Works of Asian Art
PRESENTING a VERY RARE 18C Indian Miniature Painting of a Yogi from a Yoga Codex. Hand-painted on paper, with authentic age. Indian circa 1780 and most likely from Uttar Pradesh. It features a beautifully detailed scene of a ‘Yogi’ in seated yoga pose, with crossed legs and arms aloft in Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY RARE19C Indian Miniature Painting of an Elephant. Hand-painted on paper … Gouache. Indian, probably Mewar, Rajasthan circa 1860-70. It features a portrait of an Asian Elephant in ceremonial attire. The Elephant is in a standing pose, wearing a green and red quilted cover, with white straps adorned Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY RARE 18C Indian Miniature Painting of Maharana Ari Singh on horseback. Hand-painted on paper … Gouache. The paper shows all the authentic signs of age (see pics). Indian, Mewar circa 1750-70. It features a portrait of Maharana Ari Singh of Mewar. We know it is Maharana Ari Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY RARE 18C Indian Miniature Portrait of Maharana Madho Singh I of Jaipur. Hand-painted on paper … Gouache. The paper shows all the authentic signs of age (see pics). Indian, Jaipur circa 1750-70. It features a portrait of Maharana Madho Singh I of Jaipur. We know it is Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY RARE 19C Indian Miniature Portrait of Maharaja Takhat of Marwar. Hand-painted on paper … Gouache. Indian circa 1860-70. It features a portrait of Maharaja Takhat of Marwar. Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of western Rajasthan state in North Western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. The word ‘maru’ is Sanskrit for desert. Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY RARE 19C Indian Miniature Painting of Krishna and Female Gopis by a River. Hand-painted on paper, with authentic age. Indian circa 1860-80 and most likely from Uttar Pradesh. It features a beautifully detailed set of scenes! In the top scene there are 4 Peacocks intermixed with trees Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY RARE 19C Indian Miniature Painting of a Torture Scene. Hand-painted on paper which is mounted on board. Indian circa 1860-80 and most likely a Folio from an Indian Military Codex. It features a rather ‘disturbing’ set of scenes! In the top scene there is a warrior resting Read more…
PRESENTING a STUNNING piece of Indian Antiquity from the 17th Century, namely, a Pair of Indian Erotic Paintings from a Kama Sutra Series. India, Orissa, 17th Century. Hand-painted on cloth canvas. These have impeccable Provenance! They were purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Christie’s New York Auction on 19th Read more…
PRESENTING a LOVELY Early 20C Cambodian Polychrome Female Figurine. From circa 1900-20 and from South Eastern Asia, most likely Cambodia based up on the style. This is a wooden carved Cambodian Female Courtesan, hand painted, in the classic South East Asian (Cambodian) design and style. Evidence of genuine aging , Read more…
PRESENTING A STUNNING and RARE Vintage Chinese Green and Brown Serpentine Foo Dog Chop Seal. Chinese circa 1950. A fantastically carved Foo Dog in a contorted form, hand-carved from a single piece of mottled green, brown and white marble. Seal on the base. Really nice size. Bought by a Dallas Read more…
