for about 500 years. As well as metal, Haku Patras are sometimes paper documents or scrolls. The main work on the subject is research undertaken by R. Thirmal Rao Repally funded by the British Library (https://doi.org/10.15130/EAP201). A similar example to ours, in the J. LeRoy Davidson Collection, was exhibited in San Diego, at the Mingei International Museum of Folk Art, March-June 1981. See also Mallebrein, pp.160-161, no.92.

£2,000-3,000 43

608 A BRONZE FIGURE OF VITHOBA, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY standing on a lotus base, his right hand in varada mudra, a conch shell in his left, 9.7cm £400-600

609 A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF RAMA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY the four-armed deity standing on a circular lotus base, his primary hands in anjali mudra, his upper hands holding cakra and sankha, his quiver of arrows held to his chest, 8.5cm high £450-550

610

611

A BRONZE HANUMAN TALISMANIC PENDANT, PROBABLY DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY,

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A FEMALE DEITY, HIMACHAL PRADESH, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

of circular pierced form, with central striding figure of the monkey god wearing padukas on his feet, holding the tree with the magic herbs, a five-headed cobra above and a defeated warrior below, 15.5cm Provenance: Formerly collection of the late Peter Cochrane, acquired in 1976, inv. no. JPC 76/22 For a related, larger, example in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, see Pal 1988, p.233.

£300-400 44

probably from a lamp, standing erect, her hands outstretched holding cylindrical attachments, wearing floral earrings and tall crown with attachment above, 25.5cm high including projecting attachments £700-900

612

614

A BRONZE FIGURE OF GAJALAKSHMI, ORISSA, EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A GODDESS, PROBABLY MANASA, ORISSA, EASTERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

seated in padmasana on a circular lotus base, her primary hands in varada and abhaya mudra, her upper hands supporting a pair of elephants, their trunks filling the waterpot above her head, 11.5cm high £700-900

seated in padmasana on a circular lotus throne, her primary hands in varada and abhaya mudra, her upper hands holding a mirror and a cobra, wearing large disc earrings, crown and tall headdress, 11.2cm high £500-800

613

615

A SMALL BRONZE FIGURE OF PANCHMUKHYA, MAHARASTHRA, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

TWO BRONZE FIGURES OF WINGED ATTENDANTS, NORTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

on rectangular base with offerings in front, the highly stylised figure with five heads, surrounded by an arch with bud-shaped finial at the apex, 8.8cm high

each with arms outstretched, wearing pleated skirt and flared cylindrical hat, 14cm each £400-600

According to Mallebrein, Panchmukhya, the ‘five-faced one’, is a warrior in the entourage of the god Hirva, along with his companions, who all have different numbers of faces. For a very closely related image with similar tightly-tied narrow waist, see Mallebrein 1993, no.332, p.363.

£150-200 45

616 A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF SRIDEVI, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY the goddess standing in tribhanga on a separately cast raised double lotus, holding the stem of a lotus in her raised right hand, wearing large disc earrings and tall headdress with bud finial, four suspension loops on lower base, 44cm high £2,500-3,000

617 A BRONZE VIRABHADRA PLAQUE, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY of rectangular form, with six piercings for attachment, the four-armed manifestation of Siva depicted in relief stepping to his left, wielding sword, shield, bow and arrow under a triple arch with emblems of the lingam, Nandi, Sun and Moon, and kirtimukha above, diminutive figures of Daksha and Sati below with hands in anjali mudra, 22 x 13.5cm £300-400

618 A BRONZE FIGURE OF KHANDOBA, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY on rectangular lotus base, the four armed god riding on his winged horse, holding sword, drum, trident and skull, 15.5cm high Khandoba is a popular deity worshipped mostly in Maharashtra. He is thought to have grown out of a local cult which later became partly assimilated with that of Siva. Unusually, he is depicted here without his consort, Mhalsa, and his horse has wings.

£1,200-1,800

619 A BRONZE FIGURE OF KRISHNA VENUGOPALA, BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY the youthful deity standing with ankles crossed, playing the flute (now missing, wearing large beaded earrings and tall tiered headdress, later wood stand, 27cm high For a closely related Krishna figure in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see IS 81 1960.

£2,000-3,000

620 A LARGE BRASS FIGURE OF VIRABHADRA, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY the four-armed form of Siva standing on a square platform, holding sword and slender shield in his primary hands, cakra and damaru in his upper hands, wearing padukas on his feet, a dagger tucked in his belt and tall conical headdress with sivalingam in front, 26.8cm £2,000-3,000

621

622

623

A BRONZE FIGURE OF GAJALAKSHMI, ORISSA (ODISHA), EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 1900

A SMALL BRONZE LAKSHMI-NARAYANA SHRINE, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

A BRONZE DANCING FIGURE OF SARASWATI, SOUTH INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

the four-armed goddess seated in padmasana on a circular lotus base, her primary hands in varada and abhaya mudra, her upper hands holding a pair of lotuses, each supporting a diminutive elephant pouring water on her head with its trunk, 17.5cm high

the god Vishnu seated in lalitasana on a lotus throne on raised plinth, the four-armed god with his consort, Lakshmi on his left knee holding a padma, his primary right hand in abhaya mudra, an arched aureole with kirtimukha above, 9.3cm high

on double lotus on raised rectangular base, the four-armed goddess holding mala and pustaka in her primary hands, a diminutive hamsa at her feet, 29cm £300-400

£150-250

£200-300

624

625

626

A BRONZE SHRINE DEPICTING LAKSHMI-NARAYANA, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF BHAIRAVA, WESTERN DECCAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF RAMA, WESTERN DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

the four-armed deity standing on a circular lotus base, holding khadga, trisula, damaru and kapala, his long hair gathered in a bun with crescent emblem at the front, his vahana the dog at his side, 10cm high

standing in tribhanga on a circular base, his left hand raised, his right by his side, wearing tiered headdress with bud finial, 11cm

£300-400 50

£200-300

£150-250

627

629

A BRONZE CHAIN FOR A TEMPLE LAMP, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A BIDRI BOWL, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

each link with twin loops and faceted waist, a scrolling hook at either end, 169cm long

alloy inlaid with silver, decorated with repeated poppy motifs around the sides with leaf and lozenge borders, rim foot, 4.5cm high; 11cm diam.

£60-80

£120-180

628

630

A BRONZE HANGING LAMP, SOUTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

the circular base surmounted by reservoir with seven projecting wick holders, the heavy chain with bun-shaped link in the middle and scrolling hook at the top, 64cm

the circular base surmounted by reservoir with seven projecting wick holders, the heavy chain with peacock link in the middle and scrolling hook at the top, 76cm £120-180

£120-180

631

632

633

AN ENAMELLED SILVER BEAKER, PROBABLY KANGRA, HIMACHAL PRADESH, CIRCA 1900

A LARGE TINNED COPPER PAN BOX, NORTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

A COLLECTION OF NINE BRONZE OPIUM WEIGHTS, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH/19TH CENTURY

of circular openwork form, with hinged convex lid topped with handle, and gently flared base, the sides with pierced and repoussé floral, crescent and diaper decoration, the interior containing tray and thirteen small vessels, including jars, bowls and small trays, 29cm high including upright handle; 38cm max. width

eight in the form of an amalaka (Indian gooseberry), the other plain, 4.8cm diam. and smaller

of gently flared cylindrical form, the sides decorated with repeated cusped arches with stylise flower motif on alternating green and enamel ground, similarly decorated scrolling borders around top and bottom, 10cm high

£200-300

For a tea set from Kangra, see Untracht 1993, no.110, p.61.

The Indian gooseberry (emblica officinalis) is an important element in Ayurvedic medicine and a common architectural motif in mediaeval Hindu architecture. For a similar weights previously sold in these rooms, see 24 November 2021, lot 135, and 9 November 2022, lot 109.

£200-300

£100-150

634

635

636

A BRONZE RITUAL BELL, HIMACHAL PRADESH, NORTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

A SILVER AND BRASS INLAID COPPER WATERPOT, TANJORE (THANJAVUR), TAMIL NADU, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

FOUR ITEMS OF INDIAN SILVER, CIRCA 1900

the slender faceted shaft with finial in the form of a kneeling figure of Garuda with his hands in anjali mudra, 21.5cm £150-200 52

the typical lota form profusely decorated in ‘swamy’ style, the sides with a register of repoussé silver panels depicting Vishnu, Indra, Krishna, Durga, Siva Nataraja, Subrahmanya, Siva on Nandi and Bhairava, brass inlaid beadwork, rosette and leaf borders above and below, 17cm high, 19.5cm diam. For a closely related example of this form, known as tannirkkalasam in Tamil, see Untracht 1993, no.117, p.64.

£250-350

comprising two talismanic pendants, a gilt buckle and a rosewater sprinkler, 26cm high (sprinkler) and smaller Provenance: Property of a deceased estate, sold by order of the executors

£200-300

637 A LARGE BRASS TRAY, NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1900 of circular form, the repoussé decoration comprising a central figure of Ganesha flanked by chauri bearers, his vehicle, the rat, appearing twice below, a figure of Brahma above, flanked by twin figures of Garuda, the background and lip profusely decorated with scrolling foliage, 76cm diam. £250-350

638 A BRONZE BOX, DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY of octagonal form, standing on four bracked feet, the domed lid with bud shaped finial, indistinctly inscribed around lower edge, the interior with traces of tinning, 11.5cm high; 10cm max. diam. This box is probably a sindurdan, for storing sindur, the red powder traditionally worn by married women on their upper forehead. For another example of square shape, see Untracht 1993, p.35, no.43.

£200-300 53

639 A LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLER, INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY in two sections with screw attachment, with elaborate repoussé relief decoration, the body with paired lions attacking elephants on either side, standing on flared floral base, the shaft in the form of a winged female figure supporting a large rose bouquet above her head, forming the pierced sprinkler, 38cm high £2,000-3,000

640 A BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 16TH/17TH CENTURY in the form of a stylised peacock, holding a pendant in his beak, his flared tail with five sockets for incense sticks, the body hinged at the back and pierced for further incense, standing on square platform raised on flared circular base, the support with makara attachment on yoni foot, 30 x 26 x 14cm For two closely related burners, one in the British Museum, the other in a private collection, see Zebrowski 1997, figs.103 & 105.

£1,000-1,200

641 A LARGE BRASS INLAID HUQQA BOTTLE, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 17TH CENTURY of globular form, the sides with a register of varied floral bouquets, with scrolling foliate borders above and below, the flared neck with twin projecting ridges and similarly decorated, 20cm high Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Galerie Alexis Renard, Paris 2015. Formerly collection of the late Ismail Merchant, sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 7th October 2009 The shape, large size and relatively naturalistic decoration of this huqqa are characteristic of bidriware of the 17th century. Brass inlay is rather less common than silver or a combination of the two (see lot 646 below); for a smaller example, also inlaid with brass only, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, see Zebrowski 1997, fig.389, p.234 (also https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453243).

£4,000-6,000

642

644

A BRASS FLASK (SURAHI), PROBABLY DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

A BRASS PAN TRAY, NORTHERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

with bulbous ribbed body, fluted collar and flared hexagonal mouth, standing on circular rim foot, traces of tinning, 22cm high

the circular top with engraved and hammered lotus and scrolling floral design, raised on flared shaft, standing on flared rim foot, 15cm high; 21cm diam.

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Amir Mohtashemi, Kensington Church Street, London

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Millner Manolatos, circa 2006

£400-600

£150-250

643

645

A BRASS PAN BOX (PAN DAN), NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1700

A MODEL SHRINE, NORTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

the ribbed sides converging at the centre of the domed lid, 8cm high; 12cm diam.

brass, of square form, with central two storey chattri, surrounded by four smaller chattris in each corner, each with small seated figures inside, standing on four wheels, 20cm high

Provenance: Private collection, London For other pan dans with related forms, see Zebrowski 1997, figs. 465-468.

£300-500 58

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Millner Manolatos, London, c.2006

£300-500

646 A SILVER AND BRASS INLAID BIDRI HUQQA BOTTLE, DECCAN, MID-17TH CENTURY of globed form, the side with repeated design of floral bouquets with acanthus border below and scrolling floral tendril border above, the gently flared and ridged neck similarly decorated, later brass rim foot, 17cm high Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired Auction Atrium, Kensington, c.2010 For a closely related silver and brass inlaid huqqa bottle, see Zebrowski 1997, fig.378, p.231.

£1,000-1,500

647 A BRONZE IDLI PAN, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY of flat circular form, with five semicircular compartments for cooking the idli, the underside in the form of female breasts, the lip with twin scrolling handles, 8.7cm high; 28.5cm diam. Provenance: Private collection, London

£250-350

649 THREE CARVED WOOD STRUTS, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY probably from a processional chariot (ratha), each in the form of a mythical leonine elephant or makara, 66cm approx. each For similar struts in the form of mythical beasts on a processional chariot in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, see Michell 1992, pl.11, p.41.

£400-600

650

648 A CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD RELIEF DEPICTING A DVARAPALA, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY standing on lotus base, his foot resting on a lion, holding a mace in his left hand, his right raised in vitarka mudra, wearing tall headdress and large disc earrings, iron loop attachments at the back, 180cm high £400-600

A CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD ARCH FROM A SHRINE, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY of double lobed form, supported on leafy columns, a kirtimukha with bulging eyes and gaping mouth at the top, the reverse with identical decoration, 136 x 103cm £300-500

652 A CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD COLUMN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY made up from three elements, comprising stone base, fluted shaft and capital of cruciform section composed of two interlocking beams, 231cm high overall Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, circa 2000

£300-500

651 A CARVED WOOD DOOR, GOND REGION, MADHYA PRADESH, CENTRAL INDIA, CIRCA 1900 OR EARLIER the twelve panels divided by faceted carved frames, depicting a variety of mythical, religious and everyday scenes, including monkeys, men with guns, Ganesha and a herdsman with his cow and calf, 176.5 x 71cm (including hinges) Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire Acquired Gordon Reece, London, circa 2000 (A copy of the original, undated invoice is included with this lot.)

£1,000-1,500 61

653 SIX CARVED WOOD PANELS FROM A PROCESSIONAL CHARIOT (RATHA), TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY each of rectangular form, depicting an erotic mithuna scene in relief, most with projecting tenons to fix to the outside of chariot, 40 x 23.5 x 9cm and smaller Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, circa 2000, (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot) For similar erotic carvings exhibited in London in 1992, see Michell 1992, nos.39-42, p.152-153.

£2,000-3,000 62

654 A CARVED WOOD BUFFALO HEAD, KERALA, SOUTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY of stylised form, with long, slightly curved pointed horns and srivatsa emblem between the eyes, along with various other markings, traces of colour in several places, 112cm length Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 5 February 1999 (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot) This head originally formed part of a processional animal carried through a village during the harvest festival. For a similar example exhibited in London, see Michell 1992, no.8, p.133.

£400-600

656 A CARVED WOOD PROW FROM A KERALAN CANOE, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY of tapered scrolling form, the sides and inward face with abstract designs carved on low relief, 77 x 84 x 15cm Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Gordon Reece Gallery, London, 4 May 1999 (a copy of the annotated gallery label is included with this lot) Prows like this were once a common sight on the canoes which plied the backwaters of Kerala. Because of the shape, they were known as iruttukkutti vallam in Malayalam, meaning serpent canoes. For a complete serpent canoe, formerly in the Stanley Seeger and previously David Sylvester collections, see Sotheby’s London, 30 October 2018 (https://www.sothebys.com/en/ auctions/ecatalogue/2018/seeger-cone-collection-l18320/lot.191.html?locale=en).

£500-800

655 A PAIR OF SMALL CARVED WOOD LIONS, MYSORE, SOUTHERN INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY each on separately carved wood base, rearing up with front paws resting on a branch, with scrolling tail, thick mane, bulging eyes and thick mane, 12 x 14 x 6.4cm £250-350 63

657 A CARVED WOOD KIRTIMUKHA PANEL, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY the grotesque face with bulging eyes, protruding fangs and tongue, scrolling flames issuing from his gaping mouth, traces of paint, old label in french on the reverse, 12 x 19 x 9cm £120-180

659 A CARVED AND ENGRAVED BLACK STONE ASTROLABE, NORTHERN INDIA, PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY of circular form, with pointed handle at the top, engraved with astronomical and astrological markings on the front and circles and triangles on the reverse, the front with small drillings, 21cm max. height, mounted, 18.2cm diameter, 1.5cm deep 658 A STEATITE PANEL DEPICTING RADHA AND KRISHNA, ORISSA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., 2 July 2003, (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot). Previously in a British private collection since the 1980s

the god depicted standing under a tree, carrying Radha while he plays the flute, flanked by chauri bearers, 14 x 11 x 3.3cm

This the body of the astrolabe and the drilled holes are for attachment of the calculation devices and rotating dials, known as retes, plates, and alidade. For a white marble astrolabe from Mughal India, in the Nasser D. Khalili Collection, see Maddison & Savage-Smith 1997, pp. 200-201.

£300-400

£800-1,200

(detail)

660 A LONG PANORAMA SCROLL OF THE RIVER GANGES, BENARES, NORTHERN INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY watercolour with ink on paper, composed of several sheets, joined together, numerous identifying captions in devanagari script, length 385cm; height 8.5cm £500-700 661 A SURYA PATAKA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY gouache on paper, the rectangular composition with central figure of the sun god on his chariot, pulled by Uchchaihshravas, the seven-headed horse, surrounded by the nine planets (?), with elephant, elephantine lion, a cow and horse in the four corners, framed, 50 x 43cm approx.

662

£1,500-2,000

£120-180

P. S. KALE, INDIAN SCHOOL, DATED 1927 Portrait of a Young Woman, gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right, framed, 31.3 x 24.5cm (inside mount)

663 A GROUP OF SEVEN SMALL LITHOGRAPHS, TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY black ink printed on paper, depicting various Hindu scenes, framed, 11 x 17cm (average size, inside mount) The scenes include episodes from the Markandeya Purana, Krishna with Rukmini, Satyabhama and his other six wives, a wedding scene, possibly of Rama, and three couples listening to the teachings of a group of ascetics.

£250-350 (part lot) 65

666 A PORTRAIT OF A RULER, JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY ink drawing with gouache on paper, laid on ruled and gold painted card mount, old Christie’s auction label on the reverse, 15.3 x 8cm (image); 28.2 x 18.2cm (card mount)

664 ‡ AN ILLUMINATION FROM A MANUSCRIPT DEPICTING KRISHNA, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, the central roundel depicting three figures of Krishna dancing with the gopis, framed, 8 x 13cm (image) £150-200

£300-400

(part lot)

665

667

A SHADOW PUPPET, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

THREE INDIAN DRAWINGS, MARWAR, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1800

painted, cut and pierced vellum, depicting a nobleman riding a buffalo, a female attendant walking in front, 72 x 55cm approx. For related puppets previously sold in these rooms, see 20 November 2019, lot 211, and a closely related puppet is in the Museum of Folk and Tribal Art, Gurgaon, near Delhi, (Aryan 2005, p. 83, no. 152).

ink on paper, the largest depicting a ruler on horseback with two attendants, pierced for stencilling, another depicting two horsemen and other designs for stencilling, the smallest depicting the head of an elephant, 29.3 x 24cm and smaller (3)

£120-180

£250-350

668 JANGARH SINGH SHYAM, INDIAN, (1962-2001) drawing of an aeroplane, dated 1998, black ink on paper, signed and dated, framed Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Galerie Herve Perdriole, Paris, 2015 Jangarh Singh Shyam came from a tribal community in the forested region of Central India. He was discovered by the well known artist J. Swaminathan in the 1980s when he was looking for works of art for his museum of rural and urban art. Despite at first struggling with the transition from rural to urban life, Jangarh was tempted to move to Bhopal, where materials, facilities and money enabled him to explore his creativity. For other drawings by this artist sold in these rooms, see 9th November 2022, lot 138; 26th April 2023, lots 219 & 220. See also Sheikh 1998, pp. 16-33, for a detailed discussion of his work and an image of another painting of an aeroplane by the artist, in this case, a mural in Vidhan Bhavan in Bhopal, painted in 1996.

£800-1,200 669 JANGARH SINGH SHYAM, INDIAN, (1962-2001) Two Small Drawings, depicting birds in a tree and a fish and lizard, black ink on paper, mounted on black card, each signed and dated 1996 Provenance: Private collection, Western England. Acquired directly from the artist by the vendor at the Crafts Museum in Delhi in the 1990s when she worked at the British High Commission

£400-600 67

670 JANGARH SINGH SHYAM, INDIAN, (1962-2001) Two Birds by a Tree, black ink drawing on paper, signed and dated 1996, 55 x 71cm Provenance: Private collection, Western England. Acquired directly from the artist by the vendor at the Crafts Museum in Delhi in the 1990s when working at the British High Commission See footnote to lot 668.

£800-1,200

671 JANGARH SINGH SHYAM, INDIAN, (1962-2001) A Flower, ink drawing on paper, signed and dated 1990, framed, 35.5 x 28cm Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Michell Crites See footnote to lot 668.

£400-600

672 AN ILLLUSTRATION TO A RASIKAPRIYA SERIES, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1840 gouache with ink and gold on paper, depicting a nayika sleeping in a palace, surrounded by female attendants, green inner border, outer border with cartouches above and below containing text in devanagari script on a yellow ground, numbered lower right, against a floral maroon ground, 28 x 40cm £2,000-3,000

674 AN ILLLUSTRATION TO A RASIKAPRIYA SERIES, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1840 gouache with ink and gold on paper, depicting Krishna outside a palace observing a nayika sitting on a terrace with attendants, green inner border, outer border with cartouches above and below containing text in devanagari script on a yellow ground, numbered lower right, against a floral maroon ground, mounted, 28 x 40cm £2,000-3,000

673 AN ILLLUSTRATION TO A RASIKAPRIYA SERIES, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1840 gouache with ink and gold on paper, depicting Krishna seated on a palace terrace observing a crowd addressing a seated nayika, green inner border, outer border with cartouches above and below containing text in devanagari script on yellow ground numbered lower right against a floral maroon ground, 28 x 40cm £2,000-3,000

675 AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RASIKAPRIYA SERIES, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1840 gouache with ink and gold on paper, depicting Krishna with his herd outside a palace with women fetching water from a well, a nayika and her companion on a balcony watching, green inner border, outer border with cartouches above and below containing text in devanagari script on a yellow ground at the top, against a floral maroon ground, mounted, 28 x 40cm £800-1,200

676 SIVA SLAYS KAMA WITH HIS GLANCE, GULER, NORTHERN INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, the god seated on a tiger skin with his consort Parvati, and his vahana, Nandi, engulfing his adversary with flames emanating from his third eye, framed, 16.5 x 23.5cm Provenance: Private collection, London

£1,500-2,500

677 A RELIGIOUS TEACHER WITH HIS DEVOTEES, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1800 gouache with gold on paper, the figure with golden halo, sitting on a rug under a tree, the golden face of the sun rising over the distant hills, depicting rising sun, black border and pale pink margin, 23.4 x 16.6cm (image), 33 x 25.5cm (folio) £250-350 71

678 A LADY WITH A DEER UNDER A BLOSSOMING TREE, PAHARI, NORTH-WESTERN INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY gouache on paper, probably from a ragamala series, framed, 18.5 x 10cm (inside mount)

A TWO SIDED BOOKCOVER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1900

Provenance: Sir William Rothenstein (1872–1945), thence by descent

painted wood panel, of horizontal rectangular form, depicting Rama and Sita with Hanuman and Lakshmana on one side, and two erotic mithunas on the reverse, framed, 14 x 28cm (inside mount)

£400-600

£150-200

(part lot)

680

681

TWO PAINTINGS OF SRINATHJI, NATHDWARA, RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY

TWO GROUPS OF PAINTINGS DEPICTING HINDU DEITIES, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, the larger with the central image within a leafy arch, flanked by a pair of priests, a further priest on another painting attached underneath, the smaller with a female devotee and giant bolster behind, devanagari inscription above, 35.5 x 25cm; 17 x 35.5cm £250-350 72

679

ten in all, gouache with silver and gold on paper, one group depicting Narasimha with Hiranyakasipu, Vishnu with Lakshmi on the serpent raft, Parashurama and Lava (?), son of Rama, each mounted on card and inscribed in devanagari on the reverse, the other group with blue and orange borders, depicting Varaha, a Sivalingam, Narasimha, Krishna, Ganga and another goddess riding on a dog, 16 x 12.5cm and smaller (image) Provenance: Private collection, Northern England

£300-500

(part lot)

682

683

TWO SCENES FROM HINDU EPICS, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, PROBABLY JAIPUR, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A MOTHER WITH HER BABY, RAJASTHAN, PROBABLY JAIPUR, LATE 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, each depicting Balarama, Krishna and Radha paying respects to a pair of naked sadhus, surrounded by triple coloured borders, 23 x 34.5cm, 25.5 x 35cm (images)

gouache with gold on paper, the woman depicted lying on her bed with her child, surrounded by six female attendants in a carpeted and panelled bedchamber, framed by red, yellow and green borders, 22.5 x 34cm

£200-300

684

685

PORTRAIT OF A RULER, MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, 18TH CENTURY

A MAIDEN AT A WINDOW, RAJASTHAN, PROBABLY KOTAH, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

gouache on paper, the portly haloed figure wearing turban and diaphanous robe, standing with his hands resting on a staff, mounted, 22.5 x 16cm

gouache with gold and gesso on paper, inscription in devanagari at the top, 35.5 x 24.5cm (folio)

£200-300

Provenance: Bonhams, London, 5 July 2006, lot 231

686 ‡ HINDOL RAGA, MALPURA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1756-7 gouache with gold on paper, a panel of four lines of devanagari script on black ground at the top, surrounded by floral border on red ground, the outer margin with ‘25’ written in the top left corner, 24.5 x 18cm (image), 40 x 28cm approx. folio Provenance: Private collection, USA. Thought to have been presented as a gift by a colleague of the vendor’s late father in England in the early 1970s This painting is from a ragamala series that was commissioned by Raiji Moti Ram of Malpura, a thikana near Jaipur. dated 1756-57 and illustrated by the painter Jai Kishan. Other folios can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum (IS.156-1963), the San Diego Museum of Art and the Fogg Art Museum (See Ebeling 1973, no.93, p.212 & C22, p.69), Binney 1968, no.36).

£3,000-5,000 74

687 A SURYA YANTRA, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY ink and pigment on cloth, the central concentric triple lotus registers containing a central six pointed star, the outer edge with stylised depiction of a temple complex boundary, with entrances on each side, numerous inscription labels in devanagari script, framed Provenance: Property of a deceased estate, London. Acquired Ciancimino Ltd., London, 14th January 1974

£500-800

688 (illustrated opposite) A RARE ORISSAN PAINTING OF VISHNU AS VISHVARUPA, EASTERN INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY pigment on cloth, the four-armed hindu deity seated in padmasana within a cusped arch under a tiered dome, wearing a blue dhoti, multiple necklaces and a floral garland holding a gada in each of his primary hands and sankha and cakra in his upper hands, wearing an elaborate bejewelled crown with six protruding cobra heads, framed, 60 x 42cm Provenance: Property of a deceased estate, London. Acquired Ciancimino Ltd., London, 14th January 1974 Vishvarupa, ‘all encompassing’, is the cosmic form of a Hindu deity, an epithet most commonly associated with Vishnu as related in the Bhagavadgita, when he appeared in this form to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. This painting with its very distinctive treatment of the deity’s fingers and attributes, as well as the style of the arched shrine which frames the composition, bears a striking resemblance to the murals which decorate the Virinci Narayana Temple at Buguda, built by the local ruler, Srikara Bhanja, in the 1820s. Stylistic similarities with a panel depicting Narasimha with Hiranyakasipu are particularly notable (see Williams, pl.14, p.176 and pp.244-246). There are also interesting parallels with Nepalese painting, as illustrated by comparison of this painting with two paintings from Bhaktapur in American museums: one depicting Vishnu dated 1681 in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (M.73.2.2) and another, probably from the 18th century in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (2000-7-2).

£2,500-3,500

688 (detail) 77

689

691

TWO LADIES SEATED ON A TERRACE, HYDERABAD, 18TH CENTURY

GANESHA ENTHRONED, RAJASTHAN, PROBABLY JAIPUR, 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, one woman smoking a huqqa, the other playing the veena, framed by coloured borders painted in gold with scrolling foliage, 19.5 x 12cm (image)

gouache with gold on paper, the four-armed, elephant-headed deity seated on an octagonal throne amongst flowers with golden sky in the distance, narrow yellow border, 22 x 16cm

£300-500

£150-200

(part lot)

690

692

FOUR INDIAN PAINTINGS, 19TH CENTURY

A MAIDEN AT A SAIVITE SHRINE, BUNDI OR KOTA, RAJASTHAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY

including a manuscript folio, possibly from an edition of the Mahabharata, a visit to a Saivite ascetic and a Jain scene, 35 x 25.5cm and smaller £200-300 78

ink drawing with watercolour on paper, the woman kneeling before the lingam making offerings, 22 x 15cm £300-400

693 TWO SCENES FROM THE RAMAYANA, MEWAR, UDAIPUR, CIRCA 1720 gouache with ink and gold on paper, one depicting the gods returning to heaven after granting King Visvamitra the status of a rishi, the other depicting Menaka with Visvamitra, each with inscription in devanagari script in a yellow panel at the top, bordered with a yellow band and red margin, framed, 27 x 40 approx. each (folio) Provenance: Private collection, London

£3,000-5,000 79

694 (illustrated online) TWO SHEETS OF PAHARI DRAWINGS, PUNJAB, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY ink and wash on paper, comprising preparatory studies of various deities within ruled panels, including Durga and Siva, 26 x 26cm approx. each £80-120

(detail)

695 A PABUJI PHADA, RAJASTHAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY pigment with ink on cotton, of long, horizontal rectangular form, 53 x 170cm For a related phada in the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad, see Talwar and Krishna 1979, p.101ff, no.120. Pabuji is a folk hero in Rajasthan who lived in the fourteenth century and has since gained semi-divine status. In this large scale composition, the hero is depicted holding a sword and lotus, and accompanied by his four generals. Other scenes include episodes from his life, along with others shown as comparisons with his deeds. Below is the beautiful black mare presented to him by Charani Deval, a form of Shakti. The story is told that the goddess gave the horse in exchange for an unconditional promise to defend her herd of cattle. On the day of Pabuji’s wedding, the cattle were stolen, and in the battle to retrieve them, the hero was killed.

£200-300

697 A SCENE FROM THE STORY OF LAILA AND MAJNUN, PROBABLY LUCKNOW, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, the maiden depicted riding on a camel to visit her emaciated lover in a rocky landscape with a river in the foreground, mounted and framed, 18.5 x 11cm (image) Provenance: Private collection, London. Purchased from the late Margaret Tyler, circa 1990 In Amir Khosrow’s version of the famous story, Layla visits Majnun in the desert, where he is protected by wild animals. In this painting, the Persian setting has been exchanged for a more typically Indian landscape.

£2,000-3,000 696 A RELIGIOUS TEACHER WITH DEVOTEES, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, the group seated in a verdant landscape, with a river teaming with fish in the background, distant hills, a rural gathering and towns on the horizon, red margin, 22 x 30.8cm (image), 25 x 33.3cm (folio) Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired by the vendor’s mother at Bonhams London, 14 June 1983, lot 19

£150-250 80

698 TODI RAGINI: A FOLIO FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1700 gouache with ink and gold on paper, the maiden depicted holding a veena in her right hand and leading one of three antelopes by a rope, inscription panels in nastaliq on gold ground above and below, surrounded by a wide border of floral arabesques in gold on pink ground, framed, 22 x 14.5cm (image), 43 x 23cm (folio visible within mount) Provenance: Private collection, London According to Ebeling, this popular subject represents a song once sung by village girls to distract the deer from eating their crops. (Ebeling 1973, pp.60-61).

£3,000-5,000

699

701

TWO JAIN MANUSCRIPT FOLIOS, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

A PERSIAN RULER, KASHMIR, CIRCA 1800

ink on paper, one with watercolour, each of horizontal rectangular form inscribed in devanagari, the larger with five yantras labelled in red on one side, the other with various charts and diagrams, 13 x 28cm; 11 x 25.5cm

gouache with ink and gouache on paper, inserted into an unrelated album page with two lines of nastaliq calligraphy and gold painted scrolling floral border, the enthroned figure in conversation with his courtiers under a canopy with an attendant behind him, 13 x 14cm (image), 32 x 25cm (folio)

Provenance: Private collection, London

£700-900

£200-300

700

702

A MAIDEN PLAYS THE VEENA, KISHANGARH, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

A YOUNG PRINCE WITH HIS COURTIERS AND MUSICIANS, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1800

gouache with gold on paper, the young woman seated in a chattri on a terrace with a forest in the background, framed, 13.5 x 9.5cm (image)

gouache with gold on paper, the central figure seated with scribe and two attendants, conversing with five noblemen carrying shields, a group of musicians on a striped rug in the foreground, framed, 33 x 26.4cm (within mount)

£700-900

£800-1,200 82

(detail)

703 A YOUNG MAIDEN WITH HER DUENNA, KISHANGARH, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1780 gouache with gold on paper, laid on a gold flecked album page with design of repeated tulips, the young woman seated and listening intently to her elder in the darkness of night, surrounded by gold painted floral border, the reverse with 17 lines of black devanagari script and seal of Maharaja Ramraj Maharaja [..] Bahadur dated AH 1257, framed, 8.5 x 7.2cm (image); 34.5 x 26cm (folio) Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., London, 2014. Christie’s South Kensington, 11 October 2013, lot 545

£3,000-4,000 83

(part lot) 704 TWO SCENES FROM HINDU EPICS, RAJASTHAN, PROBABLY JAIPUR, LATE 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, both depicting scenes at a palace, one showing two episodes with the infant Krishna, the other with devotees at a Jain shrine, each with yellow, blue and red borders and inscribed, 25 x 35cm (image)

707 TWO COURTESANS ON A TERRACE, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1800 gouache with silver and gold on paper, the group seated drinking on a terrace while listening to two musicians, a lake in the background, gold flecked margins, 21 x 16cm £1,200-1,400

£300-500 705 KRISHNA HIDES THE CLOTHES OF THE GOPIS, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, LATE 19TH CENTURY gouache with touches of gold on paper, the god seated in the tree, with the womens’ clothes draped on the branches while they swim in the river, erroneous inscription Hindou Ganesha on lower margin, framed with old framer’s label from Liege on the reverse, 33.5 x 23.5cm

708 A PORTRAIT OF A SIKH RULER ON HORSEBACK, MADRAS SCHOOL OF ART, 19TH CENTURY

£400-600 706 TWO LADIES AT A WINDOW, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY gouache with silver and gold on paper, framed, 17 x 13cm inside mount £500-800

gouache with gold on paper, wearing a white coat and blue turban, his head surrounded by a halo, carrying a sword and wearing elaborate gold jewellery, riding a white horse with rich trappings, a river and hilly landscape in the background, old label on the reverse reading School of Art Madras, no.3521, Rs.19, with revised price in pencil, Rs.16, framed with framer’s label on the reverse, 28.5 x 25.5cm (inside mount) The subject is probably Narinder Singh of Patiala (r.1845–62). The Madras School of Art (now the Government College of Fine Arts, Chennai), founded in 1850 by Dr. Alex Hunter was the first of a series of Art Schools established in the larger cities during the British Raj.

£2,000-3,000 84

709 MATSYA RECOVERS THE VEDAS FROM DAMANAKA, KANGRA, CIRCA 1830 gouache with gold on paper, the fish incarnation of Vishnu holding the sacred texts which he has recovered from the demon Damanaka who has been hiding in a conch shell, surrounded by scrolling leafy border, framed, 15 x 18.5cm Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., London 2016. Formerly in the collection of Dr. Alma Latifi, CIE, OBE Published: Simon Ray, Indian and Islamic Art Works of Art, 2016, cat.64 The scene is from a Dasavatara series, set during the time of the great deluge, when Damanaka, who has taken advantage of the chaos to steal the Vedas from Brahma and disappeared with them into the depths, is discovered hiding in a conch shell by Matsya. The god tackles the demon with his mace, while four figures representing the Vedas look on from dry land.

£4,000-6,000

710 A YOUNG PRINCE WATCHING AN ANIMAL FIGHT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY gouache on paper, the boy seated on a terrace with his companions watching sparring pairs of antelopes and rams shepherded by attendants, framed by a black line and red outer margin, framed, 26.5 x 15.5cm (image); 29.5 x 18.8cm (folio) Provenance: Private collection, London

£1,500-2,500

712 SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF KRISHNA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY gouache with gold and silver on paper, depicting multiple episodes from the god’s childhood and youth, including stealing the butter, with his mother, Yashoda, as a young herdsman and as Sri Nath Ji, with silver outline and red margin, framed, 34 x 24.7cm (folio) Provenance: Private collection, London For a closely related painting, probably from the same series, see Christie’s London, 6th October 2008, lot 20.

£2,500-3,500 713 (illustrated opposite) A FOLIO FROM A BARAMASA SERIES, BUNDI, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

711 THREE NOBLEMEN ON HORSEBACK, PROBABLY BUNDI, RAJASTHAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY gouache on paper, narrow red margin, the young rider at the front holding a parakeet, two diminutive attendants below, one holding two parakeets, a short line of devanagari script on the reverse, 22 x 42cm (folio)

gouache with gold and black ink on paper, depicting the month of Magha (January-February), Krishna and Radha on a richly decorated raised palace terrace, flanked by female attendants, with verdant forest teeming with birds in the background, a further scene with Krishna and Radha in the palace garden with musicians below, four lines of devanagari script in yellow panel at the top, the whole surrounded by a plain red margin, framed, 22 x 17cm (image); 30 x 22cm (folio) Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired Prahlad Bubbar, London

Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired at auction in the 1980s

For seven other Baramasa paintings from the same series in the British Museum, see inv. no. 1999,1202,0.5.2-8.

£400-600

£3,000-5,000

(part lot) 714 THREE SMALL FOLIOS ILLUSTRATING FORMS OF GANESHA, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, each of rectangular form, the elephant headed god depicted with four arms within a Mughal cusped arch, surrounded by a scrolling floral border and plain margin, wearing a golden crown, one riding a pair of tigers, another with five heads, also riding a pair of tigers, the third seated with his consort on a pair of leopards, 15 x 10cm average size of painted area £800-1,000

716 A LARGE ILLUMINATED FOLIO FROM AN EDITION OF FIRDAUSI’S SHAHNAMA, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY 715 RAMA AND LAKSHMANA RIDING ON THEIR CHARIOT, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, NORTHERN INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, probably a scene from the Ramayana, framed, grey blue border, 25.3 x 17.3 (image) £500-800 88

ink and gouache with silver and gold on paper, the illustration depicting Kay Khosrow crossing the Sea of Zareh on his way to China, six columns of nastaliq script above and on the reverse, mounted, 20.5 x 24cm (illumination), 56 x 32cm (folio) £400-600

717

719

A SCENE FROM THE RAMAYANA: THE MONKEY ARMY RESCUES SITA FROM RAVANA, MALWA, INDIA, 17TH CENTURY

A SNAKE CHARMER, PROBABLY MALABAR COAST, 19TH CENTURY

gouache with gold on paper, framed, 30 x 23cm approx.

£100-150

watercolour on paper, framed, 23 x 16.7cm

£1,000-1,200

(detail) 718

720

KRISHNA IS LED INTO THE PALACE BY RADHA, DECCAN, SOUTHERN INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

A COLLECTION OF COLOURED LITHOGRAPHED BOOKPLATES FROM ‘L’INDE FRANCAISE’, PARIS, 1827

gouache with gold on paper, the scene set in a palace garden, with Krishna depicted restraining three female attendants while being pulled by Radha towards the entrance, mounted, 26.5 x 18cm £600-800

comprising Swaha, epouse d’Agni (pl.3, bk.22), Narasinhavataram (pl.1, bk.8, with accompanying text), Ishana ou Shiva (pl.5, bk.24, paper mount), Brahmane Medecin (pl.5, bk.3, with accompanying text), and Radja ou prince Hindou (pl.3, bk.3), and frontispiece, 39.6 x 28cm £100-150 89

(part lot) 721

723

RAJA LALA DEEN DAYAL, INDIAN, 1844-1910

A GROUP OF FOURTEEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF MILITARY SUBJECTS, INDIA AND MIDDLE EAST, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Two Views of the Narmada River at Omkareshwar (1882), albumen prints, comprising a two-part panorama and a single print, each framed, 19 x 50.5cm; 19.4 x 26cm (inside mounts) Provenance: Private collection, London, acquired Prahlad Bubbar, London Two slightly different views of this town on the Narmada River, probably photographed on the same day, are published in Worswick 1980, pp. 141 & 144.

albumen prints, each laid on card, mostly depicting cannons with crew and lifting equipment, 21 x 27cm (average size) Provenance: Christie’s London, 2 December 1998, lot 299

£100-150

£400-600

(part lot)

722

724

FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF INDIAN SCENES, 1880-1940

AFTER HENRY SINGLETON

each laid on card, one depicting the Amir of Afghanistan, two on opposite side of the same card by Shepherd and Robinson depicting three Bharatpur noblemen and a pair of snake charmers, another depicting the royal household of Bikaner, and the other depicting two young princes of Bikaner, the latter two framed, 18 x 25.7cm (and smaller), together with A Watercolour depicting the commandant of the Viceroy’s Bodyguard, signed H. B. Ellis, framed, 35 x 25cm £300-400 90

‘The Right Honourable Charles Marquis Cornwallis receiving the Two Sons of Tippoo Sultaun as Hostages from the Vakeel’, engraved and published by Joseph Grozer, 1793, framed, 55.5 x 65cm (inside mount) £300-500

725

725 A GILT-THREAD EMBROIDERED VELVET ELEPHANT BLANKET (JHOOL), RAJASTHAN, 19TH CENTURY of rectangular form, the decoration with sequin embellishments, the crimson field framed by a scrolling border with pointed floral motif in each corner, lattice and tassels around edges, 144 x 78cm (excluding tassels) £200-300 726 A COTTON LACE PICHHAVAI, GERMANY FOR THE INDIAN MARKET, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY of rectangular form, depicting repeated figures of Krishna dancing with the gopis in the forest, surrounded by borders of repeated cows and peacocks encircled by leafy tendrils, later red cotton lining, 223 x 236cm

726 (detail)

For another German lace shawl in the Calico Museum, Ahmedabad, see Talwar and Krishna 1979, no.81, pl.71.

£600-800

727 A FLOSS SILK EMBROIDERED RUMAL, PUNJAB OR SINDH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY on indigo ground of square form, with mirror glass applique, the central panel with four squares decorated with abstract geometrical forms, surrounded by multiple concentric borders, 90cm square £120-180

729 A KASHMIR LACQUERED AND PAINTED FAN, CIRCA 1880 728 AN EMBROIDERED RUMAL, SINDH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY polychrome cotton on indigo ground, with mirror glass applique, of square form, decorated with stylised geometrical animal and floral forms, mounted, 50.5 x 49cm Exhibited: The Flowering Sand, Textural Art Gallery, Berkeley Square, 1977

£120-180 92

with heart shaped terminal, profusely decorated with Hindu deities and other figures amidst foliage on one side, mythical monsters and demons on the other, the long shaft in two sections joined by screw attachment, similarly decorated, 126cm long This shape is most commonly seen in pairs of bellows with the handle and terminal split laterally across the middle into two halves to accommodate the working parts. For several examples in a Kashmir workshop of c.1890, see Jaffer 2001, fig.124, p.294.

£500-800

730

733

A BEADWORK TORANA, GUJARAT, WESTERN INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

A SHEET BRASS LOW TABLE, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

in the form of a long rectangular frieze, with polychrome designs on white ground, the stylised geometrical motifs including flower vases and birds, fringed with further bead chains, 20 x 93cm

of square form, on four short cabriole legs with claw feet, the frieze with a series of leaf-shaped pendants, 19cm high; 66cm wide and deep £400-600

Gujarati beadwork was traditionally made by the Kathi women in Kutch. The craft arose from the trade in Murano beads amongst Indians in Zanzibar. For a note on beadwork in Kutch, see Gillow and Barnard, p.63. For a similar beadwork band in the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, see Inv.No.96/274/3, https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/152164

£120-180

734 A LACQUERED WOOD STATIONERY BOX, KASHMIR, LATE 19TH CENTURY 731 TEN ENAMELLED SILVER PENDANT BEADS, MULTAN, PUNJAB, INDIA (NOW PAKISTAN), LATE 19TH CENTURY

the on shallow flared plinth, the sloping hinged doors opening to reveal tiered vertical compartments, the exterior profusely painted with floral arabesques, the interior with parakeets amongst dense roses on gold ground, 28 x 36 x 18cm £400-600

each of lozenge shaped form with twin loops attached to now fragmentary bazuband and necklace string, the faceted silvered geometric decoration filled with green and blue enamelling, 3.5cm long (each bead) £600-800 732 A PAIR OF CARVED COCONUT VESSELS, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY each of spherical form, each with hinged lid held by a catch and topped with silver knob, standing on turned rim foot, lined with partly engraved silver, the sides carved with intricate foliate designs in low relief, 19cm high (2) £200-300

735 A LARGE PAINTED WOOD DOWRY CHEST, KERALA, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900 of rectangular form, painted wood with elaborate brass mounts, with hinged barrel vaulted lid, the painted exterior with bands of foliate and abstract scrolls, 37 x 76 x 39cm For a smaller box with similar decoration in the National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi, see Jain and Aggarwala 1989, p.89.

£500-800 93

736

738

A LACQUERED WOOD AND PAPIER MÂCHÉ BOX, KASHMIR, LATE 19TH CENTURY

A SINHALESE SILVER BOX, SRI LANKA, CIRCA 1900

of slightly flared cylindrical form with domed lid, polychrome painted with various deities and demons, including Vishnu on the serpent raft, plain blue painted interior, 16.5cm high; 18cm diam.

of octagonal form, with hinged convex lid decorated with central kinnara figure amidst scrolling foliage, surrounded by radiating panels with similar decoration, the sides each with a panel depicting a wild animal, 5.5cm high, 13.5cm diam. £120-150

£200-300

737

739

TWO PAINTED LEATHER TABLE-MATS, KURNOOL, SOUTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1860

A SET OF ELEVEN RICE MEASURING BOWLS (MANA), EASTERN INDIA, 20TH CENTURY

each of circular form, one depicting a gentleman walking with a parasol, the other depicting Krishna carried on a “palanquin” of gopis, each framed, one with old framer’s label on the reverse, 16.5cm diam. each

palm wood with brass applique decoration, of graduated sizes, the smallest with pointed lid, the metal with hammered circle and stylised vegetal designs, 32.5cm high and smaller

Provenance: Private collection, London

For a related grain measure in solid brass, see Untracht 1993, fig.37, p.33.

For similar circular paintings from Kurnool in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, see inv. no. 01991 (IS).

£400-600

£100-150

Provenance: Private collection, London

740 ~A HEXAGONAL EBONY AND SPECIMEN WOOD HEXAGONAL PEDESTAL TABLE, GALLE, SRI LANKA, CIRCA 1840 the top inlaid with a lobed roundel in marquetry of various woods within a foliate carved ebony border raised on scrolling legs, the rectangular plinth on four splayed scroll feet, 72 x 55cm (max. width) Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Dreweatts Auctioneers, Newbury, 5 September 2018, lot 30 Amin Jaffer notes that these tables are inspired by a design published by Thomas King in The Modern Style of Cabinet Work Exemplified (1829, pl.14), although they differ from their Western prototypes in the elimination of the fabric workbag. (Jaffer 2001, pp.372-4; for a near identical table see fig.141, p.373).

£2,000-3,000 95

744 A BRASS FIGURE OF A KANDYAN NOBLEMAN, PROBABLY NEGOMBO, SRI LANKA, CIRCA 1900 wearing wide cap and ruby-inlaid rings (one stone missing), on square base, 16cm

741 ~A SINHALESE WORKBOX, SRI LANKA, LATE 19TH CENTURY ebony, inlaid with porcupine quill and ivory, the hinged lid opening to reveal engraved ivory crest with maker›s (?) name, Cotuwagodde: Matura [Matara]: Ceylon, and a removable wood tray with nine lidded compartments, 11 x 31 x 24.5cm For a similar workbox in the Victoria and Albert Museum, formerly in the possession of Queen Mary, see inv. no. IM.3-1933 (https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O114449/workbox-unknown/).

£500-800

Although unmarked, this figure is very likely the work of V. Vallipuram and Sons of Negombo. See 11 May 2022, lot 154 for other examples sold in these rooms.

£200-300 745 (illustrated online) FOUR MAJAPAHIT TERRACOTTA FRAGMENTS, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY each modelled and fired red earthenware, comprising two figures of birds, the head of a horse and the face of a mythical beast, 16.5cm high and smaller Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent For similar, larger clay figures of birds in the Walter-Grounds Collection, see Pal 1987, nos.58 & 60, pp.93, 95 & 96.

£100-150

742 ~AN EBONY AND ROSEWOOD CASKET, SRI LANKA, 17TH CENTURY with hinged lid and brass mounts, scrolling handles at each end and on top, 10.5 x 39.5 x 25.3cm £400-600 743 (illustrated online)

746

FOUR CERAMIC HEADS, CHINA AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA

A TERRACOTTA ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY

comprising a terracotta fragmentary head, probably Sri Lanka, 1st Millenium AD, a small Mahapahit head of a woman, Java, circa 14th century, a Chinese porcelain head and a South-East Asian stoneware head, 12cm high and smaller

with scrolling foliate design, carved in relief, together with a Wood Textile Printing Block, carved with scrolling boteh designs, 13, 19.5cm max length

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£80-120 96

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£80-120

749 A BRONZE HANGING LAMP, JAVA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY with quatrefoil reservoir and arched suspension loop framing a seated figure, 20cm £150-200

747 A PRE-ANGKOR GREY SANDSTONE HEAD OF A MALE DEITY, CAMBODIA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY with pronounced eyebrows and tall cylindrical headdress, mounted, 23cm £800-1,200

750

751

750 A GROUP OF FRAGMENTARY HANGING LAMPS, EASTERN JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY bronze, the largest with hexagonal reservoir, circular loop frame and slender spiral hook, another with hemispherical reservoir, and three other fragments, 54cm long and smaller Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£200-300 751 748 A KHMER GREY SANDSTONE RELIEF PANEL, CAMBODIA, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY depicting a four-armed deity, probably Avalokitesvara, seated in sattvasana within a scrolling flaming arch, mounted, 30 x 40 x 10cm £700-900

A GROUP OF BRONZE ELEMENTS, MOSTLY FROM WEIGHING SCALES, JAVA, INDONESIA, 14TH CENTURY AND LATER including a set of scales with a pair of dishes, the upper part of a set of scales, with engraved decoration, part of a hanging lamp and four chains, 40cm (length of larger balance) and smaller Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£250-350 97

752

755

A JAVANESE BRONZE HOLY WATER LADLE, INDONESIA, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY

A BRONZE HANGING LAMP, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY

the shallow concave bowl engraved with a floral medallion, the handle in the form of a leafy stem with scrolling terminal, 25.4cm long Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent For a near-identical example in the Linden Museum, Stuttgart, see Lohuizen-De Leeuw, ‘Indo-Javanese Metalwork’ Stuttgart 1984, p.127.

£120-180

the circular flared base surmounted by circular reservoir with four projecting wick holders, a chain attached to the central column with hook at the top, 50cm high (including extended chain) Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£60-80

753 A SILVER BOWL, EASTERN JAVA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY the repoussé decoration comprising lotus petal forms, below twin borders of stylised flower-heads and lozenge-shaped beads, together with a Bronze Bowl, 17.3, 19.3cm diam. (2) Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£400-600

756 A LARGE GLAZED STONEWARE BASIN, LY-TRAN DYNASTY, THANH-HOA PROVINCE, VIETNAM, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY 754 A CELADON GLAZED JAR, PROBABLY SAWANKHALOK, THAILAND, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

the shoulder with four suspension loops, 18.5cm high

For a Ly dynasty lidded jar with the same decoration in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 1986-299a, b, see https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37449.

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£400-600

£120-180 98

decorated with incised brown glazed leaf motifs within rectangular panels on cream ground, with overhanging lip, the interior with eleven spur marks, 12.5cm high, 33.5cm diam.

760

757

FOUR SMALL BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS, VIETNAM, 15TH / 16TH CENTURY

stoneware with straw coloured glaze, the shoulder and lid with raised lotus petal decoration, six suspension loops around the shoulder, 22cm high

stoneware, comprising three small jars, with faceted, lobed and round sides respectively and a small box with bird design on the lid, 7cm high and smaller, together with a Small Ming Blue and White Porcelain Cup (3.7cm high), and Seven Lids, six blue and white and one brown glazed, (6.5cm diam and smaller) (12)

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

For a near identical vessel in the British Museum, see inv. no.2003,1014.1

£150-200

A MONOCHROME GLAZED JAR AND COVER, VIETNAM, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY

£300-500 758 (illustrated online) FIVE MAJAPAHIT TERRACOTTA VESSELS, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY comprising two kendis, each with projecting spout and overhanging rim, and three bowls, 14cm (height of larger kendi, and smaller) Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£100-150

761 EIGHT MONOCHROME GLAZED BOWLS, VIETNAM AND CHINA, MOSTLY CIRCA 12TH CENTURY four porcelain and the other four of stoneware, 18.5cm diam. and smaller Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£150-250

759

762

TWO SAWANKHALOK CELADON VESSELS, THAILAND, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

FOUR STONEWARE LIMEPOTS, VIETNAM, 14TH / 15TH CENTURY

comprising a kendi and a bowl with underglaze carved leaf decoration, together with Two Moulded Small Dishes, probably Vietnam, 15th century, with lotus designs in relief, 16.5cm. (height of kendi) 17cm (diam. of bowl) (4)

each with snake-like assymetrical handle and circular opening on the shoulder, three with green splashed decoration around the handle and brown painted ring above the foot, 11cm high and smaller

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£80-120

£120-180 99

766

763

A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

THREE SOUTH-EAST ASIAN POTTERY EWERS, 12TH CENTURY OR LATER

with elongated earlobes, tightly curled hair and tall flame usnisa, mounted, 36.5cm

two with celadon glaze, the other unglazed in the form of a kendi, 17.5cm high and smaller

£1,200-1,800

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£120-180 764 (illustrated online) TWO BRONZE OBJECTS, JAVA, PROBABLY CIRCA 14TH CENTURY comprising a holy water vessel in the form of a stupa and a fragmentary figure of a kneeling devotee, 16, 8.5cm high Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£100-150

767 765 TWO PRIESTS’ OFFERING TRAYS (TALAM), CENTRAL JAVA, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY bronze, each of circular form, one with raised, slightly turned-in rim, the other with flared lip, each engraved with central scrolling lotus medallion surrounded by serrated border, 48cm diam

seated in padmasana on a raised tiered throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, his body flanked by billowing leaf motifs, his crown fringed with large leaf motifs arranged around the tall pointed usnisa, 28cm high

For a similar talam in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, see inv. no. 2017.61.2. See also Lohuizen-De Leeuw 1984, pp.129-134.

This form of Buddha with the very elaborate crown is particularly popular in Burma. The story is told that the Buddha so impressed the Indian king Jambupati with his splendid crowned appearance that he was converted to Buddhism. For a similar Jambupati Buddha in the Victoria and Albert Museum, see inv. no. IS 41.1994 (https://collections.vam.ac.uk/ item/O68516/sculpture-sculpture-unknown/).

£300-500

£400-600

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

100

A BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBUPATI BUDDHA, BURMA (MYANMAR), 18TH/19TH CENTURY

768

770

A SMALL AYUTHIA BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

A SMALL BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 15TH/16TH CENTURY

with elongated earlobes and flared crown, mounted, 4.5cm high

with elongated earlobes, tightly curled hair and pointed flame usnisa, 13cm

£120-180

£250-350

769

771

A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

AN AYUTHIA BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

with elongated earlobes, tightly curled hair and flame usnisa, mounted, 32.5 cm

seated in sattvasana, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, with tightly curled hair and flame usnisa, traces of lacquer and gilding, later wood stand, 27cm

Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire

£1,000-1,500

Provenance: Property from a Distinguished British Scholar and Collector. This bronze is referred to in a letter to the late owner from Prof. William Watson of the Percival David Foundation, dated 5 May 1969

£600-800 101

772 (illustrated opposite) A CHIENGSEN BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY seated in sattvasana on a lotus resting on hexagonal plinth, his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, his left in dhyana mudra, his left shoulder covered with sanghati, his head with tightly curled hair and tall flame usnisa, 53cm high Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired Simon Ray Ltd., 8 October 2018 (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot). Christie’s London, The Dani and Anna Ghigo Collection, 11 May 2016, lot 75. Acquired by Dani and Anna Ghigo in Bangkok, 26 October 1973 (a copy of Ghigo’s stockbook page, listing this bronze is also included with this lot)

£15,000-25,000

102

103

773 A RATNAKOSIN LACQUERED AND GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, BANGKOK, THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY seated in sattvasana, his hands in dhyana mudra, his robes with elaborate stylised floral decoration in low relief, his eyes inlaid with mother of pearl, his hair tightly curled, 78cm high £2,500-3,500 104

774 A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA WITH MUCALINDA, THAILAND, 16TH/17TH CENTURY seated in sattvasana on a lotus throne, resting on the coiled scaled body of the Nagaraja, his hands in dhyana mudra, his head with inlaid eyes and tightly curled hair, topped with flame usnisa, 117cm high £4,000-6,000 105

775 A LAN-NA BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY seated in padmasana on a double lotus throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, with elongated earlobes and domed usnisa surmounted by a bud-shaped finial, 63cm high For three Buddha images in closely related style, see Boisselier 1975, figs.111-113, pp.152-154.

£2,500-3,500 106

776 A LARGE U-THONG STYLE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 15TH/16TH CENTURY seated in sattvasana on a cushioned throne, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, with wide forehead, tightly curled hair and flame usnisa, 87cm For a group of bronze Buddha heads in what Le May describes as Second and Third U-Thong style, see Le May 1938, figs. 174, 176-179.

£3,000-4,000 107

777 AN U-THONG STYLE BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 15TH CENTURY OR LATER with broad forehead, the tightly curled hair lined with band, the top with flame usnisa, mounted, 25.5cm Provenance: Property from a Distinguished British Scholar and Collector

£250-350

778 AN AYUTHIA STYLE BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, 20TH CENTURY the flared crown with scrolling decoration in low relief, tiered tapering usnisa, and elongated earlobes, mounted, 29cm Provenance: Property from a Distinguished British Scholar and Collector

£250-350

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779 A LARGE AYUTHIA BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA, THAILAND, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY the walking figure wearing flowing robes, his right hand by his side, his left raised in abhaya mudra, with tightly curled hair, his domed usnisa topped with flame, mounted on wood stand, 91cm high £4,000-6,000 109

780

781

A DOUBLE FOLIO FROM A BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT, THAILAND OR CAMBODIA, 19TH CENTURY

A COLOURED DRAWING OF A KINNARA, THAILAND, 19TH CENTURY

gouache on paper, from a concertina book, the two scenes depicting two monks in conversation and a sleeping couple with attendants, text in Khmer on the reverse, 35.5 x 25cm £120-180

watercolour with ink on paper, the mythical deity depicted in a hilly wooded landscape accompanied by two young devotees wearing leaf skirts and bearing fruit, and a pair of birds in the sky above, inscribed captions in English and Thai, framed, 38 x 30.5cm (inside mount) £80-120

782 A GILT-LACQUER MANUSCRIPT IN BOX (KAMAWA-SA), BURMA (MYANMAR), 20TH CENTURY the fourteen folios inscribed with applied brown lacquer in stylised Burmese script on sgraffito decorated gilt on red lacquer ground, each with piercing for binding, enclosed by a pair of lacquered wood covers (kyan) decorated with mythical figures and animals, 16.3 x 60.3cm (each folio) £300-500

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783 A MODEL BOAT, MOLUCCAS (MALUKU), INDONESIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY made of numerous individual clove buds stitched together, the decks made of wood, with three masts, various riggings and sails, and stylised figures on the decks, modern stand and display case, 42 x 73 x 9cm approx. £600-800

784 (illustrated online)

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FIVE SILVER ALLOY EAR ORNAMENTS, INDONESIA, 19TH CENTURY

A PARCEL GILT SILVER BUCKLE, MALAYSIA, 19TH CENTURY

each with earplug faced with repoussé roundel decorated with lotus and conch motif, a domed pendant fringed with beads suspended below each from a hook, 5cm long each

of lobed oval form, with intricate decoration in relief depicting various figures, a ship and birds amidst densely scrolling flowering leafy tendrils around a central floral medallion depicting a mythical lion (?), twin loops at the back, 7 x 9.5cm

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£60-80

£250-350

785 A SMALL BRONZE BETEL POT, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 19TH CENTURY the faceted sides engraved with lozenge shaped medallions alternating with floral and ‘endless knot’ motifs, 6.3cm high, 7.5cm max. diam. Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent

£40-60

787 A SILVER BELT WITH BUCKLE, THAILAND, CIRCA 1900 composed of three ropework bands held by floral clasps, the lobed buckle plate with floral designs in relief, 82cm long, weight: 451.5g £200-300 111

788 A SILVER BOX, MALAYSIA, CIRCA 1900 of circular form, with hammered and repoussé foliate decoration, the sides with stylised petal and bamboo motifs, 9.5cm high; 18cm diam. £250-350

789 FOUR LACQUERED CANE VESSELS, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), EARLY 20TH CENTURY comprising a votive food box (hsunok) and three bowls, together with A Carved Wood Bowl, with fluted decoration on the sides, 22 x 33cm (hsunok) Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent For a hsunok of similar form in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford, see Fraser-Lu 1985, figs.87&88, p.86.

£150-250

791 A WOVEN SILK SASH, LAOS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY of rectangular form, the crimson ground decorated with polychrome registers of geometric stylised animals, plants, buildings and abstract shapes, long tassels at one end, mounted, 114 x 42cm (on mount) £300-500 792 A LUTE (GAMBUS), NORTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA, MID-20TH CENTURY

comprising a large bowl with ribbed sides, standing on six short feet, a tray, probably from a large food box, and a large platter with openwork lip, 44.5cm diam. and smaller

the bulbous wood body with hide face, tapering into the hollow neck, the scrolling headstock in the form of a fish, the tailpiece inscribed with date, reading 1.7.1955, 87cm long

£150-200

£40-60

790 THREE LACQUERED CANE VESSELS, BURMA (NOW MYANMAR), EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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794 A WOMAN’S SARONG (TAPIS), KAUER PEOPLE, LAMPUNG, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 19TH CENTURY woven and embroidered silk, with gilt thread and silver gilt applique, of square form, the decoration comprising a series of stripes, some plain, others with stylised leaf and abstract motifs, mounted on stretcher, 114 x 124cm approx. (cloth); 118 x 128cm (stretcher) Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent For a photograph of a Kauer woman wearing a related example, see Gittinger 1985, pl.45, p.85.

£400-600

793 A KAIN SONGKET, PALEMBANG, SUMATRA, PROBABLY CIRCA 1900 brocaded red silk with gilt metallic yarn and coloured silk embroidery, the central panel with a trellis design of geometrical flower and leaf motifs, borders of stylised foliate patterns at either end, the whole surrounded by multiple slender floral and geometrical bands, framed, 191 x 78cm Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before the Second World War by the vendor’s late father, Max Barrière, who worked for Banque de l’Indochine See footnote to lot 798.

£250-350

795 TWO CARVED WOOD MYTHICAL FIGURES, BURMA (MYANMAR), LATE 19TH CENTURY each wearing elaborate flowing costumes and headdresses, standing on a lotus base with one hand raised, 58cm; 57cm high £300-400 113

796 A CEREMONIAL CLOTH (TAMPAN), LAMPUNG, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 19TH CENTURY woven russet and indigo cotton, with traces of gilt metal foil, with an intricate design of stylised ships amongst semi-abstract figures and animals, surrounded by bands of geometric and scroll motifs, mounted on stretcher, 56 x 60cm Tampans were produced mostly by the women of Lampung, a region rich from the cultivation of pepper. Almost all families would have possessed a few of these cloths which were used for display at family ceremonies such as marriage and had a variety of functions including being used to cover food. For other Sumatran ceremonial textiles with stylised ship designs, see Gittinger 1985, pp.89-93. See also lot 797.

£100-150

798 A KAIN SONGKET, PALEMBANG, SUMATRA, PROBABLY CIRCA 1900 brocaded red silk with gilt metallic yarn and coloured silk embroidery, with central repeated lozenge design and smaller repeated floral lozenge motifs above and below, framed, 202 x 100cm 797 A CEREMONIAL CLOTH (TAMPAN), LAMPUNG, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 19TH CENTURY

See footnote to lot 796.

As Mattiebelle Gittinger notes, these cloths are probably evidence of a tradition established during the Kingdom of Srivijaya in Palembang (7th-8th century), when the region was influenced by India and China because of its position on the South-East Asian trade routes. These cloths were used either as a shawl, gathered at the waist, or as a skirt. (Gittinger 1979, pp.102-104, including fig.66). For other examples sold in these rooms, see 26 May 2016, lot 270, and 22 November 2017, lot 197.

£150-250

£250-350

woven russet, indigo, white and ochre cotton, with stylised design of animals amidst abstract motifs, mounted on board, 67.5 x 58cm approx. (cloth); 84 x 74cm (mount)

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Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired before the Second World War by the vendor’s late father, Max Barrière, who worked for Banque de l’Indochine

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799 A PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF THAGYA-MIN, BURMA (MYANMAR), 19TH CENTURY wearing tall crown and billowing robes, his left hand raised, mounted, 73cm Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Acquired from Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer, 15 February 2007 (a copy of the invoice is included with this lot) Exhibited and Published: Irridescence from the East, Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, 2006 Thagya-Min is the king of the nats, animist deities worshipped in Burma since long before the arrival of Buddhism in the country. The two belief systems co-exist and overlap and Thagya-Min is often depicted in Buddhist temples.

£700-900 800 A WOOD RELIEF DEPICTING BUDDHA, BURMA OR NORTHERN THAILAND, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY carved and painted in polychrome and gold, of columnar form, standing on a lotus supported by a winged figure of Garuda with right hand raised in abhaya mudra, wearing crown with pointed usnisa,143cm high Provenance: From the collection of the late A.J. (John) Lippitt (1928-2019), Hampshire. Thought to have been acquired from Gordon Reece Gallery, London, circa 2000

£800-1,200

800

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AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE If the Auctioneers sell an item of Property which is later shown to be a “Counterfeit”, subject to the terms below the Auctioneers will rescind the sale and refund the Buyer the total amount paid by the Buyer to the Auctioneers for that Property, up to a maximum of the Purchase Price. The Guarantee lasts for one (1) year after the date of the relevant auction, is for the benefit of the Buyer only and is non-transferable. “Counterfeit” means an item of Property that in the Auctioneers reasonable opinion is an imitation created with the intent to deceive over the authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source, where the correct description of such matters is not included in the catalogue description for the Property. Property shall not be considered Counterfeit solely because of any damage and/ or restoration and/or modification work (including, but not limited to, recolouring, tooling or repatinating). Please note that this Guarantee does not apply if either:(i) the catalogue description was in accordance with the generally accepted opinions of scholars and experts at the date of the sale, or the catalogue description indicated that there was a conflict of such opinions; or (ii) the only method of establishing at the date of the sale that the item was a Counterfeit would have been by means of processes not then generally available or accepted, unreasonably expensive or impractical; or likely to have caused damage to or loss in value to the Property (in the Auctioneers reasonable opinion); or (iii) there has been no material loss in value of the Property from its value had it accorded with its catalogue description. To claim under this Guarantee, the Buyer must:(i) notify the Auctioneers in writing within one (1) month of receiving any information that causes the Buyer to question the authenticity or attribution of the Property, specifying the lot number, date of the auction at which it was purchased and the reasons why it is believed to be Counterfeit; and (ii) return the Property to the Auctioneers in the same condition as at the date of sale and be able to transfer good title in the Property, free from any third party claims arising after the date of the sale. The Auctioneers have discretion to waive any of the above requirements. The Auctioneers may require the Buyer to obtain at the Buyer’s cost the reports of two independent and recognised experts in the relevant field and that are acceptable to the Auctioneers. The Auctioneers shall not be bound by any reports produced by the Buyer, and reserves the right to seek additional expert advice at its own expense. In the event the Auctioneers decides to rescind the sale under this Guarantee, it may refund to the Buyer the reasonable costs of up to two mutually approved independent expert reports, provided always that the costs of such reports have been approved in advance and in writing by the Auctioneers.

(f) Complaints If you have any queries or complaints in relation to the Auctioneers processing your personal data please contact the Auctioneers.

12. MISCELLANEOUS (a) All images of lots, catalogue descriptions and all other materials produced by the Auctioneers are the copyright of the Auctioneers. (b) These Conditions of Business are not assignable by any Buyer or Seller without the Auctioneers prior written consent, but are binding on Bidders’ successors, assigns and representatives. (c) The materials listed in Condition 1(a) set out the entire agreement between the parties. (d) If any part of these Conditions of Business be held unenforceable, the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect. (e) These Conditions of Business shall be interpreted in accordance with English Law, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts, in favour of the Auctioneers.

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ABSENTEE BID FORM OLYMPIA AUCTIONS SALE TITLE: INDIAN, ISLAMIC, SOUTH EAST ASIAN AND HIMALAYAN WORKS OF ARTDATE: 8/11/2023 CODE: BUDDHA

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Please mail, fax or scan and email to: Olympia Auctions, 25 Blythe Road, London W14 0PD Fax +44 (0)20 7806 5545 Email: decorativearts@olympiaauctions.com Important Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following Lot(s) up to the hammer price(s) mentioned below. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids or reserves and in an amount up to but not exceeding the specified amount. The auctioneer may open the bidding on any lot by placing a bid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneer may further bid on behalf of the seller up to the amount of the reserve by placing responsive or consecutive bids for a lot. I agree to be bound by Olympia Auctions Conditions of Business. If any bid is successful, I agree to pay a buyer’s premium on the hammer price at the rate stated in the front of the catalogue and any VAT, or amounts in lieu of VAT, which may be due on the buyer’s premium and the hammer price. Methods of Payment Olympia Auctions welcomes the following methods of payment, most of which will facilitate immediate release of your purchases. Online: www.OlympiaAuctions.com/payments Wire Transfer to our Bank Electronic transfers may be sent directly to our Bank: HSBC Bank, 38 High Street, Dartford, Kent DA1 1DG IBAN No: GB39HBUK40190422033119 BIC: HBUKGB4B Sort Code: 40-19-04 Account No: 22033119 Account Name: Olympia Auctions Debit Card We are pleased to accept UK debit cards. Please note that we do not accept credit cards. Sterling Bankers Draft Drawn on a recognised UK bank. Sterling Cash or Cheque Cheques must be drawn on a recognised UK bank. We require seven days to clear a cheque without a letter of guarantee from your bank.

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