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Place of Origin: Indian
Kashmir Shawl, India
Located in Istanbul, TR
This is a very good example to the shawls of 19th C. from India.. It is in rather good shape for its age.
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wool
$3,200
19th Century Indian armchairs
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Indian armchairs
19th Century Indian set of two armchairs, richly hand-carved. The coconut wooden chairs have beautiful scenes of Buddhist Gods, animals and floral deco...
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Late 19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Coconut
$4,981 / set
A Large 19th Century South Indian Bronze Dancing Female Figure, Tamil Nadu
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous and Quite Large 19th Century South Indian Bronze Dancing Female Figure, Tamil Nadu. This Indian bronze sculpture depicts a dancing fem...
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1850s Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass Baby Rattle Whistle Bell Dangles, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique brass baby rattle whistle bell dangles, India.
Handcrafted baby rattle in openwork designs with whistle handle and three decorative bell dangles.
...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Indian Islamic Carved Calligraphic Marble Tile, circa 1860
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare Indian Islamic carved calligraphic marble tile, circa 1860
Hand carved with a cusped cartouche containing lines of dense thuluth calligraphy. Sitting on a custom made stand...
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19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Old Indian Hand Painted Carved Wood Window Frame Indian Dancers, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
Original ancient Indian window depicting two dancers, a female and a male, intent in their moves and in typical customs. Floral themes in the frame. The window is made of hand painte...
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19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Architectural Hand Carved Wood Horse
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Intriguing horse sculpture made of hand carved solid wood, hand painted with beautiful rustic patina.
Professionally mounted on steel base. Exceptional object of art for display.
Category
20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$350 Sale Price
70% Off
Indian 19th Century Gujarat Armoire with Iron Braces and Carved Half Columns
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian Gujarat rustic hand-carved wooden armoire from the 19th century, with iron braces and half-columns. Created in Western India during the...
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19th Century Rustic Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large vintage Shiva lingam stone Indian Asian Art Sculpture Interior Décor
Located in London, GB
A multi-coloured stone Shiva Lingam, a elongated egg shaped stone used for Shaivite worship in Hindu rituals These heavy stones are sacred and come from the Narmada River in In...
Category
1880s Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone
Ancient Indian Bronze Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Indian bronze bowl is an original decorative object realized in India in the mid-19th century.
Bronze.
Excellent conditions.
Original manuf...
Category
19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$247 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Pichhavai Painting of Krishna with Female Gopis Dancing
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Vintage Pichhavai Painting of Krishna with Female Gopis Dancing.
Colorful Pichhavai hand painted on cotton cloth, circa 1940, depicting a scene from the life of Krishna, in a garden setting.
One of a kind Pichhavai painting of Krishna with female Gopis dancing, the composition is enclosed in a lush green forest and the colors of the dresses play off against the vegetative forms, adding a lively pattern to the whole composition green and black border with stylized floral motifs on a blue ground, border composed of meandering leafy vines and multicolored flowers.
A Pichhavai painting depicting Krishna, represented in multiple places with female Gopis dancing and offering, great colors, the composition is enclosed in a lush green forest and the colors of the dresses in yellow and oranges play off against the vegetative forms, adding a lively pattern to the whole floral composition, with a colorful Gopis and worshipers. A beautiful antique early 20th century Pichhavai painting depicting Krishna represented in multiple places with Gopi dancing. This piece is all hand painted in pastel colors. It is believed that Krishna enchants the world, but Radha enchants even him. Therefore, she is the supreme goddess of all and together they are called as Radha-Krishna.
Gouache on cloth. Rajasthan Jaipur, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Decorative Art.
One of a kind hand-painted.
Some damages on the corners.
Not framed will be shipped rolled.
Dimensions height: 47.25 in. width: 36.5 in.
A Picchawai is a large-scale temple hanging made for temporary use in a Pushti Marg shrine. The Pushti Marg (Path of Grace) is a Hindu sect that focuses on the worship of Krishna. One of a kind large size painting on cloth depicting the story of Krishna from a young age. Hand Made painting on cloth.This is an exceptional example including quality of line and design. Not framed, will be shipped rolled. Hand painted in India Lord Krishna Beautiful Hand Painted Indian Traditional Religious pichwai with gopis .... "Maharaas" Maharas is one of the wonderful pastimes of Shri Krishna. It was conceived by the Gopis in Vrindavan in the month of Margashirsha. The gopis worshiped Goddess Katyayani continuously for one month on the sands of Yamuna in Vrindavan and chanted daily. Lord Krishna had to come because of his love and penance. Krishna created Maharas by holding different forms with each gopi there The
A picchawai is a large-scale temple hanging made for temporary use in a Pushti Marg shrine. The Pushti Marg (Path of Grace) is a Hindu sect that focuses on the worship of Krishna. Pichhwai paintings...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
Large Marble Lakshmi Statue from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: marble
105 cm high
64 cm wide and 29 cm deep
Originating from India
Hand carved from a single block of white marble
A beautiful piece !
Can be shipped worldwide
Est...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
An Indian Silver Foil Overlaid Palaquin, Early 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Indian Silver Foil Overlaid Palaquin, Early 19th Century
The open scroll and foliate embossed seat with a shaft to each end (one detached).
Provenance: Estate of Gol, Rajasthan,...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Foil
Antique Indian Miniature Painting of Krishna Conversing with Radha in a Pavilion
Located in San Francisco, CA
Another charming painting of Lord Krishna and his paramour Radha along with her consort seated in an elaborate pavilion while having a gestured conversation. The interior setting is...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Asian Dancing Hindu Bronze Copper Shiva Nataraja Circa 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage heavy Indian patinated copper bronze statue of Shiva Nataraja.
An Indian metal alloy copper model of Shiva Nataraja.
"The Hindu God Shiva performs his dance of Bliss"
In the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
16th century Antique Indian wooden Temple fragment from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Discover the beauty of this antique Indian wooden temple fragment, a remarkable 16th-17th century artifact showcasing traditional craftsmanship. Carved from solid wood, this exquisit...
Category
16th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Hand-Carved Himalayan Storage Chest, Early 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This rustic storage chest originates from Himachal Pradesh in Northern India, a region rich in Tibetan and Himalayan cultural heritage. Crafted by nomadic communities, the piece was ...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Antique Hindu Bronze Temple Horse and Chariot Statue Toy on Wheels India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique hindu bronze Temple horse and chariot statue toy on wheels.
Commonly known as "Temple Toys," these cast brass figures date back to the early-to-Mid...
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine Indian Court Painting Framed
Located in Greenwich, CT
Framed refined Indian court painting, beautiful colors and gold leafing, exquisite details, 19th century, Conservation framed
Overall size with ...
Category
19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Paper
Middle 20th century Old marble Ganesha statue - Original Buddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This Old marble Ganesha statue is a magnificent work of art that embodies the essence of the elephant-headed deity, Lord Ganesha. Crafted from marble, it stands 29,8 cm tall, with di...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Marble
Indo Persian Hand Painted Papier Mache Table Box
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Canterbury, GB
Large Impressive Indo Persian Table Box
Handcrafted from Papier Mache
Engraved and skillfully hand painted
Dating from mid 1900's
Good vintage condition with gentle signs of wear c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Large wooden sculpture horse, India, 19th/20th century
Located in Gorssel, GE
Large decorative Indian Hindu woodcarving depicting a horse with an attendant (possibly shiva), used for processions. Indian Temple Horse.
Polychrome woodcarving. In fair condition,...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Indian Bronze Figure of Baby krishna with his Butterball
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique bronze figure of Baby Bata Krishna crawling figure holding the pearl of wisdom or butterball.
Antique Indian Bronze Figure of Baby krishna with his Butterball.
An Indian Bronze Figure of Balakrishna, the baby Krishna wearing chains around his waist and a necklace, his face with a humorous expression, holding a ball of butter in his right hand, it is considered the ball of wisdom.
Antique Asian collectible cast bronze copper sculpture figurine of Hindu God Lord Krishna in a baby form.
19th century lost wax cast bronze Bata Krishna figure, India Avatar of Vishnu, the Bala Krishna form represents him as a baby.
Krishna is probably the most beloved avatar of god Vishnu and is widely worshipped all over India.
Crawling Krishna is a common subject, the craftsmanship and the elegance of proportions make this Vigraha an outstanding one.
Dimensions: Height: 3 inches Length: 2.50 inches Depth 2.50 inches.
From the Art collection of Marian and John Scott.
Acquisition date: 1986.
From the Art collection of Marian and John Scott who purchased this item from the amazing private collection of Mark Lissauer who spent his life collecting niche ethnographic pieces.
About Mark Lissauer:
Mark Lissauer spent forty years travelling abroad for months at a time collecting ethnographic artefacts primarily from New Guinea and the islands of the West Pacific, and from Asia and Himalayan countries. Fluent in five languages and having in the course of business travelled to more than forty countries, Mark is well-known to museums and art-collectors around the world for his long career and his interesting and diverse collection of rare ethnographic material.
Mark knows the origin and symbolism of each piece. Through extensive research and more than ninety trips around the globe, Mark familiarised himself with the traditions of the various cultures he visited in order to understand the meaning of each object to its region and tribe. His home has a specialist library and several rooms are filled with tribal carvings, textiles and ethnographica.
He acquired his first tribal piece in 1948 during a business trip to Milne Bay, New Guinea, and has since documented the acquisition of some 35,000 items. Several thousands of these have been sold to important private collections and museums worldwide, including the Rockefeller Museum, the British Museum and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, now incorporated into the Louvre Museum.
Estimator certificate of authenticity by Wayne Heathcote Tribal Art Dealer and Expert.
Heathcote has a flash gallery in Brussels, where much of the tribal art business is centred, and is an expert at Sotheby's tribal art sale...
Category
1850s Expressionist Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Copper
13th Century Gold Coin From The Ghurid Rulers Of India MU'IZZ AL-DIN MUHAMMAD
Located in London, GB
Ghurid Rulers Of India, Mu'izz Al-Din Muhammad B. Sam (567-602h). Gold 10-Mithqals/Dinars, Balad Ghazna 601h. Obverse: In Field: La Ilaha Illa Allah Muhammad Rasul Allah Al-Nasir Li-Din Allah Amir Al-Mu'minin; In Field (Above, And To Left And Right): Allah A'la; (Below): Ornament Of Two Intertwined Tendrils; In Margin: Qur'an Ix, 33. Reverse: In Field: Al Sultan Al-A'azam Mu 'Izz Al-Dunya Wa Al-Din Abu'l-Muzaffar Muhammad Bin Sam; In Field (Above, And To Left And Right): Allah A'la; (Below): Ornament Of Two Intertwined Tendrils; In Margin: Mint And Date. Weight: 44.82g.
Published: The Shah Firzan Heritage Of Islamic Coins...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Indian Mughal Miniature Painting in Vizagapatam Inlay Frame
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Indian Mughal Miniature watercolor painting in white inlay frame
Indo-Persian hand painted watercolor miniature watercolor painting in very fine art w...
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Mid-20th Century Agra Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Carved Sandstone Jain Family Group, 6th-7th Century, Uttar Pradesh, India
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and rare Indian carved sandstone stele of a Jain family group, Sarnath style, early Indian Medieval period, 6th-7th century, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Carved from a single block of buff sandstone, the stele features a Jain family group comprised of a father, mother, and two children. The family group is portrayed upon a lotus pedestal under a tall palm tree. The mother and father both seated in a relaxed pose known as lalitasana, or royal ease pose, a jovial expression on their faces. The mother holds the daughter in her lap. The younger son scampers mischievously up the trunk of the palm tree, his head turned to look back at his parents.
Above the family, nestled in a niche amongst the palm fronds, an image of a Jain Tirthankara...
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
A Very Large and Rare 14-16thC Nagapattinam Bronze Buddha, 8000
Located in Ukiah, CA
A one-of-a-kind 14-16thC Nagapattinam Standing Indian Bronze Buddha (close to Chola, in both location and time, but this one is Buddhist, the other Hindu. Chola is more famous- both ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$92,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pichhavai Hindu Painting of Radha and Krishna with Female Gopis
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Pichhavai Hindu Painting of Radha and Krishna with Female Gopis.
Pichhwai Hindu Painting of Krishna and Radha framed under glass.
Kris...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Antique 19th Century Indian Hindu Copper Sacred Nandi Bull Water Vessel 1800
Located in Portland, OR
An antique Indian Hindu copper Nandi (bull) lidded and handled water vessel, circa 1800.
In the Hindu faith & culture of India the bull is a sacred animal, the term Nandi means "giving joy" or "delight", the Nandi is the scared bull of one of the most important gods, Shiva, the bull is also Shiva's animal form and also his transport.
This vessel is finely crafted from copper and has a circular lid and hinged handle, the vessel is modeled as a bull by hand hammering using...
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Early 1800s Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Hindu Brass Box with Peacocks and Elephants
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Hindu brass decorative box.
This is an antique Mughal style brass Indian ornate locking trinket box container.
It has six compartments that lock ...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Anglo-Indian Ironbound Pitara Coffer with Hammered Copper Elements
Located in Morristown, NJ
A large antique traditional Indian coffer known as a Pitara Chest, meaning Treasure Chest (or more literally ‘a box full of treasures’ in Hindi). 19th c....
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Large Indian Gold Damascened Steel Tegha Sword
Located in London, GB
Large Indian gold damascened steel tegha sword.
Indian, c. 1850
Length 112cm, width 16cm, depth 10cm
This remarkable sword is a tegha, a large Indian sword...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Steel
Antique South Asian Polychrome Wooden Oversized Ceremonial Horse from India
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Southeast Asian Polychrome Wooden Oversized Temple Horse from India.
Large Antique Southeast Asian Carved Polychrome Wood Horses.
Antique Southeast Asian carved wood model of a parade horse.
the body with allover polychrome, saddle and reins carved in high relief, the tail lacquered.
19th century hand carved oversized wooden Indian temple horse...
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19th Century Anglo Raj Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Tibetan Indian Nepalese Bronze Amulet Temple Shrine Figures Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
An interesting work. We are not sure of the significance of the standing couple and snake hanging over their heads. Likely Tibetan or Indian/ Nepalese. Has a beautiful patina acquire...
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20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Colorful Pichhavai Silk Asian Painting with Krishna and Radha
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A large Pichhavai painting depicting Krishna, represented in multiple places with female Gopis dancing and offering, great colors, the composition is enclosed in a lush green forest ...
Category
Early 20th Century Agra Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Antique Mughal Rajasthani India Bronze Oil Lamp
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Mughal Rajasthan India, bronze temple oil lamp.
Oil lamp with 4 wick burners.
Fantastic patina and great scale.
Used for sacred ceremonies in...
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Early 20th Century Agra Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Indo-Persian Tinned Copper Lidded Jar Middle Eastern Islamic Art
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Indo-Persian Tinned Copper Jar Hand-Engraved Islamic Metalwork, c. 1900
A striking example of early 20th-century Indo-Persian artistry, this antique lidded jar is handcrafte...
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20th Century Islamic Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper, Tin
Indian Antique Smelting Pot with Back Handle, Front Spout and Weathered Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique smelting pot from the 19th century, with back handle, front spout and nice patina. Created in India during the 19th century, th...
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19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Indian Shiva Mukhalingam Brass Alloy Human Face Cover
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique Indian Shiva Mukhalingam made from a brass alloy and formed as a human face dating from the 18th century.
The Shiva Mukhalingam has a single face (some come with four or ...
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18th Century Other Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Illustration of the Feet of Lord Rama, 'Sri Ram Prada Yatra'
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed illustration of the feet of Lord Rama. The feet are labeled with illustrative symbols, including a lotus flower, shells, and crescent moons. There are a total of 17 s...
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19th Century Other Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mughal Court Scene on Silk After a 19th Century Indo-Persian Palace Painting
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-Painted Mughal Court Scene on Silk, After 19th Century Indo-Persian Palace Painting. Not framed
Exquisite Indian Mughal School painting on silk, inspired by a 19th-century Indo-...
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Mid-20th Century Anglo Raj Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Textile, Silk
Vintage Indian Silk Embroidered Fabric with Red, Orange, Purple and Golden Tones
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian vintage large silk embroidered fabric from the second half of the 20th century with red, orange, purple, green and golden tones among others. Possibly originating from Rajasthan, this stunning silk fabric is made of sari pieces that were sewn together. Mesmerizing us with its embroidered floral and elephant motifs as well as its rich tones, this 40 or 50 year old...
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20th Century Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Asian Decorative Art Phad Painting Rajasthan Royal Procession
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Asian Decorative Art Phad Painting Rajasthan Royal Procession.
Add a festive touch with this superbly hand painted Phad painting of a Rajput Royal Pr...
Category
1950s Folk Art Vintage Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Early 20th Century Indian Carved Wood Storage Chest Box
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved wooden Indian tribal storage chest box with hand-wrought iron hinges and straps, and handle. Early 20th century, Northern India.
Category
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
19 Century Antique sandstone Indian temple from India - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Discover this antique sandstone Indian temple, an exceptional 19th-century artifact showcasing exquisite traditional Indian artistry. Crafted from solid sandstone, it measures 47 cm ...
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19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 19th century fine antique Indo-Persian carved sandalwood wooden box.
Incredibly intricate, highly detailed and deeply carved beautiful handcrafted and carved wooden box with Mu...
Category
19th Century Agra Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Oatmeal Linen, Khovar Collection, Vine (Fabric by the yard)
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
This collection takes its lead from the tribal villages of Hazaribagh in Northeastern India, where the walls of the villages’ mud homes are decorated with rambling, figurative murals...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Anglo-Indian Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Linen
Antique 19th C Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head Indian Ritual Art Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Antique Indian Hindu Shiva Brass Votive Head – 19th Century
Beautiful 19th-century brass votive head of Lord Shiva, finely cast with detailed moustache and turban. This larger form ...
Category
18th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Anglo-Raj Hand-Carved Teak Elephant with Rider Polychrome Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Raj Hand-Carved Teak Elephant with Rider Polychrome Sculpture
An exceptional example of Anglo-Indian craftsmanship, this hand-carved and hand-painted solid teak wood el...
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Early 20th Century Anglo Raj Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Writing Desk, India, circa 1825
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Elegant and finely crafted rosewood and ivory inlay traveller's writing desk from the late Mughal period of British India (circa 1825), on low bun feet. In excellent condition, with ...
Category
1820s Islamic Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
$6,000 Sale Price
31% Off
Decorative Large Round Brass Box Caddy 19th C, North India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful 19th century large hand-crafted decorative round polished brass box with lid delicately and intricately hand-hammered with repousse floral...
Category
19th Century Agra Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Indian Asian Antique Brass Alms Dish with Hamsa Bird Design
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Asian Indian brass alms dish molded with a hamsa bird design and dating from the 19th century.
The hamsa is believed to be based on ...
Category
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Extra-Large Antique Indian Kashmir Textile, ca. 1900
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is an extra-large antique Indian Kashmir textile woven during the end of the 19th-century circle 1900 and measures 310 x 162 cm in size. This pie...
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19th Century Other Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
Measures: H. 16 x W. 24.6 x D. 16.1 cm
An exceptional Gujarati casket with a rectangular box and truncated pyramidal lid (with slopes on each side and a flat top) made from exotic wood, probably teak (Tectona grandis), covered with a mother-of-pearl mosaic. The tesserae, cut from the shell of the green turban sea snail (Turbo marmoratus, a marine gastropod) in the shape of fish scales, are pinned to the wooden structure with silver ball-headed nails. The casket is set on bracket feet on the corners. The masterfully engraved decoration of the silver mounts follows the most refined and erudite Mannerist repertoire of rinceaux and ferroneries dating from the mid-16th century. The high quality and refinement of the silver mounts and, likewise, the silver nails that replaced the original brass pins used to hold the mother-of-pearl tesserae in place indicate the work of a silversmith probably working in Lisbon in the second half of the 16th century.
The Indian origin of this production, namely from Cambay (Khambhat) and Surat in the present state of Gujarat in north India, is, as for the last three decades, consensual and fully demonstrated, not only by documentary and literary evidence - such as descriptions, travelogues and contemporary archival documentation - but also by the survival in situ of 16th-century wooden structures covered in mother-of-pearl tesserae. A fine example is a canopy decorating the tomb (dargah) of the Sufi saint, Sheik Salim Chisti (1478-1572) in Fatehpur Sikri in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, north India. This is an artistic production, geometric in character and Islamic in nature, where usually the mother-of-pearl tesserae form complex designs of fish scales or, similar to the dishes also made using the same technique, with the thin brass sheets and pins, stylized lotus flowers. The truncated pyramidal shape corresponds, like their contemporary tortoiseshell counterparts also made in Gujarat, to a piece of furniture used in the Indian subcontinent within the Islamic world prior to the arrival of the first Portuguese. This shape, in fact, is very old and peculiar to East-Asian caskets, chests or boxes used to contain and protect Buddhist texts, the sutras.
A similar chest is the famous and large reliquary chest from Lisbon cathedral that once contained the relics of the city's patron saint, Saint Vincent. Both match in shape, having the same kind of socle or pedestal and bracket feet, and in their engraved silver mountings, featuring the same type of refined, erudite decoration. Their differences lie in the silver borders that frame the entire length of the edges of the chest (both the box and the lid), pinned with silver nails, and on the lock plate, shaped like a coat of arms in the Lisbon example. Given the exceptional dimensions of the reliquary casket...
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16th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
Mughal Indian Handcrafted Decorative Hammered Moorish Brass Tray
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large handcrafted decorative Indian Mughal Moorish brass tray.
Embossed and hammered with floral and mystique animal scenes with Arabic script etched.
Large decorative hanging...
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19th Century Moorish Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
1970s Leather Indian Punjabi Shoes with Gold Embroidered Size 9
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1970s men’s gold leather Indian Punjabi jutti wedding shoes.
Vintage hand stitched and hand tooled leather shoes with hand embroidered wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Islamic Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
18th/19th Century Mughal Dynasty Gold and Gem Encrusted Jade Dagger
Located in New York, NY
Mughal dynasty gold and gem encrusted Spinach jade dagger having a dark green pistol grip, inlaid with gold, ruby and sapphire applied rosettes to either s...
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Jade, Steel
Kashmir Black Lacquer & Hand Painted Papier Mâché Box, India, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage South Asian / Kashmir hand painted papier mâché box with removeable lid - featuring a profuse floral pattern over the top and sides set against a black lacquer background - h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Composition
Rajasthani Pietra Dura Granite Table Top With Semi-precious Stones Inlay
Located in Islamabad, PK
In India, the art of Pietra Dura is known as Parchin Kari and is most famously associated with the Taj Mahal in Agra. This intricate technique was introduced to India by the Mughals ...
Category
Late 20th Century Anglo Raj Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx, Granite
19th Century Indian sofa
Located in Delft, NL
19th Century Indian sofa
19th Century Indian sofa, richly hand-carved. The coconut wooden sofa have beautiful scenes of Buddhist Gods, animals and floral decor. On top of the chairs...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Indian Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Coconut
$4,427
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