19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A PROFILE PORTRAIT OF A SIKH NOBLEMAN
Possibly Lahore or Punjab, Northern India, ca. 1860 - 1880
A PROFILE PORTRAIT OF A SIKH NOBLEMAN
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Possibly Lahore or Punjab, Northern India, ca. 1860 - 1880
Ink and white wash on paper, the small-sized preparatory sketch depicting a distinguished bearded man of South Asian descent, wearing a multi-folded turban reminiscent of Sikh dastar turbans with the characteristic arrow-like opening on the forehead, with a well-groomed beard and thick moustache, the roughly sketched shoulders covered by a shawl with many pleats, on the upper right corner a later-added sepia ink inscription reading Barkat Ali Khan, on the left two inscriptions reading Rs.1, set on a cardboard mount.
The sketch 7.6cm x 8.4cm, 18.6cm x 19cm including the mount
Sold for £135
A PROFILE PORTRAIT OF A SIKH NOBLEMAN
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Possibly Lahore or Punjab, Northern India, ca. 1860 - 1880
Ink and white wash on paper, the small-sized preparatory sketch depicting a distinguished bearded man of South Asian descent, wearing a multi-folded turban reminiscent of Sikh dastar turbans with the characteristic arrow-like opening on the forehead, with a well-groomed beard and thick moustache, the roughly sketched shoulders covered by a shawl with many pleats, on the upper right corner a later-added sepia ink inscription reading Barkat Ali Khan, on the left two inscriptions reading Rs.1, set on a cardboard mount.
The sketch 7.6cm x 8.4cm, 18.6cm x 19cm including the mount
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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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
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