Sothebys Exotica East Meets West (1500-1900) 2005 Start Price USD 24.99 Current Price USD 24.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 29.99 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location Saratoga Springs N.Y. 12866 See more about 'Sothebys Exotica East Meets West (1500-1900) 2005' Description     YOU ARE BIDDING ON A CATALOG(S)         Title: Sotheby's Exotica East Meets West 1500-1900   Auction held in: London Sale Date:  5/25/05 No. of Lots: 229 No. of Pages: 214 Condition:  Excellent         This various owner auction includes fine examples of Indian carved jade, marble and sandstone as well as Mughal and Ottoman luxury textiles that capture the mutual fascination and artistic exchange brought about by historic encounters between Europeans and Asians over four hundred years. The sale on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 will contain around 165 lots and is estimated to fetch more than £2.2 million. One of the most important highlights in the sale is a 17th-century Mughal dagger which is estimated at £80,000-£120,000. The dagger (illustrated left) has an agate and carved jade handle in the form of a ram, and the blade is stamped with the crown and initials of Charles I of England. Formerly in the Royal Collection this unique and fascinating object stands as testimony to the early interaction between the courts of Charles I of England and the Mughal Emperor of India in the 1630s. The sale also features a magnificent large oil painting of an Indian landscape by Frederick de Moucheron (1633-1686), signed and dated 1673. Estimated to fetch £80,000-£120,000, it is one of only a very small number of Indian subjects executed during The Dutch Golden Age of painting. Another important highlight is the earliest panoramic view of the fortified city of Lahore which was executed by a local artist in circa 1840-1845. It is a work of exceptional topographical accuracy and is estimated at £75,000-£100,000. Credit: Sotheby's Press. A FEW EXAMPLES FROM THE CATALOG: A GOLD ICOSAHEDRON BOX FROM THE TREASURY OF TIPU SULTAN TAKEN AFTER THE BATTLE OF SERINGAPATAM 1799 INDIA (EURO 293,000-439,000); A MAGNIFICENT MUGHAL GEM-SET JADE HILTED DAGGER AND SCABBARD NW INDIA OR DECCAN 17TH C. (EURO 43,900-59,000); A PORTRAIT OF UMDAT AL-UMARA AND AMIR AL-UMARA SONS OF NAWAB MUHAMMAD ALI KHAN OF ARCOT AND THE CARNATIC TILLY KETTLE INDIA 1770 (EURO 293,000-366,000); AND MUCH MORE.             Because auction catalogs are printed in limited numbers they become collectible right after the sale of that particular auction. 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