ID 932194
Los 71 | A BANDED AGATE AND GEM-SET FLY-WHISK
Schätzwert
£ 100 000 – 150 000
THE HANDLE NORTH INDIA, 1750-60; THE TAIL MODERN
The handle of banded agate, carnelian and sard, set with two bands of rubies near the top and one at the bottom, a pearl set into the bud-shaped finial, with later yak hair tail
The handle 8 3/4in. (22.2cm.) long; 26in. (66cm.) with tail
Provenance
Robert, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (1725-1774),
Edward Clive, 2nd Baron Clive of Plassey and 1st Earl of Powis (3rd creation 1804), (1754 – 1839),
Edward Herbert (formerly Clive), 2nd Earl of Powis (1785-1848);
Edward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis (1818-91);
George Charles Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis (1862-1952);
Mervyn Horatio Herbert, Viscount Clive, 17th Lord Darcy de Knayth (1904–43);
Styche Estate and Trust;
Through London trade, 2015.
Literature
Mildred Archer, Christopher Rowell and Robert Skelton, Treasures from India – the Clive Collection at Powis Castle, London, 1987, no. 178, pp. 122-3.
Susan Stronge, Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection, London, 2015, no. 37, pp. 82-83.
Amin Jaffer, Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, Miho Museum, 2016, no. 70, p. 101.
Amin Jaffer and Amina Okada, From the Great Mughals to the Maharajas: Jewels from the Al Thani Collection, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 2017, no. 103, pp. 134-35.
Amin Jaffer, Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas, Milan, 2017, no. 106, p. 161.
Amin Jaffer, B. Haikun, W. Yuegong, Treasures from the Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India, Beijing, 2018, no. 110, p. 187; illus. pp. 186-187.
Martin Chapman and Amin Jaffer, East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from the Al Thani Collection, San Francisco, 2018, no. 50, p. 174.
Exhibited
Bejewelled Treasures: The Al Thani Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 18 November 2015 - 16 March 2016.
Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, Miho Museum, Japan, 01 October 2016 - 11 December 2016.
Des Grands Moghols aux Maharajahs Joyaux de la Collection Al Thani, Grand Palais, Paris, 29 March 2017 - 05 May 2017.
Treasures of the Mughals and the Maharajas, Palazzo Ducale, Venice, 09 September 2017 - 03 January 2018.
Masterpieces from the Al Thani Collection: Gems and Jewels of India, Palace Museum, Beijing, 17 April 2018 - 18 August 2018.
East Meets West: Jewels of the Maharajas from The Al Thani Collection, Legion of Honor Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 03 November 2018 - 24 February 2019.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Material: | Gold, Edelsteine, Rubin |
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| Herkunftsort: | Indien, Asien, Mogulreich |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Alle anderen Arten von Objekten |
| Material: | Gold, Edelsteine, Rubin |
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| Herkunftsort: | Indien, Asien, Mogulreich |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Alle anderen Arten von Objekten |
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