Fine Bidri Huqqa, Deccan, India. 19thC.

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1900: item #284759
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A FINE BIDRI HUQQA, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY.

The tall huqqa base profusely inlaid with silver on a zinc alloy body. Unusually, the silver inlay is almost intact, just one or two flower petals missing. I cannot recall seeing such a complete example for a number of years. Probably Bidar, Deccan, India, early 19th century.

Just a tad ov... Click for details

Large Repousse Silver Bowl, India, 19C

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1920: item #284754
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A LARGE SILVER BOWL, VILLAGE SCENES, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY.

This large bowl is beautifully decorated with scenes of village life set within Mughal arches above which are swags of flowers. The silver is low grade but will polish well.

8.1/2” diameter, 6” high. Good condition. Though lightly scoured to clean recently, this bowl will p... Click for details

Fine Silver Card Case, SARASVATI, India 19C

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1900: item #278686
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A VERY FINE INDIAN SILVER VISITING CARD CASE, 19TH CENTURY.

Just imagine yourself as a young East India Company officer arriving in 19th century India. When you finally arrived at your posting’s British Cantonment you didn’t actually speak to any of the other British residents until you had been introduced. This involved calling at the houses of your betters and leaving your visiting card in the hope of receivin... Click for details

Old Buddhist Bronze Stupa, India, 19C

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1900: item #278680
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A BUDDHIST STUPA, LATE 19TH CENTURY.

From the Indian sub-continent. Now polished, it has traces of red paint here and there. I assume it is from the latter years of the 19th century when most of these items came to England from India and Ceylon.

Approximately 8.1/2” high. Seems in good condition though the rim of the dome is sligh... Click for details

Miniature Painting KANGRA India, Early 19C

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1900: item #264210
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AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING, KANGRA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY.

A princess admiring the reflection of the pre dawn moon in a lotus pool, her two maidservants in attendance, one is holding a huqqa. Gouache and gold on thick buff handmade paper, more like thin card really.

Another Kangra painting, dated to 1820 – 1830, showing figures in ... Click for details

Mughal Miniature Painting, India, 19C

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1900: item #264208
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A MINIATURE PAINTING OF A NOBLEMAN, MUGHAL, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY.

A striking image of a nobleman. Gouache and gold on thick buff paper/card.

The painting is 7.7/8” x 4.1/16”, with border 12.3/8” x 8.1/2”. Fine condition overall, the gold is slightly tarnished which adds to the effect. The back of the painting has the remains of the... Click for details

Mughal Painting on Silk, India. #1

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1960: item #189296
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MUGHAL PAINTING ON SILK. INDIA. #1

Sometime ago I purchased this painting in a mixed lot with a rather naïve Colonial drawing of the Taj Mahal, dated 1827. I don’t doubt the drawing but I cannot assume that this painting has the same age, similar paintings are available today. However, it may well be of the same age. I have another painting from the same lot in my listings this week. ... Click for details

Islamic Silver Scent Bottle 19C.

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1900: item #176774
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AN ISLAMIC SILVER SCENT BOTTLE, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY.

The scent bottle is extremely elegant and has a screw stopper with a pierced finial. It does stand on its tiny rectangular foot but I guess this bottle was meant to be carried in a pocket. It is quite substantially made of thick gauge silver and has wear all over from its years of use. 19th century or earlier. ... Click for details

Islamic Silver Gilt Flask, India, 19C.

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1900: item #176772
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A FINE ISLAMIC SILVER GILT FLASK, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY.

A small flask of Islamic form decorated overall with panels of flowers. Elements of the design are picked out in gold and most of this gold remains on the body though it appears to be worn on the neck. The work is good enough to be 18th century but I have to be cautious and so I have listed this fine flask as 19th century, perhaps earlier. ... Click for details

Old Indian Hindu India Ivory Carved Krishna

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: India Pre 1940: item #174713
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Old Indian Hindu India Ivory Carved Krishna

The ivory is 8 inches tall with stand, 6.5 inches tall without stand, and 1.9 inches wide.

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