A fine wood Screen
Northern India, circa 1880
Northern India, circa 1880
pierced and carved, comprising 3 graduated hinged sections with scalloped top, the largest section with openwork field with scrolling fruit-bearing leafy vine, the middle section with profused leafy fronds, the smallest section with undulating flower-bearing vine, each section with borders ensuite
165 x 2.5 x 165 cm.
165 x 2.5 x 165 cm.
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Footnotes
- Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late Sir R.D. Sethna, (1854 - 1933) of Esplanade House, Bombay, adviser and lawyer of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda (reg. 1875 - 1939); acquired by the present owner's father circa 1970.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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