STONE II

STONE II

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A Mughal carved openwork sandstone panel (Jali), North India, second-half 18th century/early 19th century

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December 11, 02:35 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Mughal carved openwork sandstone panel (Jali), North India,

second-half 18th century/early 19th century


the pointed arch carved in openwork with a central flowering plant surrounded by pierced voluptuous, scrolling stems 

95 by 111cm by 4.5cm.

Base: 112 by 25.5cm.


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previously in the collection of Niall Hobhouse since the mid-1980s
acquired by the current owners in 2011, London
Sam Fogg and Francesca Galloway, Red Stone: Indian Stone Carving from Sultanate and Mughal India, London, 2012, pp.98-99, no. 21. 
This beautiful panel displays the Mughal fascination with naturalistic renditions of floral and fauna. Equally, the fluidity of the work demonstrates the strength of the Indian stone carving tradition.