2nd Sep, 2021 10:30
Quarterly Specialist Sale
Group of fifteen 19th Century 'Company School' Indian watercolours
Group of fifteen 'Company School' Indian watercolours, circa 1820-50, in seven frames (sizes exclude borders and mounts), viz:
1.Qutb Minar, Delhi (with procession of caparisoned elephant, riders, etc., 18cm x 14cm) and Tomb of Afzal Khan (Chini ka Rauza), Agra, 13.5 x 17.5cm, the two in one mount and frame
2. 'Gateway to Fattehpore Sickree' [Buland Darwaza of Fatehpur Sikri, Agra], 17.5cm x 22cm, entitled in ink to mount
3. Tomb of Shah Jahan, Taj Mahal (detail of pietra dura), 15.5cm x 20cm)
4. Tomb of Saint Selim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, 17cm x 22cm
5. Screen of the Taj Mahal, 16.5cm x 20.5cm
6. Agra group of four: Moti Masjid ('Pearl Mosque'), Agra (entitled 'The Palace Agra'), 17cm x 22cm), above Tomb of I'timad Al-Dawla; Tomb of Saint Selim Chishti, Courtyard of Moti Masjid, all three 6.5cm x 9.5cm
Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal (within Taj Mahal)
7. Taj Mahal group of five: Gateway to Taj Mahal; Screen of Taj Mahal; Exterior of Taj Mahal; Tomb of Shah Jahan; Tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, all approximately 6cm x 9.5cm
Later-mounted in gilt frames under glass, (15, in 7 frames)
Private Collection
Sold for £4,000
Group of fifteen 'Company School' Indian watercolours, circa 1820-50, in seven frames (sizes exclude borders and mounts), viz:
1.Qutb Minar, Delhi (with procession of caparisoned elephant, riders, etc., 18cm x 14cm) and Tomb of Afzal Khan (Chini ka Rauza), Agra, 13.5 x 17.5cm, the two in one mount and frame
2. 'Gateway to Fattehpore Sickree' [Buland Darwaza of Fatehpur Sikri, Agra], 17.5cm x 22cm, entitled in ink to mount
3. Tomb of Shah Jahan, Taj Mahal (detail of pietra dura), 15.5cm x 20cm)
4. Tomb of Saint Selim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, 17cm x 22cm
5. Screen of the Taj Mahal, 16.5cm x 20.5cm
6. Agra group of four: Moti Masjid ('Pearl Mosque'), Agra (entitled 'The Palace Agra'), 17cm x 22cm), above Tomb of I'timad Al-Dawla; Tomb of Saint Selim Chishti, Courtyard of Moti Masjid, all three 6.5cm x 9.5cm
Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal (within Taj Mahal)
7. Taj Mahal group of five: Gateway to Taj Mahal; Screen of Taj Mahal; Exterior of Taj Mahal; Tomb of Shah Jahan; Tomb of Mumtaz Mahal, all approximately 6cm x 9.5cm
Later-mounted in gilt frames under glass, (15, in 7 frames)
Private Collection
Auction: Quarterly Specialist Sale, 2nd Sep, 2021
Our Quarterly Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors Items.
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