Mughal

Lot 106. A fine Mughal very pale green jade lobed bowl, India, 18th century; 16.5cm (6 1/2in) wide. Estimate 10 000 € - 15 000 €. Sold for €20,400. Photo Fabrice Gousset. Of oval petal lobed form, set on a short foot carved with a large chrysanthemum flowerhead, each lobe finely carved to the exterior with a flower spray issuing leafy stems to each side, each long end with a flowerbud and demi leaf handle, the very pale semi-translucent stone polished to a high lustre, with some pale cloudy... [Lire la suite]

Lot 213. The Gate of Paradise. A pair of Mughal spectacles set with emerald lenses, in diamond-mounted frames, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames 19th century; setting: 12.5cm, lenses: each approx. 2.6cm long, 2cm wide and 0.295cm thick, 30.1grams. Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,500,000 GBP. (C) 2021 Sotheby's Lot 214. The Halo of Light. A pair of Mughal spectacles set with diamond lenses, in diamond-mounted frames, India, lenses circa 17th century, frames... [Lire la suite]

Lot 782. A Mughal pale green jade-handled gemstone-inlaid dagger, 18th-19th century; 38cm (15in) long. Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500. Sold for £ 22,750 (€ 26,452). Courtesy Sotheby's. The pale green jade hilt of pistol-grip form with swelling grip, the knuckle-guard with a bud-shaped gilt pommel set at the centre with a red gemstone, delicately inlaid overall with floral designs, the petal and leaves elegantly inset with diamonds. Note: Compare with a similar Mughal-style jade sword hilt inset with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. A bust-length portrait of the Emperor Jahangir, signed by Daulat, Mughal, dated 1627; 7.5 by 5.7cm. Estimate 30,000 — 40,000 GBP. Lot sold 60,000 GBP. Photo Sotheby's gouache heightened with gold on paper, ruled in red, blue and white, inscribed, signed and dated in nasta’liq script 'amal-i kamtarin bandah-i dargah Daulat’ ('the work of the most insignificant servant of the court, Daulat'), [regnal] 'year 22', in a khatamkari frame.  Provenance:... [Lire la suite]

Lot 134. A Mughal carved ivory powder flask with fish, 17th century; 23cm. Estimate 4,000 — 6,000 GBP. Lot sold 12,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's composed of two sections pinned together, carved with a composite design of fantastical and aquatic creatures, both in profile and in the round, some with their upper bodies emerging from the open jaws of their predators. Provenance: Acquired pre-1969. Note: Ivory powder flasks carved with composite beasts were popular during the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 131. A Mughal ivory-inlaid wood fall-front cabinet, Gujarat or Sindh, circa 1625-50; 35 by 53 by 38 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 27,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's hardwood veneered with rosewood and inlaid with ivory, the hinged flap opening to reveal an arrangement of ten drawers inlaid with confronting birds and rams between trees, the interior of the flap featuring falconers on horseback and standing between three foliate trees with birds, dyed orange and... [Lire la suite]

Chakrasamvara, Eastern India, 1100s. © The Trustees of the British Museum LONDON - Dr Imma Ramos, curator of Tantra: enlightenment to revolution, said: “This major exhibition will capture the rebellious spirit of Tantra, with its potential to disrupt prevailing social, cultural and political establishments. Tantra is usually equated with sex in the West, but it should be understood as part of a broader philosophy of transgression. We will demonstrate Tantra’s enduring potential for opening up new ways of seeing... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1593. A highly important Mughal white jade shell-formed cup, 17th century, inscribed with a Qianlong imperial poem dated to 1774; 7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) wide. Estimate on request. Price realised HKD 19,000,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2008. Magnificently carved in the form of a delicate shell, the thin lobed walls carved to the exterior in high relief with a large central gardenia flower, its delicately folding petals forming the shallow foot set before eight radiating serrated acanthus leaves... [Lire la suite]

Lot 44. A Portrait of a man in Ottoman dress holding a book, Mughal, India, 1610,opaque watercolour heightened with gold on paper, inscribed on the attached sheet on the reverse with notes in Persian and Mughal seal impressions from the Shah Jahan and 'Alamgir periods, together with notes added in devanagari when this painting entered the Mewar Royal Library, accompanied by the Mewar library stamp and the Mewar royal inventory number 20/220. Painting: 10.3 by 9.4cm. Leaf: 15.5 by... [Lire la suite]

Lot 252. A Mughal jewelled jade and silver inlaid jade-hilted dagger (khanjar), India, 18th century; 40cm. length. Estimate: 14,000 - 18,000 GBP. Lot sold 17,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. the light jade hilt carved and set with dark jade in a floral design with silver-inlaid stems and outlines, the double-edged watered steel tapering blade with central double-ridge, gold inscription and foliate designs at the forte. Sotheby's. Arts of the Islamic World, London, 23 october 2019