ALI; RIPLEY. BIRDS OF INDIA /PAKISTAN. 10V. 1972

Ali, Salim; Ripley, S. Dillon. HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN. 10 volumes. Bombay/London/New York: Oxford University Press, 1972. 10 small quartos in uniform binding. Full black cloth boa

[Natural Science] 50 vols. in hardcover and paperback.Handbook of Birds of India and Pakistan. Vols. I-XSalim Ali, S. Dillon Ripley. Oxford University Press 1968-1974Condition: Very good to near fine.

**First Time At Auction** Central/South Asia, India/Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization, Harappa, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. An adorable ceramic bird with a broad body and perky head and tail risin

Item: Ancient Indus Valley Terracotta Jar with Bull & Bird Motif Date: Ca. 3300 - 2000 BC The ancient Harappan civilization centred around India, Pakistan and Afghanistan was an agrarian culture, whic

Vintage handmade Ali Brothers lidded wooden box with bird decoration in hues of gold, blue, and pink. Painted wood. Measures approx, 4.5 x 3.75 x 2 inches. In good condition, some wear to surface cons

Sultan Ali Surya Artist proof, numbered 3/15 pencil signed 1972. Unframed; 24" x 19". From the collection of Marvin Walowitz, Hollywood film editor and owner of the India Ink Gallery in Los Angeles an

Indian Phulkari, circa 1st half 20th century (India/Pakistan, Punjab Region) Indian Vintage Silk Embroidery, Silk on cotton, 50 x 94 inches (127 x 239 cm) Lot essay: Phulkari textiles, particularly fi

Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cover, Sind, India/Pakistan, Early-Mid 20th C. Silk embroidery on hand woven black cotton. Ref: Another Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles, Carol Summers, 2006, Page 10. Size

Lot of Fourteen Woodblocks, India/Pakistan, 19th or early 20th C. Size: Range from 1.75'' x 6.5'' x 1.5'' (4 x 17 x 4 cm) to Size: 3.5'' x 9'' x 5'' (9 x 23 x 13 cm).

Phulkari, circa 2nd half 20th century (India/Pakistan, Punjab Region) Indian Vintage Silk Embroidery Silk on cotton, 50 x 88 inches Lot essay: Phulkari textiles, particularly finely detailed ones such

Indian Phulkari, circa 2nd half 20th century (India/Pakistan, Punjab Region) Indian Vintage Silk Embroidery Silk on cotton, 50 x 94 inches (127 x 239 cm) Lot essay: Phulkari textiles, particularly fin

4 Embroidered Hats With Back Flaps, India/Pakistan, Early-Mid 20th C. Two from Indus Kohistan (now Pakistan) with buttons, nonfunctioning zipper, silver embellishments and embroidery; others with mirr

Phulkari, circa 1st half 20th century (India/Pakistan, Punjab Region) Indian Vintage Silk Embroidery, Silk on cotton, 52 x 88 inches (132 x 224 cm) Lot essay: Phulkari textiles, particularly finely de

Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cover, Sind, India/Pakistan, Early 20th C. Silk embroidery on hand woven black cotton. Ref: Another Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles, Carol Summers, 2006, Page 11. Size: 4'

Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cloth, Swat Valley, India/Pakistan, 19th C. Silk embroidery on cotton ground, composed of three sections. Ref: Yet Another Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles, Carol Summers,

India / Pakistan, Gandharan, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A superb and large gray schist carving depicting Buddha seated upon a cushioned throne, hands held in Dhyana mudra - a sign of concentration and

Very early Bodhisattva flanked by 2 elephants--from Northern India, Pakistan or Afghanistan. Probably contemporary with Gandhara. Donated in 1960 as part of the original Avery Brundage collection, and

Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cloth, Swat Valley, India/Pakistan, 19th C.. Silk embroidery on cotton. Ref: Another Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles, Carol Summers, 2006, Page 13. Size: 4'8'' x 7'10'' (1

Abstract figure and bird, 1972 Color lithograph on paper under glass Edition 106/150, signed and dated in pencil in the lower right margin: Appel / 72, numbered in pencil in the lower left margin 3

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An exquisite, life-size terracotta head of the Buddha, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure, a gener

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning dark grey schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pre

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An incredible schist head wearing a turban-style headdress, in a beautiful state of pres

Roy, Shri Jamini (India, 1887-1972) Gouache on board; titled “Four Drummers”. c.1960s. Bright pallet depicting a figural group of drummers , Signed l.r., Roy, Shri Jamini (India, 1887-1972) Gouach

Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An absolutely stunning gray schist face with a tremendous turban-style headdress. The face is sensuously and reali