31 juillet 2019

Portrait of Prince Khurram, Later Shah Jahan, Mughal India, circa 1620

Lot 384. Portrait of Prince Khurram, Later Shah Jahan, Mughal India, circa 1620. Opaque pigments and gold on paper, in colored borders on gold-flecked cream album leaf, backed on cream card. Painting 6 3/8 x 4 1/8 ins. (16.2 x 10.3 cm.); folio 12 3/8 x 8 ¾ ins. (31.2 x 22.3 cm). Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019

23 mars 2017

A highly-important imperial Mughal spinel, India, dated 1024 AH/1615 AD and 1070 AH/1659 AD

Lot 191. A highly-important imperial Mughal spinel, inscribed with the names of emperors Jahangir, Prince Khurram and ‘Alamgir (Aurangzeb), India, dated 1024 AH/1615 AD and 1070 AH/1659 AD. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 GBP. Lot sold 272,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's 2017. the pinkish stone weighing approximately 54.5 carats, incised with nasta'liq calligraphy, pierced through the centre and set with a later gold chain and hanging seed-pearl and metal-thread pendant, in bespoke velvet-lined box, with... [Lire la suite]