• Christies auction house James Christie logo

    Sale 7263

    Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds

    London

    |

    10 October 2006

    Browse Sale
Previous Lot
Search
Next Lot
    • DARA SHIKOH
    Lot 166

    DARA SHIKOH

    SHAH JAHAN PERIOD, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1630-50

    Price realised

    GBP 10,200

    Estimate

    GBP 12,000 - GBP 15,000

    Follow lot

    DARA SHIKOH
    SHAH JAHAN PERIOD, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1630-50
    Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the haloed prince shown against a turquoise sky, wearing a cream coat and orange trousers, holding in one hand a sword and the other a jewelled turban ornament, ascribed (mistakenly) in lower centre 'amal Chatar Bhuj, mounted on an 18th century cream album page with gold lattice and floral decoration, identified here as Dara Shikoh, good condition
    Folio 22 x 13¾in. (55.8 x 34.6cm.); Miniature 7¾ x 4¾in. (19.8 x 12cm.)

    Contact us

    • Contact Client Service

      info@christies.com

      New York +1 212 636 2000

      London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

      infoasia@christies.com

      Asia +852 2760 1766

    Lot Essay

    A miniature of a noblewoman, very close in size and format, and on an album page of identical proportions, formerly of the collection of Jean Pozzi and reproduced in E. Blochet, Miniatures Persanes et Indo-persanes, Paris, 1928, pl.46, no.35, and also by Marie-Christine David and Jean Soustiel, Miniatures orientales de l'Inde 3, Paris, 1983, no.18, p.29.

    A further miniature of the same size which follows the same scheme, (in this case mounted on a Late Shah Jahan Album page), with a single haloed princely figure, here Shah Jahan, holding a jewelled turban ornament, standing in profile and against a turquoise sky, and between two plants, was formerly in the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection and now at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Pratapaditya Pal, Indian Painting, Los Angeles, 1993, no.77, pp.274-77). (Pal, op cit., p.275; Stuart Carey Welch, The Art of Mughal India: Paintings and Precious Objects Exh. cat., New York, 1963, no.43; and [75]).

    Other information

    Special Notice

    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.


    Recommended features

      • 5 minutes with… An early al-Tu
      • 5 minutes with… An early al-Tusi astronomical manuscript

        Islamic art specialist Romain Pingannaud on a 13th-century copy of a key compendium on astronomy and mathemetics

      • 8 things to know about İznik&n
      • 8 things to know about İznik pottery

        With their bold colours and strong lines, these wares have been collectable since the early days of production in the 15th century, says our specialist Sara Plumbly 

      • Collecting Guide: Oriental rug
      • Collecting Guide: Oriental rugs and carpets

        Specialist Louise Broadhurst advises on everything from the identification of natural dyes to finding the right setting on your vacuum cleaner

      • Collecting Guide: Persian mini
      • Collecting Guide: Persian miniature paintings

        Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam, Islamic Art specialist in London, offers an expert guide to a field in which prices range from a few thousand pounds to several million

      • 5 reasons watch collectors lov
      • 5 reasons watch collectors love the Rolex Daytona

        Christie's specialist Patrick Hofstetter explains the five key attributes behind Rolex Daytona's enduring popularity with collectors

      • Antenna: The enduring friendsh
      • Antenna: The enduring friendship of Hepburn and Givenchy

        Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith​ traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration

Share
Email
Copy link
Share
Email
Copy link