Matthew Thomas
Senior Specialist
Lot 143
A Belgian export glass Chaupar Set Belgium, circa 1900(20)
6 October 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£800 - £1,200
Looking for a similar item?
Our Islamic and Indian Art specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot
A Belgian export glass Chaupar Set
Belgium, circa 1900
Belgium, circa 1900
the sixteen gaming pieces in ribbed glass with gilt highlights and forming four groups of green, red, dark blue and transparent glass, together with a cloth board sewn with glass beads in red, yellow, white and green and with a central panel depicting a female figure, Saurashtra, circa 1900, and three black and gilt glass pāsa or oblong die
the pieces 4cm high, 3.4cm wide, the cloth board 96cm wide, the pāsa 2.1cm wide(20)
the pieces 4cm high, 3.4cm wide, the cloth board 96cm wide, the pāsa 2.1cm wide(20)
Footnotes
Provenance
Private European collection.
By the beginning of the twentieth century Belgium was one of the largest glass producers in the world and it is estimated that 85% of its production was exported overseas.
The Kathi women in Kathiawar (the old name for Saurashtra) concentrated on bead embroidery following their introduction as a result of trade with the West. Many examples of bead-work and bead embroidery can be seen at the palace in Jasdan, near Rajkot.