19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES: GAURI RAGINI
Hyderabad, Deccan, Central India, 18th century
AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES: GAURI RAGINI
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Hyderabad, Deccan, Central India, 18th century
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical composition depicting an Indian maiden in the wilderness, holding two flowering branches or staffs, approaching a riverbank, behind her a hilly and mountainous landscape with typical Indian palatial complexes on the river and on the top of the mountain, the scene conveying a tranquil sense of serenity, set within red rules, and black and washed red borders, on a white cardboard mount, accompanied by the back of the original frame with NYC framer and Krinstein / Kringstein inventory labels.
The folio 30.5cm x 21cm, 33cm x 23.5cm including the mount
Provenance: The Estate of Alice Kringstein (née Katz, 1932 - 2022).
Sold for £676
AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES: GAURI RAGINI
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Hyderabad, Deccan, Central India, 18th century
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical composition depicting an Indian maiden in the wilderness, holding two flowering branches or staffs, approaching a riverbank, behind her a hilly and mountainous landscape with typical Indian palatial complexes on the river and on the top of the mountain, the scene conveying a tranquil sense of serenity, set within red rules, and black and washed red borders, on a white cardboard mount, accompanied by the back of the original frame with NYC framer and Krinstein / Kringstein inventory labels.
The folio 30.5cm x 21cm, 33cm x 23.5cm including the mount
Provenance: The Estate of Alice Kringstein (née Katz, 1932 - 2022).
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
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
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