PRESENTING AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE & IMPORTANT late 18C Anglo Indian Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus Sewing Box. VERY, VERY EARLY Sadeli Mosaic piece, which is what makes it all the more important! Made in the area of Bombay, India circa 1780-1800. The box is in a classic Regency Era Sarcophagus form, very Read more…
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus Sewing Box. Made in Bombay, India circa 1860-80. Box made of sandalwood with highly carved padouk wood reliefs and panels on all sides. Edged with bone and ebony veneers and glorious sadeli mosiac, made from tiny Read more…
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk Wood with Sadeli Mosaic Inlay Sewing Box. Made in Bombay, India, Circa 1880. The box is made of sandalwood with highly carved raised padouk wood panels on all sides, depicting temple scenes, animals and foliage. The box is in a sarcophagus Read more…
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam T/Shell and Bone Trinket Box. Made in Vizagapatam, India in circa 1860-80. Sandalwood box covered in gloriously patinated blonde shell with faux ivory edging and banding. Glorious carved fretwork and frieze panels on all sides. Central Medallion on the lid is hand-painted with Read more…
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…