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Lot 229

A Sikh repoussé silver Parasol (Chattri)
Punjab, 19th Century

8 April 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

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A Sikh repoussé silver Parasol (Chattri)
Punjab, 19th Century

of conical form, the body depicting Guru Nanak seated with Bhai Mardana to his right playing a stringed instrument, Bhai Bala to his left with a flywhisk, rising to a ridged tapering handle decorated with scale motifs, the base with alternating foliate and scalloped scrolling motifs, chain suspensions below
18.5 cm high; 261 g.

Footnotes

It is possible that this miniature silver parasol or chattri once hung over a copy of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy scripture. There is a comparable example in the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco (inv. no. 2007.19) which depicts Guru Nanak, the first of the Ten Sikh gurus along with his two companions, Bhai Mardana and Bhai Bala.

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