19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A KASHMIRI POLYCHROME-PAINTED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ TEA CADDY
Kashmir, Northern India, ca. 1880s - 1920s
A KASHMIRI POLYCHROME-PAINTED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ TEA CADDY
Kashmir, Northern India, ca. 1880s - 1920s
Of baluster form with domed lid and waisted foot, painted in polychrome tones, gilt and lacquered, decorated with dense floral sprays on a golden ground, featuring chrysanthemums, carnations, and other stylised blooms in vibrant red, blue, green, and orange hues, the floral decoration extending over the lid and foot, the interior lacquered in dark tones, likely used originally to store tea leaves, a fine example of Kashmiri lacquerware from the Anglo-Indian period, exhibiting the high degree of craftsmanship associated with Srinagar workshops active in the early 1900s.
33cm high
Sold for £184
A KASHMIRI POLYCHROME-PAINTED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ TEA CADDY
Kashmir, Northern India, ca. 1880s - 1920s
Of baluster form with domed lid and waisted foot, painted in polychrome tones, gilt and lacquered, decorated with dense floral sprays on a golden ground, featuring chrysanthemums, carnations, and other stylised blooms in vibrant red, blue, green, and orange hues, the floral decoration extending over the lid and foot, the interior lacquered in dark tones, likely used originally to store tea leaves, a fine example of Kashmiri lacquerware from the Anglo-Indian period, exhibiting the high degree of craftsmanship associated with Srinagar workshops active in the early 1900s.
33cm high
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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Viewing:
13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
