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Islamic and Indian Art

6 October 2015 | starting at 14:00 BST

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194 lots available

A silver Chaupar Set Radhanpur, 20th Century(20)

A painted wood and ivory-mounted Chaupar Set Gujarat, early 20th Century(24)

A gem-set gold marriage Pendant (tali kuchchi) Tamil Nadu, South India, 19th Century

A group of four gold Pendants Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan, late 19th/ early 20th Century(4)

A repoussé gold coin Necklace (kasumalai) South India, probably Tamil Nadu, late 19th Century

A ruby-set 'makara head' gold bracelet (Toda) South India, 19th Century

A pair of Indian diamond-set gold pendent Earrings (2)

A large Indian emerald and diamond-set gold Ring

Gujari Ragini: a maiden playing a vina in the grounds of a palace, accompanied by a female attendant with a flywhisk Malwa, circa 1680

Malkos raga: a prince seated in a pavilion with female musicians and attendants Datia, Madhya Pradesh, circa 1725

An illustration to a Panchakhyana series: A king in discussion with his courtiers within and around pavilions Mewar, circa 1700

Maharana Ari Singh (reg. 1761-73) seated on a terrace with a courtesan and female attendants Mewar, circa 1761

Thakur Gopinath Rathore on horseback with two attendants on foot alongside Ghanerao, Marwar, circa 1720

A prince smoking a hookah on a terrace, an attendant standing behind him with a flywhisk Marwar, circa 1800

A group of seven folios from a ragamala series Amber, early 18th Century(7)

A ruler seated with noblemen on an ornate floral carpet on a terrace, African attendants in the background North Deccan, Hyderabad, circa 1720

Asavari Ragini: a young maiden seated in a rocky landscape, playing a musical instrument, snakes entwined around her arm and around nearby trees Deccan, Hyderabad, circa 1760-1770

Nawab Zahid Khan seated on a terrace with an attendant North India, circa 1740-45

A Nawab seated on a terrace, his sword, shield and dagger beside him Provincial Mughal, late 18th Century

Malkos raga: a prince leading his mistress to a pavilion on a riverside terrace, two female attendants standing by Provincial Mughal, north India, late 18th Century

A young nobleman on a terrace with female attendants Delhi, early 19th Century

A princess with female musicians and attendants on a riverside terrace at night Lucknow, c. 1760-1780

Radha and Krishna in a landscape with a cowherd, a storm in the sky beyond Jaipur, circa 1780

Two illustrated leaves from a dispersed manuscript of Firdausi's Shahnama, depicting hunting scenes, with later borders Mughal, circa 1630, the borders probably Delhi, circa 1800(2)

A large painting depicting the pietra dura work on the top of the cenotaph of Mumtaz Mahal at the Taj Mahal, Agra Company School, Agra, circa 1820-30

An Eastern Goshawk, by Bhawani Das, from the collection of Lady Impey Company School, Calcutta, circa 1780

A large botanical study of cupressus lusitanica Company School, probably Calcutta, circa 1848

An image of the family of Siva carried in procession South India, perhaps Pondicherry, mid-19th Century

An impressive painting on cloth depicting a tiger Rajasthan, probably Udaipur, circa 1900-1920

Maharana Sarup Singh (reg. 1842-61) hunting boar on horseback with attendants Udaipur, circa 1855-60

A ruler on horseback hunting boar Udaipur, circa 1860

A prince in devotion before Siva and Parvati, accompanied by Ganesh and Nandi Jodhpur, early 19th Century

Radha and Krishna with female musicians and attendants Jaipur or Alwar, circa 1800

Maharajah Man Singh of Jodhpur (reg. 1803-43) with Prince Chattar Singh and noble attendants, including the royal guru Dev Nath, before an image of the immortal ascetic Jallandharnath Jodhpur, circa 1810-1815

Thakur Guman Singh of the Sanderao thikana (acceded 1708) in philosophical discussion with the yogi Dhundhali Mal in a mountainous landscape Jodhpur, circa 1820

A nobleman at prayer before an image of Krishna, accompanied by a large congregation of noblemen and attendants South Rajasthan, or possibly Gujarat, second half of the 19th Century

A Raja of Bandralta, probably Indra Dev, seated with a hawk, smoking a hookah, an attendant with a flywhisk standing behind him Bandralta, circa 1750

A folio from the Devi Mahatmya, part of the Markandeya Purana: Vishnu sleeping on the sea-serpent on the face of the waters, Brahma seated on the lotus rising from his navel, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha about to attack Pahari, probably Basohli, early 19th Century

Vihagada ragaputra: a prince seated against a bolster on a terrace with a maiden, and a female attendant with a flywhisk Bilaspur, second quarter of the 18th Century

Radha and Krishna at a balcony window Kangra, early 19th Century

A scene from the Devi Mahatmya: Indra, seated on Airavata, watches the demon army, led by Sumbha and Nisumbha, killing the gods Kangra, circa 1830

A folio from a Bhagavata Purana series: Ugrashavas beginning to narrate the Bhagavata Purana to the sages at his ashram in the forest Pahari, early 19th Century

Three drawings: a battle scene from the Mahabharata; Yudhisthira and Draupadi ploughing the ground, from the Mahabharata; a maiden at her toilette overlooked by a prince, perhaps Radha and Krishna Pahari, 19th Century(3)

A collection of thirty-one drawings, depicting subjects from Hindu mythology, court and battle scenes, and studies of animals Pahari, early 19th Century(29)

A Hindu devotional manuscript, with 55 illustrations Kashmir, circa 1860

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