| Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
| Title |
Catalogue of fine Indian and Persian miniatures and a manuscript : the property of Cary Welch ; comprising Mughal miniatures of the 16th to 18th century including leaves from Akbar-period manuscripts of the Tuti nama, Haviamsa, and Baburnama, and a miniature of St. Jerome, Kesu Das ; Decanni miniatures including a portrait of Muhammad Hashim, Bijapur c. 1670 ; Rajasthani and Central Indian miniatures including two Bhagavata Purana illustrations, c. 1540-60 ; a Mewar ragamala painting, c. 1590, a ragamala painting from the Chawand series of 1605, and miniatures of the schools of Malwa, Sirohi, Bundi, Kotah, Bikaner and Jodhpur ; Pahari miniatures from Basohli, Jammu, Mankot, Kulu, Bilaspur, Guler, Kangra and Mandi ; an interesting group of Sultanate miniatures of the 15th and 16th century ; Persian miniatures of the 14th to 19th century, including illustrations from manuscripts of the Shahnama, 1341, Zafarnama, 1436, Khawaran nama, 1476-7, and the Lives of the prophets, c. 1560 ; miniatures attributed to Sadiqi and Shaykh Zadeh ; the ascent of the Prophet, c. 1570 ; a miniature by Shaykh 'Abbasi dated 1663-4 ; and a late-16th century manuscript of Sa'di's Bustan |
| Publisher |
London : Sotheby & Co., 1972 |
| Physical desc. |
74 pages, 64 unnumbered leaves of plates ; illustrations (3 color) ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
12/12/1972 |
| Includes a loosely inserted printed list of prices and buyers' names. |
| p. 9, lot 18 (In 21); p. 13, lot 22 (In 32.2.12); p. 15, lot 24 (In 06); p. 17, lot 27 (In 37); p. 59, lot 184 (Per 110); p. 62, lot 189 (Per 293); p. 66, lot 195 (Per 395). |
| Date & place of sale |
Tuesday 12 December 1972, London |
| Person as subject |
Welch, Stuart Cary -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 06 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 21 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 32.2.12 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 37 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 110 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 293 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 395 |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian -- Catalogs |
| Miniature painting, Mogul -- Catalogs |
| Miniature painting, Iranian -- Catalogs |
| Painting, Indic -- Catalogs |
