6th Nov, 2024 10:00
Asian, Indian & Islamic Art
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Three Sawankhalok pottery boxes
14th/15th? Century or later
of circular form, two with shaped covers and finials decorated with stylised floral, foliate and geometric designs, one plain, the largest 12.9cm diam.
Provenance: the late Oliver Watson (1949-2023), Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the School of Oriental Studies, London
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200
Three Sawankhalok pottery boxes
14th/15th? Century or later
of circular form, two with shaped covers and finials decorated with stylised floral, foliate and geometric designs, one plain, the largest 12.9cm diam.
Provenance: the late Oliver Watson (1949-2023), Emeritus Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture and curator of Islamic Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the School of Oriental Studies, London
Chips, nicks and losses to the extremities.
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Auction: Asian, Indian & Islamic Art, 6th Nov, 2024
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