Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art (241)

Antique Indian painting. Extensive text and coloured imagery on paper subsequently backed with antique laid paper. Missing top third. 57x37.5 cm. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Antique Indian 72 square 'snakes and ladders' coloured diagram. 60x58 cm. Black red and yellow ink/paint on thick paper. Text on reverse. Undated, estimated to be late 19th century. Area of restoration. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Large mezzotint on thick paper showing Muhammad Ali Khan Nawab of Arcot and the Carnatic. 1771, published 1772. Size 63x40cm. This print was made after an oil painting by Francis Swain Ward of 1763. Pencil annotations at base. Crease upper right side, small margin tears. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide. See the example in the Royal Collection Trust ref number RCIN 618757. That was recently exhibited at The Queens Gallery, London

Old Ayigalu of white metal in round pot form containing original cone shaped lingam with indentations indicating the correct direction, wrapped in old red cotton cloth. Strung on silver chain. Excellent tight fitting. Size of metal 6.5x5cm. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Set of three paintings each 13x10.5 cm showing three dancing Dakini. Text on reverse. Mounted between plastic with tape binding edges. Undated, estimated to be 19th century or earlier. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

A genuine original copper engraved plan of the Chinese city of Quinzay (Hangchow) based upon the account given by Marco Polo in the late 12 century. From Mathew Merian's 'Topographica' published in Frankfort in 1638. Hand coloured. Image size 18.1 x 25 cm. Two sheets joined as published, some browning on far left border.

Matching pair of Japanese scrolls. Seed syllable depictions of the Womb World (Taizokai Mandara) and companion Diamond World (Kongokai Mandara). Beneath the 8 Patriachs. 150x50.5 cm. Paints on paper with silk borders. Undated, estimated to be late 19th/early20th century. Repairs to border. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Hand painted miniature showing Persian hunting scene. 3 mounted and 2 observers in a rocky landscape. Marble paper borders. 27.5 x 20.5 cm overall. Undated, estimated to be mid to late 19th century. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Unusual Thai betel nut lacquered and inlaid with bone container. 15cm high, 16 cm lid radius. undated, estimated to be late 19th or early 20 th century. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

A pair of Chinese MEIREN paintings of beautiful women on silk in chinese gilded frames. Overall size 56x40 cm. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide. Undated, estimated to be Qing dynasty.

Two pokerwork drawings on paper showing birds in flight and rabbits. Later seals. 40x33 cm. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Group of 8 hand painted oval miniatures of Indian buildings including the GOLDEN TEMPLE AMRITSAR and the TAJ MAHAL. Varying sizes, largest 5.5 x 4 cm. Undated but firmly estimated to mid 19th century. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide.

Group of 3 Indian 19th century Company School paintings on paper in bamboo style frames under glass. can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide. Image size, largest 19x15cm.

TWO PAGES OF A TIBETAN MANUSCRIPT Ink on multilayered paper, edges rounded and cracked, surfaces smoked. Undated, estimated to be 18th century or earlier. each approx 30x12 cm. Showing approx 30 divination images and text on each. Titled on revese. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide

TWO PAGES OF A TIBETAN MANUSCRIPT Ink on multilayered paper, edges rounded and cracked, surfaces smoked. Undated, estimated to be 18th century or earlier. each approx 30x12 cm. Showing approx 30 divination images and text on each. Titled on revese. Can be viewed in central London and shipped worldwide

18 pages (9 double sides) of a Tibetan/Mongolian music manuscript with YANG-YIG GRAPHIC MUSIC NOTATION. Inks on paper. Good condition, finger marks to corners, stain across centre fold, each page 22 x 8.5 cm. Undated estimated to be 19th century or earlier. In stiff paper binding. Can be viewed in London and shipped worldwide. Such texts would have been used as a mnemonic device by the master of chant. The type of graphic notation of the melody line goes back to the 6th century...

Indian miniature painting. Hyderabad 19th cent. Gouache on card. 24x15cm

Indian miniature painting. Hyderabad 19th century. Gouache on card. 22x15 cm.