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Lot 358
Ethan K23 x 16 x 7 cmUmhängetasche aus olivfarbenem Krokodil mit Schulterriemen und goldfarbener Hardware. Innen lila Leder. Magnetverschluss in Form eines Igels. 33/16.Grade 1,5EU Vermarktungsgenehmigung liegt vor: 541928/01Dieses Los unterliegt der Regelbesteuerung: Auf die Zuschlagsumme wird ein Aufgeld von 24,5 % erhoben. Auf die Zuschlagsumme zzgl. Aufgeld ist die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer zu entrichten.
Lot 359
Ethan K39 x 26 x 1 cmUmhängetasche in safarigrünem Krokodilleder mit goldfarbener Hardware, Hand- und Schulterriemen. Innen pinkes Leder und kleiner Ethan K Handspiegel. Reißverschlussanhänger in Form eines kleinen Krokodils. 63/15.Grade 1,5EU Vermarktungsgenehmigung liegt vor: E-01550/15Dieses Los unterliegt der Regelbesteuerung: Auf die Zuschlagsumme wird ein Aufgeld von 24,5 % erhoben. Auf die Zuschlagsumme zzgl. Aufgeld ist die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer zu entrichten.
Lot 16
Belle Epoque Armreif mit Diamant und Smaragd HerzenUm 1910Ø 4,5 ⁓ 5,7 cm585/000 Rosegold (getestet) mit Silber. 17 Diamanten im Altschliff ca. 2,30 ct H-K/SI-P und einem Smaragd ca. 2,70 ct (wohl geölt). Herzen sind abnehmbar und können zu Kettenanhängern umfunktioniert werden.Privatsammlung Rheinland
Lot 367
Ethan K26 x 20 x 12 cmHandtasche in dunklem, matten grau/grünen Krokodilleder mit silberfarbener Hardware und Schulterriemen. Innen rotes Leder und kleiner Ethan K Handspiegel. Drehverschluss mit Detail aus marmoriertem Stein. 50/17.Grade 1EU Vermarktungsgenehmigung liegt vor: 535415/05Dieses Los unterliegt der Regelbesteuerung: Auf die Zuschlagsumme wird ein Aufgeld von 24,5 % erhoben. Auf die Zuschlagsumme zzgl. Aufgeld ist die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer zu entrichten.
Lot 363
Ethan K29 x 15 x 3 cmUnikat. Clutch in silber-schwarzem Krokodil mit grünlichem Schimmer und siberner Hardware mit Schulterkette. 51/19.Grade 1,5EU Vermarktungsgenehmigung liegt vor: 559178/16Dieses Los unterliegt der Regelbesteuerung: Auf die Zuschlagsumme wird ein Aufgeld von 24,5 % erhoben. Auf die Zuschlagsumme zzgl. Aufgeld ist die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer zu entrichten.
Lot 292
Montblanc Füllfederhalter Collection Princesse Grace de MonacoL. 13,7 cmSeriennummer 4810. Kappe und Korpus aus Edelharz, lila. Feder aus 18 K 750er Gold, Federstärke: M (medium), Beschläge champagnerfarben vergoldet, Clip verziert mit einem roséfarbenen Topaz (Blütenblattschliff, ca. 0,39 ct.), Individuelle Seriennummer im Clipring PW1182421. . Originales Etui. Gebrauchsspuren.Europäische PrivatsammlungDieses Los unterliegt der Regelbesteuerung: Auf die Zuschlagsumme wird ein Aufgeld von 24,5 % erhoben. Auf die Zuschlagsumme zzgl. Aufgeld ist die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer zu entrichten.
Lot 366
Ethan K27 x 14 cmClutch in khakifarbenem Krokodilleder mit silber- und goldfarbener Hardware. Innen Leder in hellem Lila und kleiner Ethan K Handspiegel. Magnetverschluss in Form einer Schlange auf einem Ast mit eingelegtem Farbstein. 26/17.Grade 1EU Vermarktungsgenehmigung liegt vor: 549622/02 + 549623/05Dieses Los unterliegt der Regelbesteuerung: Auf die Zuschlagsumme wird ein Aufgeld von 24,5 % erhoben. Auf die Zuschlagsumme zzgl. Aufgeld ist die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer zu entrichten.
Lot 362
Ethan K25 x 26 x 17 cmUmhängetasche in jägergrünem Krokodilleder mit silberfarbener Hardware und Schulterriemen. Magnetverschluss in Form eines Igels. Innen kleiner Ethan K Handspiegel. 54/17.Grade 1,5EU Vermarktungsgenehmigung liegt vor: 17SG001068CMDieses Los unterliegt der Regelbesteuerung: Auf die Zuschlagsumme wird ein Aufgeld von 24,5 % erhoben. Auf die Zuschlagsumme zzgl. Aufgeld ist die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer zu entrichten.
Lot 2904
An 18ct white metal diamond flower head cluster ring, arranged as seven round brilliant cuts, the centre stone weighing approx 0.17 carats, the outer stones each 0.14 carats, total diamond weight estimated as 1.01 carats, colour assessed as G-H and clarity VS1-VS2, all in a claw setting, setting dia.10.1cm, size K, 5.1g
Lot 2875
A yellow metal, grey and cream pearl crossover ring, the pearls each approx dia.5.4mm, the shoulders each pavé set with six small round cut diamonds, size K; together with a modern yellow metal and cultured pearl dress ring, the cream pearl dia.5.4mm, in a leaf setting, size O, unmarked but tests as approx 18ct gold, gross weight 6g (2)
Lot 2552
A white metal diamond navette style cluster ring comprising 7 round brilliant cut diamonds and 6 baguette cut diamonds with stepped shoulders each with a row of 6 and 5 baguette cut diamonds. Brilliant cut diamond diameters 1.55 and 2.5mm, baguette cut diamonds dimensions 1.55 by 1.0 by 0.75mm each approx. Total diamond weight estimated as 0.39 carats. Assessed mounted collectively colour J to K, clarity I2 to I3, finger size K approx. Shank misshapen, stamped and tested as 10ct.
Lot 2823
A yellow and white metal, synthetic sapphire and diamond oval cluster ring, the synthetic sapphire measuring approx 8.2 x 5.85 x 4.5mm and estimated as weighing 2.04 carats, within a border of 13 Old European cut diamonds, all in claw settings, diamond dimensions each approx 2.4 x 1.25mm, total weight estimated as 0.52 carats, assessed mounted collectively colour J to K and clarity I1 to I2, size T, gross weight 4.3g, not marked but tested as 18ct gold Several stones are chipped.Metal is tarnished.
Lot 2515
An 18ct white gold diamond navette style cluster ring comprising 4 round brilliant and 16 single cut diamonds in claw settings. Diamond diameters between 1.45 and 2.85mm approx. Total weight estimated as 0.48 carats. Assessed mounted collectively colour J to K, clarity SI2 to I1, finger size N, 3.9g. Hallmarked 18ct London 1979, Sponsor H Ltd
Lot 2693
A Victorian 18ct yellow gold, opal and diamond half-hoop ring, featuring three graduated opal cabochons alternating with four Old European cut diamonds, all in scalloped claw settings, opal dimensions between approx 4.05 x 3 x 1.45mm and 5 x 3.65 x 1.4mm, total weight estimated as 0.31 carats, diamond dimensions each approx 2.35 x 1.85mm, total weight estimated as 0.24 carats, assessed mounted collectively colour J to K and clarity SI2 to I1, size P, gross weight 4.3g, hallmarked 18ct, London 1859Two opals are chipped.
Lot 2853
Assorted rings, comprising an 18ct gold opal and rose cut diamond half-hoop ring (one diamond deficient), size N; 18ct gold sapphire and diamond point half-hoop ring, size K/L; 18ct gold small diamond set elliptical ring (heavily worn and two diamonds missing), size M; 18ct gold solitaire ring (stone missing), size M; and an 18ct gold sapphire ring, size L, gross weight 13.4g; together with two 14/15ct gold vintage rings, one set with small rose cut diamonds and the other with rubies and diamond highlights (one diamond missing), 5.5g (7)
Lot 2633
A 9ct gold crossover style diamond bar pendant, comprising five graduated Old European cur diamonds in claw settings, attached to a twisted curblink chain with bolt ring clasp, diamond dimensions between approx 2.6 x 1.75mm and 3.7 x 2.55mm, total weight estimated as 0.56 carats, assessed mounted collectively colour J to K and clarity SI2 to I1, pendant length 51mm, chain length 450mm, width 1.1mm, gross weight 4.9g, clasp stamped 9ct, all tested as 9ct
Lot 2801
An 18ct gold diamond trilogy ring, arranged as three claw set round cuts, each weighing approx 0.29 carats (centre stone and one outer stone chipped), to a plain band (worn), size J/K, 1.8gDiamond diameters approx. 4mm, assessed as appox colour H – I abd clarity SI2 – I1.Centre and outer diamond both chipped.Band very worn; ring has been worn a lot.
Lot 2730
Five various 9ct gold semi-precious set dress rings, comprising a cz flower head cluster example, size L; a round cut amethyst example, size P; a modern smoky quartz example with diamond point set shoulders, size K; a multi-stone example to include zircon, amethyst and peridot in an elliptical setting, size O; and a cabochon moonstone flower head cluster example, size S, gross weight 12.5g (5)
Lot 2610
An 18ct gold diamond solitaire ring, featuring an Old European cut diamond in a four-claw flush square setting, diamond dimensions approx 3.72 x 3.65 x 2.8mm, weight estimated as 0.24 carats, assessed mounted colour J to K and clarity SI2 to I1, size L½, gross weight 3.6g, stamped and tested as 18ct goldStone is loose.
Lot 2900
A yellow and white metal diamond articulated link bangle, comprising a central pierced section with a transitional brilliant and 34 rose cut diamonds, with engraved bar shaped links, box clasp with safety chain and figure-of-eight catch, principle diamond dimensions approx 3.55 x 2.45mm, weight estimated as 0.20 carats, assessed mounted colour J to K and clarity SI1 to SI2, rose cut diamond dimensions between approx 1.1 x 0.7mm and 1.8 x 0.85mm, total weight estimated as 0.13 carats, bracelet length 190mm, link width 2 to 7.3mm, gross weight 12g, not hallmarked but engraved 585 and tested as 14ct gold and platinum
Lot 2609
A yellow and white metal diamond solitaire ring, having a round brilliant cut diamond in an illusion setting, diamond dimensions approx 3.85 x 2.15mm, weight estimated as 0.19 carats, assessed mounted colour I to J and clarity I1 to I2, size K, gross weight 2g, stamped and tested as 18ct and platinum
Lot 2606
An Edwardian 18ct gold diamond signet style ring, featuring an old cushion cut diamond in a star setting, diamond dimensions approx 3.9 x 3.4 x 2.6mm, weight estimated as 0.22 carats, assessed mounted colour J to K and clarity VS1 to VS2, size R, gross weight 6.5g, partial hallmark, tested as 18ct gold
Lot 2621
A modern 9ct gold tanzanite and diamond point set dress ring, the four-claw set antique cushion cut tanzanite weighing approx 1.59 carats, size K; together with a modern 9ct gold Nova Era emerald half-hoop ring, arranged as three octagonal cut emeralds, total emerald estimated as approx 0.96 carats, size L; a modern 9ct gold, pink kunzite and white sapphire set dress ring, size N; and a 9ct gold zultanite and diamond point set pendant, the four-claw set oval cut zultanite weighing approx 2.07 carats, h.21mm, gross weight 8.1g (4)
Lot 2553
An 18ct gold sapphire and diamond oval cluster ring, the centre sapphire within a border of 10 single cut diamonds all in claw settings. sapphire dimensions 6.29 by 5.2 by 3.0mm approx. Weight estimated as 0.88 carats. Diamond diameters 1.5mm each approx. Total weight estimated as 0.10 carats, finger size K½, 3.1g, stamped and tested as 18ct.No apparent faults, but would benefit from a clean.
Lot 2852
An 18ct white gold and platinum diamond cluster ring, arranged as a four-claw set marquise cut diamond measuring approx 9.2 x 4.5 x 4mm and weighing approx 0.97 carats, in a surround of twelve round cut diamonds, each weighing approx 0.018 carats, setting dimensions 13.9 x 7.6mm, size L, 3.5gAssessed as colour K-L and clarity probably SI1-SI2, but needs to be cleaned before an accurate assessment can be made.No chips, losses or repairs.Some age wear and surface scratches etc.
Lot 2608
A yellow and white metal diamond solitaire ring, featuring a round brilliant cut diamond in an eight-claw setting, diamond dimensions approx 4.82 x 2.53mm, weight estimated as 0.35 carats, assessed mounted colour J to K and clarity SI2 to I1, size J, gross weight 1.7g, not marked but tested as 18ct gold
Lot 2890
A yellow and white metal diamond solitaire ring, featuring a round brilliant cut diamond in a high six-claw setting, diamond dimensions approx 6.85 x 4mm, weight estimated as 1.14 carats, assessed mounted colour J to K and clarity I1 to I2, size N, gross weight 8.3g, not hallmarked but stamped and tested as 14ct gold
Lot 2825
A yellow and white metal diamond solitaire ring, featuring an Old European cut diamond in a claw setting, diamond dimensions approx 5.8 x 5.7 x 3.9mm, weight estimated as 0.83 carats, assessed mounted colour J to K and clarity SI1 to SI2, size N, gross weight 2.1g, stamped and tested as 18ct gold and platinum Diamond chipped on girdle.Claws worn.
Lot 3194
British Armed Forces, a consecutive run of five uncirculated five pound notes, 2nd series EE/I 304517 / 304521, two consecutive runs of ten uncirculated one pound notes 4th series K/3 716301 / 310 & K/3 716321 / 330 a consecutive run of ten uncirculated one pound notes 2nd series AA/10 181911 / 920, a consecutive run of ten incirculated ten new pence 6th series A/5 935821 / 830, together with The Government of the Falkland Islands uncirculated ten pounds 1st September 1986 A142915 and five pounds 14th June 1983 A188968.
Lot 328
A collection of maps Five World War II period silk maps for the R.A.A.F; an A.A.F. cloth map in the Asiatic Series inscribed to the verso 'A.A.F. Cloth Map Asiatic Series Number 32 French Indo-China'; French Indo-China (Central Siam) (Thailand) (East) inscribed to the verso 'Sheet K French Indo China (South Siam) (Thailand) (Part of); Ankara 6th Edition GCGS North J36 map inscribed verso 'Sinop 5th Edition GCGS North K36'; A.A.F. cloth chart number C52 Japan and The South China Seas inscribed verso 'A.A.F. Cloth Chart Number C53 East Chine Sea'; together with Kelly's Post Office district map of London 1948, six sections: the southeastern section; the southwestern section; the northwestern section; the southwestern section; the northeastern section; and the southeastern section; and Leningrad 1:1,000,000 sheet north O36, inscribed to the verso 'Smolensk Europe form the 1:1,000,000 North N36'.Wear commensurate with age and use. Some freaying to the edges of the silk maps. Some minor tearing, damages and staining to the Post Office district maps.
Lot 143A
A gem-set gilt-silver hilted steel dagger (khanjar) India, 19th/ 20th Centurythe double-edged steel blade of slightly curved form with armour piercing tip, the silver-gilt hilt of pistol-grip form profusely inlaid with gemstones including emeralds and rubies, the pommel with floral motifs, traces of enamel, the wood scabbard clad in red velvet with silver-gilt mounts decorated ensuite with gemstones including emeralds, rubies and diamonds 38.3 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Mohammed Khalil Collection.PublishedM. K. Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Vol. II, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 670, cat. no. 485.This form of dagger appears to have become popular at the start of the 18th Century, having first emerged in India circa 1650. The type is depicted in miniatures from the period, such as an example from the mid-18th Century sold in these rooms depicting the Emperor Muhammad Shah receiving four courtiers, in which the figure on the far right bears a gem-set khanjar within his patka (see Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 5 April 2011, lot 243).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 111
An engraved-steel hawking drum Anatolia or Central Asia, 15th Centuryof flaring conical form with hide skin, the body engraved and decorated with a band of inscription, above a band of vegetal designs 18.2 cm. diam.Footnotes:Inscriptions: undeciphered.Hawking drums were beaten by the falconer in order to scare prey into the air, and were purportedly particularly useful in duck hunting due to the reflection of the sound on the water (see K. Folsach, Fighting, Hunting, Impressing: Arms and Armour from the Islamic World 1500-1850 p. 185). They may also have been used to recall the falcon. A 19th Century Turkish falconry drum (bazz) of comparable form is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (89.4.2810). A 16th Century Ottoman hawking drum in The David Collection, Copenhagen, is illustrated in Folsach (op cit, p. 185, no. 77). For a further 16th Century Ottoman example sold at Christie's, see Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, Rugs and Carpets, 25 April 1995, lot 301.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 178
Two sages seated on a terrace with vinas, perhaps a ragamala scene Pahari, Punjab Hills, circa 1840gouache and gold on paper, panel at bottom with three lines of text written in nagari script in black ink, floral inner border, lacking outer border 297 x 236 mm.Footnotes:The subject depicted may be Kanara raga, son of Megha. For another Pahari example (Bilaspur, circa 1700-20), which depicts two men with vinas seated facing each other, see Simon Ray, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, April 2006, pp. 132-133, no. 61. However, there both men are playing, which is not the case in our painting. Ray notes a Pahari drawing in K. Ebeling, Ragamala Painting, 1973, p. 293, no. 375, depicting Kanada Putra of Megha, in which one man plays the vina while the other, without an instrument, appears to clap his hands to the beat. The outstretched hand of the man on the right in our painting may imply a similar marking of the rhythm. On the other hand, his priestly appearance, and the religious marks on the faces of both, may suggest another interpretation.For another work perhaps from the same ragamala series, see Sotheby's, Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art including Indian Miniature Paintings, 8th June 2012, lot 14 (Bangali Ragini of Bhairava Raga); and the sale in these rooms, India in Art, 7th June 2022, lot 76 (depicting kanphat yogis).Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 93
An Ottoman gold-damascened steel dagger (jambiyya) Turkey, 19th Centurythe double-edged watered steel blade of slightly curved form, decorated in gold overlay to the forte to both sides with a lobed cartouche terminating in a palmette and filled with foliate interlace, the hilt of waisted form decorated in gold overlay with further cartouches terminating in palmettes on a ground of foliate interlace, the wood scabbard clad in steel decorated en suite 47.9 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, The Turkish Sale, 17 October 1997, lot 86.The Mohammed Khalil Collection.PublishedM. K. Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Vol. I, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 436, cat. no. 228.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 78
An Ottoman silver and gold-damascened steel leg guard (greave) Turkey, 15th/ 16th Centuryof typical form, engraved and overlaid in silver with split palmette interlace within borders of vegetal designs to the central section, above an inscription, the side panels with further vegetal designs, the central section bearing the tamga of the Ottoman Arsenal of Hagia Eirene 42.8 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceCzerny's, Fine Antique Arms and Armour: The K. De Clercq Collection and other properties, 29 March 2014, lot 174.The Mohammed Khalil Collection.PublishedM. K. Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Vol. I, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 291, cat. no. 280.Inscriptions: al-awwal al-a ..., 'The first ...'The inscription on the present lot is typical of those found on leg guards of this period, commonly consisting of single letters or parts of words. A similar greave is in The Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection (see Bashir Mohamed, The Arts of the Muslim Knight, the Furusiyya Art Foundation Collection, 2007, p. 306, no. 294). A further pair of comparable leg defences is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Accession No. 36.25.457; 1990.229).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 188
Max Arthur Macauliffe, The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, in six volumes Oxford, 1909six volumes, approximately 350-450 pp. per volume, 22 monochrome lithographed plates across all six volumes, nine photographs of religious buildings and people, anonymous inscriptions dated Calcutta, between 10th September and 1st November 1927, blue cloth 220 x 145 mm.(6)Footnotes:ProvenanceInscriptions dated Calcutta, September-November 1927.Formerly in the Library of Bonebrake Theological Seminary, Trotwood, Ohio (embossed and ink stamps), its name between 1909 and 1954.The six volumes of The Sikh Religion are an impressive achievement, as a feat of writing, of comprehensiveness, and of sheer ability to gather material, both historical and textual. It has remained in print since its publication in 1909 and is the most cited text on the Sikh religion in English.A summary of the contents is as follows:Vol. I, pp. 383, Guru Nanak, his life and writings.Vol. II, pp. 351, the lives and hymns of the second, third and fourth Gurus.Vol. III, pp. 444, the life of Guru Arjan, the fifth Guru, and his hymns, photograph of his shrine.Vol. IV, pp. 421, the lives of the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth Gurus, and the hymns of the ninth, Guru Teg Bahadur, photograph of the Akal Bunga, and the Baba Atal tower, Amritsar. Vol. V, pp. 351, the life of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru, his compositions, his stance against idolatry, his epistle to the Emperor Aurangzeb, discussion of the musical measures of his hymns, photographs of the shrine at Fatagarh, Muktsar, the temple at Nander, and an Akali.Vol. VI, pp. 453, various religious texts, including the Bhagats of the Granth Sahib, the life and hymns of Jaidev, and of Namdev, Kabir, and Rav Das, photograph of Namdev's shrine at Ghuman, and of two Sikh holy men, index.The Preface opens: 'I bring from the East what is practically an unknown religion'. While, crucially, presenting the newness and distinctness of Guru Nanak and the Sikh religion, Macauliffe also made connections and drew analogies between it and Western religion and philosophy. In a lecture given in Paris, he stated that he was 'not without hope that when enlightened nations become acquainted with the merits of the Sikh religion, they will not willingly let it perish in the great abyss in which so many creeds have been engulfed'. His translation of the Guru Granth Sahib was the first to be accepted by the Sikh community. He had begun to publish parts of his work as he went along as early as 1897, and in 1900 his partial translation of Sikh scripture was published as Holy Writings of Sikhs, in which he had been assisted by Pratap Singh Giani, a Sikh scholar. He also acknowledges in his preface his debt to the Rajah of Nabha, Sir Rajinder Singh, the late Maharajah of Patiala, Rajah Ranbir Singh, the Rajah of Jind, and Sardar Ranjit Singh of Chichrauli. The Rajah of Nabha, in particular, for instance, 'has at considerable expense caused the thirty-one Indian rags, or musical measures, to which the hymns of the Gurus were composed, to be written out in European musical notation by a professional musician whom he employed for the purpose' (preface, p. xxvi). But it was to be sixteen years from his resignation from the Civil Service until the final publication of his magnum opus.For a good account of Macauliffe's work and career, see Harbans Lal, 'The Western Gateway to Sikhism: the life and works of Max Arthur Macauliffe', in K. Brown, Sikh Art and Literature, London 1999, pp. 129-142.Max Arthur Macauliffe (1841-1913)Macauliffe was born in Limerick, Ireland, and was educated at Queen's College, Galway. He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1862 and was posted to the Punjab in 1864, becoming a deputy commissioner at Ferozpur in 1882 and a divisional judge in the same district in 1884. Born a Protestant, he converted to the Sikh religion (while not adopting its external signifiers) and resigned his position in the ICS in 1893. At the time he was derided by his employers for having 'turned a Sikh'. He lived at Amritsar and soon became deeply interested in the Sikh religion. Between 1875 and 1881 he published four articles on Sikhism in the Calcutta Review and had begun to learn the languages of the Guru Granth Sahib.The India Office had commissioned a German missionary and scholar, Dr Ernest Trumpp, who had learned Arabic, Sanskrit, Hindi and Sindhi, to translate the Granth into English, but the partial translation (Trumpp had given up after seven years in despair), which appeared in 1877, was unacceptable, indeed offensive, to many Sikhs. Macauliffe undertook a new translation with the encouragement of Sikh scholars and other figures in the community. He received finanical assistance from Rajah Bikram Singh of Faridkot, as well as Rajah Hira Singh of Nabha, Maharajah Rajinder Singh of Patiala, Rajah Ranbir Singh of Jind, amongst others. Though he saw his labours as serving the political interests of the Sikhs, he by no means saw them as anti-imperial. He saw the Sikhs as potential allies for the British, in a pamphlet with the significant title A lecture on the Sikh religion and its advantages to the state.He employed gianis (professional interpreters of the Sikh scriptures) to help him. In an unprecedented decision, Macauliffe asked that the completed work be scrutinised by a committee of Sikh scriptural scholars, who suggested various emendations and gave it their seal of approval, both linguistic and theological. As well as translating the Granth, he decided to include biographies of the ten gurus of Sikhism and of the Bhagats, the Sant poets whose works also appear in the Granth. When he completed his work, he moved to England, accompanied by his great friend and adviser, Bhai Kahn Singh, the celebrated Sikh scholar, who helped him correct the proofs of his book. In 1909 the Clarendon Press, Oxford, published Macauliffe's The Sikh Religion. Macauliffe, who was unmarried, died in West Kensington, London, on 15 March 1913. His personal assistant remarked in his memoirs that on his death bed, MacAuliffe could be heard reciting the Sikh morning prayer, Japji Sahib, ten minutes before he died. The Sikh Educational Conference passed a vote of condolence and the Sikhs of Rawalpindi set up a Macauliffe Memorial Society to raise funds to establish a library in his memory, but the amount collected was insufficient. Among those who subscribed, and sent a letter of support, was the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, Sir Michael O'Dwyer. The money was eventually given to Khalsa College, Amritsar, to fund an annual Macauliffe Memorial Medal for the best student in Sikh theology and history. The medal is still awarded on an occasional basis. (Partially adapated from the Dictionary of Irish Biography).For a fine and rare copy of Macauliffe's text, presented by the author to the Duke of Connaught in the year of publication, see the sale in these rooms, Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 21st May 2024, lot 195.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 137
A jade-hilted gold koftgari steel camel head dagger (kard) India, 19th Centurythe single-edged steel blade of tapering form, the collar decorated in gold overlay with geometric and vegetal designs, the jade hilt with carved pommel in the form of a camel head, the wood scabbard clad in burgundy velvet 22.5 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Mohammed Khalil Collection.PublishedM. K. Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Vol. II, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 678, cat. no. 493.The zoomorphic hilt of the present lot portrays a camel with dulla, often mistaken for a camel's tongue, typical of a male dromedary, which is inflated in order to assert dominance over males or to attract a female mate. For another camel head khanjar, see Robert Hales, Islamic and Oriental Arms and Armour: A Lifetime's Passion, London, 2013, p. 28, Cat. No. 69. For a further 17th century example in The Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, see Salam Kaoukji, Precious Indian Weapons, pp. 224-5, Cat. 83. (Inv. No. LNS 617 HS).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 136
A gold koftgari-hilted steel dagger (bichwa) Deccan, 18th Centurythe double-edged steel blade of curved form with chiselled fullers and widening towards the point, the steel hilt with large convex guard with sharp palmette to one side, the pommel of bulbous form, profusely decorated in gold-overlay to the hilt with floral sprays and motifs 40 cm. longFootnotes:ProvenanceThe Mohammed Khalil Collection.PublishedM. K. Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Vol. II, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 711, cat. no. 535. The large gold-overlaid circular floral motifs on the handguard of this bichwa are reminiscent of those inlaid in silver and gold on bidri vessels such as a huqqa base sold at Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 2 April 2009, lot 233. These types of bidri designs later found their way onto Deccani jade dagger hilts such as one in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (36.25.667). This makes it likely that the present lot was made for a Muslim patron. For a comparable example sold in these rooms, see Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 23 May 2023, lot 181.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 146
An impressive repoussé gold casket Sri Lanka, Probably Kandy, 19th/ 20th Centuryof rectangular form with curved ends and hinged lid with central domed section, profusely engraved and decorated in repoussé, the domed lid with a central lobed cartouche flanked by roundels containing a sun and a moon with a hare, with a simha to either end, above and below four serapendiya beasts, the domed section surrounded by a border of petals, the sides of the casket with elephants, double-headed birds (bherunda pakshaya) and makaras, all on a ground of dense foliate and floral scrollwork, the base engraved with a central roundel containing five stylised interlacing hamsa birds, surrounded by four deer and two forest nymph (nari-lata) figures amongst a nari-lati-vela design, marked 'LAO' for London Assay Office and '916' for 22 karat gold 34.1 x 15.5 x 10.2 cm.; 2518 g.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate UK collection. The present casket is an extremely fine and large example of Kandyan metalwork, the decoration of which is remarkable for its intricacy, covering every surface of the casket and incorporating numerous Sri Lankan decorative motifs. The kingdom of Kandy was a monarchy established in the late 15th century and enduring until the 19th century, covering the central and eastern parts of the Island. Under this Kingdom, the city of Kandy was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy. Sinhalese craftsmanship flourished in the Kandyan districts and, following the British occupation in 1815, The Kandyan Art Association was founded in 1882 in order to revitalise traditional Kandyan arts and crafts.Many traditional Sri Lankan design elements are featured on our casket. The first notable inclusions are those of the sun and moon. A. K. Coomaraswamy notes that these are both among the magul-lakunu (auspicious symbols), and that in painted decoration the sun always features a human face, and the moon includes the figure of a hare, as on the present lot (A. K. Coomaraswamy, Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, 1956, p. 81). An example of painted decoration featuring the humanoid sun is illustrated in the same publication (Pl. XVI). The moon and the hare is often found on vihara walls, and can be seen in the architectural decoration of the the Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy, which features a moon and rabbit sculptural relief. The iconography stems from the legend of the Hare and the Moon, in which a hare offers itself as food in sacrifice to Sakra disguised as a Brahmin, for which Sakra rewarded him by painting his figure on the moon. The humanoid sun and moon are also featured on the flag of the Sabaragamuwa Province, introduced in 1987.The double-headed bird motifs on the sides of the casket are known as the Bherunda Pakshaya, a motif popular in European heraldry which was adopted in Ceylon via early Dutch or Portuguese contact. They are found on temples such as the Buddhist Temple of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. This motif is also used in a lock plate illustrated in A. K. Coomaraswamy, Mediaeval Sinhalese Art, 1956, p. 196, Fog. 104. Also illustrated in the same publication is the base of a brass heppuva, betel box, which features interlacing hamsa motifs similar to those found on the base of our casket (op. cit. p. 202, Fig. 123). A further tray in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, features a central roundel with three intertwined hamsas (IM.124-1926), and also incorporates elephants, as seen in the present lot. Another important Sri Lankan symbol, the simha, is featured prominently on the lid of our casket, bookending the sun and moon. The lion is the mythical ancestor of the Sinhalese, representing power, majesty and dignity, and features on the national flag of Sri Lanka. Completing the motifs on the lid is the serapendiya, also known as gurulupakshaya, a beast with the head of a lion and the body of a bird, which are most commonly found depicted in metalwork and ivory objects (op. Cit., p. 83), such as in a 17th Century jewel casket in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Accession No. 2022.386). The jewel casket also includes similar nari-lata figures within its decoration to those on the base of the present lot, the nari-lata-vela being a mythical vine whose flowers take the form of a woman, as well as comparable bands of petals and intricate foliate scrollwork. In this way, the present casket follows a long history of artistry, showcasing an intricate and detailed map of traditional Sinhalese design elements that results in a tour de force of Sri Lankan craftsmanship.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 210
A group of fifteen letters and two books relating to the Maharajah of Patiala and the Chamber of Princes Patiala and elsewhere, 1930s-40scomprising: K. M. Panikkar, The Indian Princes in Council: a Record of the Chancellorship of His Highness the Maharajah of Patiala, 1926-31 and 1933-36, Oxford 1936, pp. 184, blue cloth, 187 x 130 mm.The Chamber of the Princes: the Crisis and the Press, pp. 96, a collection of articles from The National Call, n.d., two photographs, reproductions of three satirical cartoons on the crisis, 240 x 150 mm.; and fifteen letters as detailed below letters 330 x 200 mm. and smaller(17)Footnotes:The letters are as follows (all typewritten, in chronological order):1. From the Acting Pro-Chancellor, Chamber of Princes, to the Maharajah of Patiala (c/o the India Office, London), dated Bhuj, Kutch, 7th October 1930, on the subject of the 'difficulties experienced by the States regarding the armament of their State Forces and Police', asking for his opinion.2. From the Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin (later the Earl of Halifax), and signed by him, New Delhi, to Bhupinder Singh, Maharajah of Patiala, as Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, dated 15th March 1931, regarding the establishment of an Indian Military College, and asking for suggestions for members of a panel from the Indian States.3. Signed letter (black-edged for mourning) in French from Jagatjit Singh, the Maharajah of Patiala, dated Kapurthala, 19th May 1932, to an unknown French nobleman, addressed as 'Comte', expressing his thanks for his condolences.4, 5. Two identical letters to an unnamed ruler of Algeria, and another to the ruler of Tunis, from the Maharajah of Patiala, dated His Highness' Summer Capital, Chail, 11th June 1932, introducing Sardar Gobinder Singh Sibia as his representative at the ruler's court 'with a view to ascertain and collect information in regard to the custom, practice, rules and regulations governing the grant of Honours and Decorations of Chivalry, etc., to the relatives, officials and subjects of Your Highness and to the representatives of Foreign Powers at Your Highness' Court', with envelopes.6. A letter addressed to Prince Poniatowski in Paris, from the Maharajah of Patiala, dated Chail, 12th June 1932, apologising for not being able to come to Europe himself but introducing Sardar Gobinder Singh Sibia and sending a present for Princesse Poniatowski, with envelope. Prince Louis Poniatowski (1864-1954) was a Polish nobleman and French banker and industrialist.7. A letter from the Acting Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes to the Maharajah of Patiala, dated Bhuj, 29th August 1932, on the matter of the Indian States' representation on the Railway Board, for discussion at the next Standing Committee.8. A letter addressed to Dhiraj, Maharajah of Patiala, from M. Husain Khan, dated Cambay, 26th November 1933, giving answers to questions on law and pensions.9. A letter from Aditya [...] to the Maharajah of Patiala, as Chancellor of the Chamber, dated Fort Ramnagar, Benares, 4th February 1935, thanking him for sending him copies of a Memorandum and an Opinion relating to the Accession of the Indian States to the proposed Federal Union.10. A letter, dated Lallgarh, Bikaner, 31st October 1935, recommending to the notice of the Maharajah of Patiala the services rendered to the Chamber of Princes by Sir Manubhai Mehta, formerly Prime Minister of Baroda.11. A letter from Umed[?] Singh to the Maharajah of Patiala, dated Kotah, Rajputana, 17th January 1936, welcoming the suggestion of a farewell dinner for the outgoing Viceroy [Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Earl of Willingdon, 1931-36] and the Countess of Willingdon, and agreeing to contribute to a fund.12. A letter from M. Husain Khan [see no. 4] to the Maharajah of Patiala, dated Cambay, 18th February 1936, regarding the above-mentioned dinner, and apologising for not replying sooner due to the combination of his own marriage celebrations and then the death of His Late Majesty the King-Emperor George V, and stating that he will send Rs 250 to K. M. Pannikar at Patiala.13. A letter from Joginder Sen [?] to the Maharajah of Patiala, dated Bejai Palace, Mandi, 9th October 1939, regarding elections to the Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes.14. A letter from the Maharajah of Patiala, addressed to Lt. Col. HH the Maharajah Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, dated Motibagh Palace, Patiala, 7th March 1941, regarding his attendance at a committee on Indian States Forces to be held later in March.15. A letter from the Maharajah of Patiala, addressed to Lt. Col. HH the Maharajah Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes, dated Ranbir Villa Palace, Chail, 24th July 1943, stating that 'I shall attend the meetings of the Civil List Committee proposed to be held at Bombay for 3 days, commencing on the 26th of August next. I shall reach there on the morning of the 23rd August and stay at the Taj Mahal Hotel till evening of the 28th of that month'.Maharajah Bhupinder Singh of Patiala served as the Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes from 1926 to 1931. The Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was an institution established in 1920 by a royal proclamation of King-Emperor George V to provide a forum in which the rulers of the princely states of India could voice their needs and aspirations to the colonial government of British India. It survived until the end of British rule in 1947. For another group of material relating to the Chamber of Princes, see the sale in these rooms, Islamic and Indian Art, 21st May 2024, lot 202.Saleroom notices:Additional notes:Letter 3: this letter should not be included in this lot. There are therefore fourteen letters and two books in this lot, totalling 16 items.Letter 8: M. Husain Khan was the Nawab of Cambay.Letter 9: from Aditya Narain, Maharajah of Benares.Letter 10: from Ganga Singh, the Maharajah of Bikaner.Letter 11: Umed Singh II was the ruler of Kotah, 1889-1940.Letter 12: should refer to letter 8, mentioned above.Letter 13: Joginder Sen was the Rajah of Mandi.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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