19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN INDIAN SILVER BOX MADE FOR THE EXPORT MARKET
India, 20th century
AN INDIAN SILVER BOX MADE FOR THE EXPORT MARKET
India, 20th century
A rectangular Indian silver box, the hinged lid inset with an Indian painting, opaque pigments on paper, depicting a courtly gathering of nobles and attendants in a palace garden, framed under glass, the sides and base in plain silver, stamped ‘SILVER’ underneath, the interior lined with wood, such boxes were often used for storing precious items, correspondence, or as presentation gifts, reflecting the tradition of Indian painting and export silverwork popular in the colonial and post-colonial periods.
15.4cm x 10.6cm x 3.2cm
Overall weigh 546.7gr.
Sold for £381
AN INDIAN SILVER BOX MADE FOR THE EXPORT MARKET
India, 20th century
A rectangular Indian silver box, the hinged lid inset with an Indian painting, opaque pigments on paper, depicting a courtly gathering of nobles and attendants in a palace garden, framed under glass, the sides and base in plain silver, stamped ‘SILVER’ underneath, the interior lined with wood, such boxes were often used for storing precious items, correspondence, or as presentation gifts, reflecting the tradition of Indian painting and export silverwork popular in the colonial and post-colonial periods.
15.4cm x 10.6cm x 3.2cm
Overall weigh 546.7gr.
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
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
