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 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 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 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 a STUNNING piece of Indian Antiquity from circa the 3rd Century, namely, a 3rd Century Red Sandstone Elephant . From Central India. The piece was purchased by a Private Dallas Collector at Sotheby’s or Christies of New York Auction pre-2004. Sotheby’s and Christies operate a twice yearly auction of Read more…
