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Click here to subscribeTo be Sold without ReserveAn illustration from a Ramayana series: Hanuman confronting a demon, perhaps Bikaner, Rajasthan, 18th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on paper, Hanuman depicted leading his army who shoot arrows at the demon, a golden palace on a lake strewn with lotus flowers to the background, 21 x 14.7cm.
Four silver-inlaid bidri vases, Bidar, Deccan, late 18th-early 19th century, each on a short foot, the wide base tapering towards the neck and flaring slightly at the mouth, each with neck ring, each decorated with large oval cartouches containing floral sprays, three with vases at the base of each, and one with adorsed birds to neck and base, 24.6cm., 22.9cm., 23.8cm. and 23cm. high (4)
A small enameled silver box, Lucknow, North India, late 18th-19th century, rectangular with cut corners, the hinged cover decorated with a pair of cranes standing in a lake with flowers and vegetation behind, a pair of fish below, within a border of engraved four-point flowers, the sides with similar flowers on a cobalt blue enameled ground, the base with four-petalled flower and similar border, 4.2 cm. diam. x 1.5cm. high
A silver-inlaid Bidri bottle flask and a small bowl, Bidar, Deccan, India, late 18th century, the bottle of bulbous shape, on short foot with tall neck and flared mouth, decorated to body with oval medallions containing floral sprays, bands of smaller flowers and leaves above and below; the bowl similarly decorated, the interior well with a central palmette encircled by fishes, bottle 27.5 cm high; and bowl 12.5 cm diameter (2)Provenance: Private UK Collection
A silver-inlaid bidriware vase (surahi), Hyderabad, Deccan, India, late 18th-early 19th century, of bulbous form on a splayed foot with long flaring neck with a pronounced ring at top and bottom, profusely inlaid, decorated with oval cartouches containing floral sprays and rope design border, the neck with diagonal bands in between bands of leaves, the foot with inlaid repeating petals, 25cm. highProvenance: Private UK Collection
Srinathji, Nathdwara, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with silver, the dark blue idol shown with one arm raised, holding lotus flowers and wearing strings of pearls, below him a chaupad game, within an orange border, 35 x 26.7cm. Provenance: Private collection Germany acquired in India in the late 1960s
Lovers on a terrace, Oudh, North India, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold and silver, depicted wrapped in each other arms on a canopied bed, with gold patterned jamas adorning their entwined legs, he holds a flower in one hand and they both turn their heads to speak to the servant who brings them a cup and saucer, the moon above reflects in the lake behind them, jewelled vessels on a table below them contain food and drink and the terrace is lit with candles, outer border with repeated pattern of gold flowers, glazed and framed, painting 35.2 x 18.5cm., with border 34 x 25cm.Provenance: Private collection, LondonCondition Report: Glued down on card
A portrait of Jagat Singh II of Mewar (1734-1751) watching a Nautch, Mewar, Rajasthan, India, circa 1760, gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, the haloed ruler shown beneath a parasol and smoking, his vivid red robes echoed in those of the dancer before him, the drum held be one of his performers and the dress of one of his courtesans, inscribed verso and recto, 30.2 x 20.7cm. Provenance: Private Collection of J.P. Losty (1945-2021), formerly curator of Indian Visual Materials at the British Library; acquired from the Pan Asia Collection, Sotheby's, October, 1990 Inscriptions: Recto in gold: 'Portrait of Maharana Sri Jagat Singji. Dance of Women' Verso: 'Portrait of Maharaana Sri Jagat Singhji enjoying a dance of his women. This page entered into the [Royal Mewar] collection on Asadha badi 12 samvat 1818 [August 1761].'Condition Report: With some losses to paint
A copper-inlaid bidri dish and a silver-inlaid bidri vase, India, Deccan, 19th century, the dish of rounded form with slightly curved rim, inlaid with a band of alternating sections with flowers and foliage, around a central rosette d.: 16.8 cm; the vase on a short, round foot, the tapering body with neck ring and slightly flared mouth, with floral and animal design, h.: 15cm (2)
An engraved brass casket dibya, Gujerat or Rajasthan, India, late 17th century, on four feet, heavily cast and of faceted form with domed hinged lid, cast loop handle extending from a faceted bud finial, engraved to sides and lid with panels containing stylised floral and geometric patterns, and with bud finial to lid, 18.5cm. high x 16cm. diam. x 11.5cm. deepFootnotes: For a comparable in shape and design see a 17th century casket in M. Zebrowski, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, Alexandria Press, 1997, p. 284, no. 481. The feet of the present casket are of similar shape to ibid. nos. 479a and b also attributed to the 17th century.
To be Sold without ReserveA Raja and his consort, in the style of Bagta, Devarh, North India, circa 1760, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the couple both point to the sky as if observing something overhead, he is delicately painted with a white halo fringed with gold, echoed by his white robes, turban and gold trimmed sash, she wears similar pearl jewellery but her skirt would have been silver, now tarnished and lacking, within added red border, 17.5 x 12cm. Footnotes: Master painter Bagta, also spelled "Bakhta" was active 1761-1814 and trained in the royal court of the Mewar Rajput Maharana Ari Singh, but found true artistic liberation after departing Udaipur for Devgarh (also ‘Deogarh’) in the late 1760's. There he received new patronage from the Rawats of the Devgarh thikana. Bagta's characteristic refined execution of detail are visible in this painting.Condition Report: Poor condition, with staining, losses to paint, discoloration particularly to the skirt, laid down
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