AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF A MUGHAL PRINCE SMOKING A HUQQAIndia, Rajasthan, early 19th century. Watercolors and gold on paper. The prince seated on a large cushion in a palace terrace, wearing white robes, a yellow sash, and a fine headdress, smoking a waterpipe, his attendant behind him holding a flywhisk.Provenance: From an old English private collection. The reverse of the mounting with a monogram 'FPA 98'.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, staining, and creasing, few minuscule losses, possibly microscopic touchups.Dimensions: Image size 32.5 x 23 cm. Total size 49 x 39 cm (including frame). Mounted and framed behind glass.The hookah was invented by Abul-Fath Gilani, a Persian physician of Akbar, during Mughal India. It spread from the Indian subcontinent to Persia, where the mechanism was modified to its current shape. Despite tobacco and drug use being considered a taboo when the hookah was first conceived, its use became increasingly popular among nobility.Auction result comparison: Compare a related Indian miniature painting of Nawab Darab Khan smoking a huqqa, dated circa 1700, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 17 March 2014, lot 105, sold for USD 17,500.
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AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF A RULER HUNTING ON HORSEBACKIndia, Rajasthan, 19th century. Watercolors and gold on paper. The ruler mounted on a chestnut horse with elaborate gold caparison, holding in his hands a bow and arrow, his small barefooted female companion secured behind him with a blue sash, a halo behind the ruler's head, all on a green ground below the blue sky with three clouds.Provenance: From an English private collection.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, staining, and creasing, small tears to edges, few minuscule losses, possibly microscopic touchups.Dimensions: Image size 30.5 x 24 cm.Literature comparison: Compare a related Indian miniature painting of Jhujar Singh on horseback, dated ca. 1720-1730, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2002.349.
A brass buddha with enamel decoration, a Chinese sectional dish and a papier mache soldiers head pin cushion/needle holder Condition Report:"the dish has losses to the underglaze blue inner colour and some pitting/glaze irregularities, the body of the dish is intact - no chips. Buddha - losses to enamel, particularly the sash"
Attributed to Frederick Nash (1882-1856). Glastonbury Priory, sepia watercolour on card, depicting part of an ancient ruined building, annotated in pencil on the verso with the title in early manuscript, repeated in a later hand, with additional attribution and provenance ('Ex-collection Matthew Prior'), tip of lower right corner chipped away, sheet size 36 x 25.8cm (14 1/4 x 10 1/4ins), mounted (56.2 x 45cm), together with 12 other British topographical watercolours and drawings, including a watercolour attributed to Dr Thomas Monro (1759-1833), entitled 'Farmyard barns and cart amongst trees', mounted, framed and glazed, a watercolour on paper of a village scene, circa 1820, depicting dwellings either side of a wide lane, with figures, including 3 young ladies each wearing a white muslin dress tied with a blue sash, conversing with a couple in a horse-drawn vehicle, 2 pencil landscape drawings on blue paper, one attributed to Sir George Beaumont and with printed label 'Beau 219' to mount, the other titled ' At Tunbridge Wells 1816' and attributed to Agostino Aglio, a sepia watercolour on card of the gatehouse at St Mary's Abbey, York, attributed to Thomas Miles Richardson (1784-1848), mounted, and 3 others attributed to the same artist: a pencil drawing on paper of a figure in a rocky valley by a small bridge against mountains; a pencil sketch with watercolour wash on grey paper of a rustic dwelling; and a pencil sketch on pink paper of several dwellings, each mountedQty: (13)
MASONIC SASHES AND OTHER MEMORABLIA, to include a Charles Lang designed Masonic sash for the 'Order of the Free Gardeners', made from silk and gold, dated between 1850 and 1900, together with an additional Masonic sash, twelve commemorative coins, and three lighters, (condition report: general moderate use, sashes intact, would benefit from gentle restoration)
Grand Cross Set Blue Division, 1st Class, instituted in 1945. Sash Badge, 61x42 mm, gilt Silver, multipart construction, superimposed parts gilt Silver, enameled, original suspension ring and complete sash. Breast Star, 65 mm, gilt Silver, multipart construction, superimposed parts Silver, enameled, reverse with long thin vertical pin and two side hooks. Very attractive modern set in perfect condition! I
Grand Cross Set, 1st Class, 1st Type, instituted in 1748. Sash Badge, 80x55 mm, GOLD, both sides enameled, both central medallions GOLD, enameled, original suspension loop and sash. Breast Star, 84 mm, Silver with smooth rays, reverse with vertical tapered pin. A rare set of the end of 19th century, in superb jeweler's quality and perfect condition! I R!
Grand Cross Set, 1st Class, Mohamed es Sadok Bey (1859 - 1882). Sash Badge, 69x63 mm, Silver, Arabic hallmarks, central medallion silver, enameled, suspension device missing, loop and complete long sash. Breast Star, 79 mm, Silver, Arabic hallmarks, multipart center, medium pin on reverse and two side hooks. II-/I-
Grand Cross Set, 1st Class, instituted after 1099. Sash Badge, 111x53 mm, gilt Bronze, one side enameled, original military trophy suspension device and long sash. Breast Star, 85 mm, gilt Silver, with brilliant cut rays, central medallion gilt, enameled, reverse with thin pin. A superb and scarce set, of high jeweler's quality!! I R!
Grand Cross Set, 1st Class, insttitued in 1957. Sash Badge, gilt Copper, 78 mm, central medallions gilt, enameled, original suspension loop and short sash. Breast Star, gilt Copper, 80 mm, central medallion gilt, enameled, horizontal pin and one hook on reverse. A superb set in mint condition! I
Grand Cross Set of the 2nd Type. Sash Badge, 87x56 mm, in GOLD with white enameled cross, flanked by green enameled oak and laurel wreath between the arms; obverse centre medallion in gold with portrait of Christ in finest enamel miniature painting; blue enameled outer circlet with the Order`s motto; blue enameled reverse medallion, with white cross in the centre, surrounded by Greek inscription in gold lettering; hinged suspension crown with enameled “jewels” and round suspension ring. Breast Star, 88 mm, with diamond-cut and pierced rays; centre medallion like that of the badge`s obverse, enriched with chiseled, gold, inner and outer rings; smooth reverse with concave counter-medallion and maker`s escutcheon of Lemaitre, Paris; broad, tapering, vertical pin and two side-hooks. A splendid set in mint condition! I R!
Grand Cross Set, 2nd Type, Civil, 1979. Sash Badge, 57 mm, gilt Silver, white enamel, superimposed by a fine, detailed opaque gilt phoenix rising from the flames, mirror polished reverse, small upper loop and circular suspension ring, original, silk full length sash with bow. Breast Star, 83 mm, silver with smooth, convex and concave rays, maker's mark "EME" (Agnastopoulos) opaque gilt phoenix to the centre, polished reverse with four rivets, broad pin and two side hooks. A highly attractive set in extremely fine condition! I
Grand Cross Set, 1st Class, instituted in 1941. Sash Badge, gilt Silver, 50 mm, both sides enameled, both central medallions gilt silver, enameled, original suspension ring and sash. Breast Star, Silver with smooth rays, 85 mm, superimposed parts gilt silver, maker`s mark "Cravanzola, Roma", enameled, reverse with long vertical tapered pin. Superb and scarce set! R! I
Grand Cross Set, 1st Model (1881) for Civil. Sash Badge, 70 mm., gilt Silver, hallmarked "2 dolphins", both sides red enameled, very fine quality with original complete sash. Breast Star, 88 mm., Silver, hallmarked “AA” and "2 dolphins", maker`s mark “KF - Kretly Freres and Josef Resch Fils - Bucharest”, superimposed parts enameled, large size pin on reverse. Beautiful set in luxury quality and mint condition. A rare set produced by Kretly and then restamped by Resch to be sold in Romania. I R!
Grand Cross Set, 2nd Type (1938), Military. Sash Badge with Swords, gilt Silver, hallmarked "SILBER, A1089-41 MN, crown", maker`s mark "CFZ", both sides red enameled, original suspension crown and military virtue sash. Breast Star, 75 mm, Silver, hallmarked "SILBER"; "862-MN-43-crown";"CFZ", enameled, vertical pin on reverse. In original case of issue by "Monetaria Nationala" with King Mihai I cypher on the lid". A splendid and very rare set, in mint condition! I RR!
Grand Cross Set, 2nd Model (1932) for Civil. Sash Badge, gilt Silver, hallmarked “Silber, crown”, maker`s mark “MN, CFZ”, both sides red enameled, very fine quality with original sash and suspension ring. Breast Star, Silver, enameled, hallmarked “8145-43, crown”, maker`s mark “MN, CFZ”, original pin on reverse. Beautiful set in perfect quality. Dim.: the badge, 55,0 mm; the star, 75,0 mm. I
Grand Cross Badge, 2nd Model, Civil, instituted in 1935. Sash Badge, 85x57 mm, gilt Silver, hallmarked "crown", concave cross, rounded light blue enamel on both sides (some damages) and laurel wreaths between the limbs. The medallion on the obverse with Romanian coat of arms, the reverse medallion with the inscription Serviciu Credincios (Loyal Service), original sash. Very rare badge, in very fine condition! Awarded only 35 times! RR! II-
Grand Cross Set, 3rd Model, Military in Time of War, instituted in 2000. Sash Badge, 90x60 mm, gilt Silver, hallmarked "925", concave cross, rounded light blue enamel on both sides and laurel wreaths between the limbs. The medallion on the obverse with Romanian coat of arms, the reverse medallion with the inscription Serviciu Credincios (Loyal Service). Breast Star, 82 mm, gilt Silver, rhombus shaped, hallmarked "925", superimposed parts, enameled, on the reverse medium pin.In original case of issue with inscription on the lid. Very rare and mint state! I RR!
A bronze figure of Buddha, Thailand, Ayuttahaya period 14th to 17th century, seated in sattvasana, his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudra, wearing a sanghati with long sash, the face with serene expression and downcast eyes, remnants of gilding, 34cm high Provenance: Eileen Power, traveller and historian, fiancee of Reginald Johnston (1928-35), later wife of Sir Michael Postan, the current vendor's direct predecessor.
A Collection of Tibetan women's vintage unworn clothing. Includes: A green silk and gold brocade fur lined hat, a yellow silk brocade costume with parrots with blue edging comprised of a long skirt, under blouse and top, a side fastening green silk gold brocade tunic with mauve gold brocade silk sleeves, a pink silk ikat patterned dress, an aquamarine silk checkerboard pattern and brocade bordered dress, a red silk Indian Banaras brocade with a gold and green lattice pattern, an Ivory silk Indian shawl printed with red Sanskrit mantras, a sash made of three pieces of a Japanese brocade silk Obi, a long side fastening robe and sash made of striated grey raw silk, a maroon and red cotton tunic, a Chinese red silk tunic with two embroidered panels of blue bats, a Tibetan white, black and red silk tablet woven sash and one white and one red silk Tibetan blouse.
DRESDEN; a late 19th/early 20th century porcelain table centre in the form of a scalloped edged pierced and floral encrusted bowl, with hand painted panels of flowers on a floral encrusted Rococo-style base, the stem with three putti, each holding a blue flower, on pierced and scrolled base, marked to foot, height 43cm (af). CONDITION REPORT Both legs of the left hand putti with the red sash has been repaired, some chips to some of the flowers as to be expected , minor wear
After Alexis-Simon Belle Portrait miniature of James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), 'The Old Pretender', wearing a suit of armour and the blue sash of the Order of the Garter On copper, oval, in a fitted case with white metal border 79 x 67mm Provenance: Property from the collection of the late Timothy Clowes
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, 9ct gold and blue enamelled Order of Merit awarded to Bro. William Coulson, C.P., by the Petriburg Lodge, 18 Oct, 1939, W 3.2cm, 13.2grs, silver and enamelled jewel, 1934, silver-gilt and enamelled jewel awarded to Reginald William Coulson, Royal Camp Military Lodge, 747 Aldershot, 10.2.70, 3 silver-gilt jewels, Royal Camp Military sash, 3 other sashes with jewels and other jewels, badges and a photograph of Bro, Coulson of the Edward Kirby Lodge, etc. (a lot)
Case: An extremely rare fitted case for the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, G.C.S.I., Knight Grand Commander’s Collar Chain, by Garrard, 24 Albemarle St., W., the exterior measuring 695mm x 495mm, of dark morocco leather, with tooled gilt edge, the interior backed in dark blue velvet, with the insides of the lid lined in white silk embossed with the manufacturer’s name and ‘Goldsmiths & Jewellers to the Crown’, the case accommodating the Collar Chain of the Order all on one level around the edge, with fitted spaces in the centre to accommodate the Sash badge and Star, with a customised central space to accommodate mounted group of medals, the two-part lid secured with two catches, part of one catch detached but present, some scuff marks to exterior, otherwise generally good condition commensurate with age and size and of the highest rarity £3,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Lieutenant-General H.H. Maharaja Sir Hari Singh, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, who was created G.C.S.I. in 1933. The Crown Jewellers Garrard were based at 24 Albemarle Street, London, from 1911 to 1948. See Lot 455 for the campaign group of twelve worn by Lieutenant-General H.H. Maharaja Sir Hari Singh.
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