19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A KALIGHAT PAINTING WITH LOVERS
Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, Eastern India, first half 20th century
A KALIGHAT PAINTING WITH LOVERS
PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION
Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, Eastern India, first half 20th century
Opaque pigments on paper, the vertical composition depicting an oval profile portrait of two lovers, each holding a rose and gazing at their companion, mounted, glazed and framed.
54cm x 44cm including the frame
Estimated at £400 - £600
A KALIGHAT PAINTING WITH LOVERS
PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION
Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, Eastern India, first half 20th century
Opaque pigments on paper, the vertical composition depicting an oval profile portrait of two lovers, each holding a rose and gazing at their companion, mounted, glazed and framed.
54cm x 44cm including the frame
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
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
