Arts of the Islamic World & India

A study of birds, India, Company School, Calcutta, circa 1800-10

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Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

pencil, pen and ink, and watercolour on paper, depicting a woodpecker, a male and female golden oriole, and an owl, with identifying inscriptions in English and Persian in black ink, further inscriptions in English in pencil

47.7 by 38cm.

For another Company School study depicting a Goa sandpiper and a Malabar bird probably from the same series as the present illustration, see Bonhams London, 8 October 2009, lot 295.

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An illuminated Qur'an leaf in Maghribi script on pink paper, North Africa or Andalusia, late 12th/early 13th century

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An illustration from a Ramayana series: Parsurama with Rama and Sita, attributable to Purkhu and his family workshop, North India, Kangra, circa 1800-20

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An illustration from a Ramayana series: A feast organised by King Dasharatha for the rishis, attributable to Purkhu and his family workshop, North India, Kangra, circa 1800-20

Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Fourteen botanical studies, India, Company School, late 18th century

Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 GBP

Maharaja Shri Govind Ram Singh ji with attendants sailing on Lake Pichola, India, Rajasthan, Mewar, Udaipur, 18th century

Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 GBP

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Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 GBP

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