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 FABULOUSLY RARE 18C Indo-Portuguese Vargueno Mini Cabinet. EXTREMELY RARE, HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND DESIRABLE Colonial piece ! It is an Indo-Portuguese Vargueno Mini Cabinet, circa 1780, with strong Persian influences. Vargueno’s are typically Portuguese or Spanish. Portugal, through its colonization of parts of Asia in the 17th and 18th Read more…
PRESENTING a VERY NICE Vintage Indian Pumice Stone Carving of Ganesha. We believe this to be a 20th Century piece (probably mid 20th Century, circa 1950) because of the patina of the stone and natural signs of aging. However, it does have signs of some age, which leads to our Read more…
PRESENTING AN ADORABLE and quite RARE, Vintage Indian Distressed Wooden Elephant Plant Stand. This little guy has been exposed to the elements a little too long but it gives him ‘loads of character’ ! It is a hand carved wooden (painted white) carving of an elephant to create a plant Read more…
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Bronze Dancing Shiva Nataraja. From circa 1860-80 this is a stunning piece of Indian and Hindu symbolism. From India this is an OUTSTANDING version of fairly well known subject matter, namely, a bronze of a dancing Shiva inside a flaming ring. Shiva has a profusely decorated Read more…
PRESENTING AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING 19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality. Made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the FINEST sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have EVER SEEN ! The box is made from coromandel wood (an exotic hardwood found in Ceylon) Read more…
PRESENTING AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC 19C Anglo Ceylonese Lap Desk of Museum Quality. We can safely say that this is one of the FINEST lap desks we have ever seen ! The Lap desk box is rectangular in shape when fully closed, with the most gorgeous reeding design of the wood Read more…
PRESENTING A SUPERB 19C Anglo Indian Sadeli Mosaic Greeting Card Case. Made in or around Bombay, India circa 1880. This is a Greeting Card Case used for holding your greeting cards or business cards of the day ! The body of the case is made from sandalwood and it is Read more…
PRESENTING an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS AND VERY RARE 19C Anglo Indian Vizigapatam Stamp Box. Made in Colonial India (the Time of the Raj) circa 1860. Probably made in the region of Vizagapatam. It is a t/shell box in rectangular shape, covered with bone friezes and banding. The lid slides sideways to Read more…
PRESENTING an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS 19C Anglo Indian Octagonal Shell and Bone Jewelry Box. Made in Colonial India (the Time of the Raj) circa 1880. Probably made in the region of Vizagapatam. It is a sandalwood box in octagonal shape, covered in tortoiseshell and with bone friezes and banding. It sits Read more…
