A NORTH INDIAN BRONZE HUQQA IN THE FORM OF A MANGO, 18TH ~ 19TH CENTURY.
It is believed that these small water pipes were made to be used by ladies and of course the diminutive size meant that they were easily portable. The mango shape fits nicely in the hand. The bronze is darker in tone than my photographs suggest.
A FINE AND LARGE TRIBAL FOLK BRONZE ELEPHANT AND HOWDAH, BASTAR, ORISSA. 19th ~ 20th CENTURY.
A large lost wax casting in bronze of an elephant with attending mahout, an elaborate howdah on its back. Within the howdah can be found a figure seated on a swing, he is carrying an offering. These folk bronzes come from Eastern India and are notoriously difficult to date. I’m assuming late 19th or early 20th century. I ... Click for details
From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a beautiful vintage Indian silk sari executed in a rich fuscia colored silk and using silver threads woven into floral and geometric motifs.
Size and Condition: This is a tremendous piece measuring 179 inches (15 feet) long and 44 inches (3 1/2 feet) wide. Due to its size it is rather cumbersome to photograph, and so the photos are showing the piece folded and at only a... Click for details
From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a beautiful vintage Indian silk sari executed in a rich and lively multi-colored palette. The central panel uses purple and red silks along with gold thread woven into elaborate floral and geometric designs, and the borders use blue and green silks along with gold thread as well.
Size and Condition: This is a tremendous piece measuring 196 inches (16 1/3 feet) long, and 43... Click for details
Good spun copper bowl with finely incised foliate scrolls in eight panels, please note one panel has niello inlay. This piece is quite heavy for its size, (D: 13.4cm/5.1in and H: 7.8cm/3in). Aside from some oxidation inside it is excellent condition. As I am not a specialist in this field, I will give it a conservative dating of at least 19th CE and an knowledgeable colleague advised me this most likely North Indian i.e. Kashmiri.
From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a large carved marble caparisoned elephant from Southern India. Naturalistically carved from a cream / off-white colored marble, this makes for a good decorator's item for those looking to add an Indian flair.
Size and Condition: 12 inches tall, 10 inches long, and 4 inches deep. A very heavy and substantial piece of marble at approximately 20 pounds.
From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, a truly delightful little enameled silver box from Jaipur, Rajasthan (India), with scrolling leaves and geometric designs in turquoise, royal blue, ruby red, and brownish gold, all executed upon high grade silver.
There is a plethora of arts and crafts throughout the Rajasthan region, but the different cities there tend to have a few art forms in particular that they each ex... Click for details
From our Indian Subcontinent Collection, an extremely fine and beautiful Mughal - style silk rug executed in the “tree of life pattern,” with various pairs of fauna and flora in the center medallion, and flanked by additional flora and geometric motifs in the border areas. Woven with a veritable kaleidoscope of rich but subtle shades of mint, peach, burgundy, brown, cream, taupe, and burnt orange colored silks, this is a very elegant and sophisticated piece that can be used either as a floor ru... Click for details
