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A Fine 19th Century Lahore Carpet (India) Catalogue: Antiques: Decorative Art: Textiles: Rugs: Pre 1900 item# 1173861
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a fine 19th century Lahore carpet featuring wool on wool construction, utilizing a vibrant palette dominated primarily by various blue on blue hues, accented with burgundy, taupe, cream, lilac and green. Size and Condition: 11 3/4 feet x 8 3/4 feet. Great pile throughout, strong coloration with only slight oxidation. Remains of original fringe still present, but trimmed. ...click for details

A Kashmiri Silver Surahi (water flask), 19th century Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Kashmir: Pre 1900 item# 1128069
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a good Kashmiri silver surahi (water flask), 19th century, of compressed globular base with elongated neck and attached stopper secured by linked silver chain, well-decorated with chased vegetal and floral designs typical for Kashmiri silversmithing of this period. Overall a very attractive example with elegant proportions and good presence. Size and Condition: 9 1/2 inche ...click for details

A Beautiful 19th Century Kashmiri Silver Teapot Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Kashmir: Pre 1900 item# 1105434
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a stunningly beautiful 19th century Khavakend-influenced Kashmiri silver teapot of bulbous teardrop form, finely chased in the rosette pattern with paisley and chinar motifs. This extremely fine teapot sits atop a flat rounded base with an avian-form handle, beak-form spout, and a dome-shaped hinged lid. Though the workmanship of this piece is clearly Kashmiri, the overall aesthetic is heavily influenced by the architectural motifs and artistic iconograp ...click for details

A Very Good Pair of Indian Miniatures Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 2000 item# 1061616
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a very good pair of contemporary Indian miniature paintings of caparisoned elephants, executed in a palette that contrasts rich red with a lavish use of gilt, along with grey, white, and black. Often painted with single-haired sable brushes or their equivalent, some of the details here are so fine they are difficult to appreciate without a jeweler's loop. Even our 6x magnification camera lens does not fully capture all the detail, we can only see it ...click for details

A Very Large Teakwood Sideboard, Kerala (India) Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1980 item# 1045511
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a very large teakwood sideboard / buffet from Kerala in Southern India, crafted with old-growth teakwood using carved sunburst motifs for the compartment doors. A very understated yet elegant example featuring large compartments and a large top surface area, making it very functional besides its strong appeal as highly decorative ethnic furniture. Size and Condition: A lar ...click for details

A 19th Century Brass Surahi with Kashmiri Undertray Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1900 item# 1034781
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a fine 19th century brass surahi (water flask) paired with a large Kashmiri flashed-silver over lacquered-brass undertray, also 19th century. These two pieces were not originally part of a formal set, but we find that they make for an attractive and logical pairing. The surahi is of traditional form with large bulbous body, splayed foot, and long tapering neck. There are six individual cartouches of animated people and animals crafted into the lower bod ...click for details

Large and Elegant Hand-Etched Brass Floor Lamp, India Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India: Pre 1980 item# 1032788
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a large and elegant hand-etched brass floor lamp from Southern India. The etched designs on this piece are really quite intricate, and it is clear that a tremendous amount of time and handiwork went into the layout and artistry of this piece. Size and Condition: 71 inches tall (just shy of 6 feet), lampshade is 18 inches in diameter at widest point. The lamp has been fi ...click for details

A Large and Fine Artist Signed Pakistani Bokhara Rug Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1980 item# 1032485
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a large and fine vintage Pakistani Bokhara rug using extra fine wool and silk in classic Tekke Gul design, handwoven on a vertical loom with cotton base, using a combination of natural mineral pigments and synthetic dyes in brown, black, taupe, cream, and pale green. Whilst Bokhara rugs are often perceived as utilitarian in nature and not seen as art objects by their makers, this particular rug is of such good quality that the maker decided to sign it. T ...click for details

A Large Enameled Silver Box From Rajasthan India Catalogue: New Century: Mixed Media: Pre 2000 item# 1031665
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a large enameled silver box from Jaipur, Rajasthan (India), featuring a very attractively painted elephant in regal attire executed in royal blue against an irridescent turquoise background, with floral motifs in green, blue, and champagne color around the borders and on the sides, all executed upon high grade silver. This particular box is a larger example of another similar piece we offer, item # 937150. ...click for details

A Superb Indian Miniature Painting Catalogue: Fine Art: Paintings: Miniatures: Pre 2000 item# 1026523
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a superb contemporary Indian miniature painting, executed in a very rich and intricately colored palette of burgundy, pink, dark green, mint green, blue green, mustard, peach, light blue, red, brown, black, white, blue-grey, and gilt. Ordinarily we prefer only the antique miniatures, but we thought this one was so well-done that we made an exception. In fact, in terms of proficiency of the painting here, we would stack this particular one up against t ...click for details

A Fine and Large Tempura on Silk Original "Peshawar" Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1980 item# 1025553
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a fine and large tempura on silk original painting depicting figures in what seems like a celestial dance, almost a magical procession. Back in the day we used to call these compositions "Peshawars," referencing their point of origin as Peshawar Pakistan, but it is possible that similar pieces are being produced in the border regions of Northern India these days as travel through Pakistan has become much more hazardous. ...click for details

A Large and Fine Vintage Thangka, Tibetan or Nepalese Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1980 item# 1016288
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a large and fine vintage thangka, either Tibetan or Nepalese, executed in a subdued yet very elegant palette emphasizing substantial gold use, along with blue, coral, gray, brown, taupe, white, and light green, all painted in an unusually meticulous and finely detailed fashion that is almost more like satsuma workmanship than typical thangka painting. For those who enjoy the look and spirituality conveyed in thangka paintings but do not care for the gaudy ...click for details

A Fine Vintage Pakistani Wool and Silk Bokhara Rug Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Pre 1980 item# 995260
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a fine vintage wool and silk Pakistani Bokhara rug in classic Tekke Gul design, handwoven on a vertical loom with cotton base, using a combination of natural mineral pigments and synthetic dyes. The Tekke Gul motifs as well as various tiers of the border elements, are all outlined in off-white / cream colored silk, a rather elaborate and more complicated execution seen on the higher quality examples. ...click for details

A Beautiful Vintage Indian Silk Sari Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel: Pre 1980 item# 972529
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a beautiful vintage Indian silk sari executed in a rich fuscia colored silk and using silver threads woven into floral and geometric motifs. Size and Condition: This is a tremendous piece measuring 179 inches (15 feet) long and 44 inches (3 1/2 feet) wide. Due to its size it is rather cumbersome to photograph, and so the photos are showing the piece folded and at only a ...click for details

A Beautiful Vintage Indian Silk Sari Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Textiles: Apparel: Pre 1980 item# 972525
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From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a beautiful vintage Indian silk sari executed in a rich and lively multi-colored palette. The central panel uses purple and red silks along with gold thread woven into elaborate floral and geometric designs, and the borders use blue and green silks along with gold thread as well. Size and Condition: This is a tremendous piece measuring 196 inches (16 1/3 feet) long, and 43 ...click for details

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