Lot 224. A carved jade bowl, Mughal or Deccan, circa 17th century. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot Sold 23,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s.
the nephrite jade carved as a stylised petalled foot leading to a polylobed bowl with detailed foliate leaves around the base, two scroll terminals to each end; 11.1cm. max. diam.; 3.4cm. height.
Note: Two similar bowls are in the al-Sabah collection, inv. no. LNS 355 HS and LNS 375 HS (illustrated in Keene 2001, p.96, nos. 8.4 and 8.5).
Sotheby’s. Art of Imperial India, London, 08 oct. 2014
