EXTRAORDINARY 19TH CENTURY ARCHIVE OF INDIAN AGENT SAMU

Originally listed at $8,500... Central Asia, Persia / Northern India, Mughal or Indo-Persian culture, ca. 19th century CE. A superb display of antique iron chahar-ayneh or char-aina cuirass armor with

South Asia, Northern India, Rajasthan, Mughal, ca. 19th century CE. A spectacular and ready to wear antique necklace with multiple strands of seed pearls punctuated by a pair of matching oval jadau pe

India, ca. 19th century CE. One gorgeous piece of jewelry! A dowry necklace - held by the wife's family for payment to the grooms family of an arranged wedding - comprised of graduated round polished

India, 19th century CE. 18 karat gold hollow bead necklace with a small ruby as its centerpiece; this object is an antique dowry payment. For centuries, Indian marriages have been sealed with gold; th

South India, Tamil Nadu Region, ca. 19th century CE. These gold earrings hinge open and have an abstract, geometric style that shows a cobra wearing a protective jewel and laying an egg. These earring

South Asia, Northwestern India, Mughal Empire, ca. 19th century CE. This is a stunning Mughal pendant made of high-quality gold inlaid with green glass and Kundan stones of white topaz and rubies! The

**First Time At Auction** South Asia, Northwestern India, Mughal Empire, ca. 19th century CE. This is a stunning gold and polki diamond Mughal bazuband pendant, worn around the outside of the upper ar

South Asia, India, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful and intricate hand-carved tiered wood panel depicting the Hindu god Krishna playing a bansuri (or murali) flute with his devotees and co

Indian, late 18th/ early 19th century. A massive carved teak ceremonial wedding chest of sarcophagus form, the rectangular body raised on four block feet and bearing serpentine lid with segment at cen

India, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning pair of dangling drop earrings comprised of an 18 karat gold design set with white sapphires, natural rubies, turquoise, and pearls, the design comprised of an u

A 19th century Indian Export Brass-mounted Ebony casket. Rectangular shape with hinged lid, carved floral motifs about the exterior, an open interior with a hinged compartment to one side, two drawers

South Asia, southern India, Tamil Nadu and Keralal region, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely high-quality gold 84.07% (equivalent to 20K+) Thali pendant with a brass rim inserted into the suspension hole

**First Time At Auction** Central Asia, India, Mughal, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful necklace of a wearable form constructed with of six antique 93% (equivalent to 22K+) gold beads and dozens of mo

India, Rajasthan, ca. 19th century CE or earlier. A well-carved pink sandstone figure of a yakshi assuming a sensual, sinuous tribhanga pose, wearing a short seemingly transparent dhoti, beaded neckla

South Asia, northern India, Deccan Plateau, ca. 19th century CE. A refined, mold-made copper ceremonial mace presenting a spiraling body with a bulb-like pommel that tapers to a double-headed ram fini

Central Asia, India, probably Maharashtra or Andhra Pradesh, ca. 19th century CE. A dazzling silver belt - comprised of 2 woven, flexible, snake-like chains and 17 loops that hold them together. Eight

19th century Indian illuminated manuscript page, meditation scene, tempera on paper, 17" h x 14" w (view), framed under glass, 25" h x 23" w (frame). Provenance: Collected by Edward Benney and Frederi

Probably a Pahari School sketch. Pahari School came into existence during the 17th century in little towns like Basholi, Kangra and Guler on the footlhills of the Himalayas. They have a highly distinc

**First Time At Auction** South Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A brass home shrine, a miniature temple known as a Mandir, resting on four feet with a front porch / offering area and columns, with a

19th century Indian painted panel of Ram and Sita. The panel depicts Ram and Sita seated on a large chair, possibly a marriage chair. The figures are holding hands with their arms around each other we

Central Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A devotional hand-carved wooden relief panel of Saraswati, goddess of music. Saraswati stands on an ornate ledge with one foot resting on a lotus flower and a

Central Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful example of a steel punching and clawing weapon known as a bagh nakh (or vagh nakhya, literally "tiger claws" in Hindi) with a rectangular grip bar

South Asia, Southern India, Tamil Nadu, ca. 19th century CE. A finely carved wooden votive panel featuring Varaha (Sanskrit for Boar) - an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu assuming the form of a boar wi

South Asia, India, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful ovoid example of a lingam stone - a dark, opaque quartzite with iron oxide deposits that create a mottled, earthy red and brown s