Mughal Red Sandstone Jali Screen, 1700s, North India
Identification Number: 637
Available
Description
This exquisite Mughal-era red sandstone jali screen, dating to the 1700s and likely from Delhi or Agra, is a masterpiece of carved openwork.
Featuring flowing trellis patterns, interlocking lozenges, and delicate floral designs, interlacing scrollwork with Columns and further panel of floral designs bellow.
This jali screen was likely used as a window or room partition in a noble household. Its lattice design provided privacy and allowed occupants to see without being seen, a common feature in Mughal architecture used for modesty and ventilation.
Dimensions
The red-Stone carved screen is mounted on a later bronze coloured metallic base, the screen measures 60 cm in height and 38 cm in width, with a thickness of 4 cm. Including the base, the total height is 67 cm.
Condition
generally, the Jali screen is in a good condition, small broken and missing piece from the lower right-hand side of the base also some small broken and missing corner pieces from the upper edges and the lower left hand side of the item all potentially had happened when trying to salvage the Jali screen from the demolished building, a small hair line crack at the upper frame, other smaller cracks potentially they were originally been existed within the natural stone, some little dirt and stain marks due to the old age.
Provence
The European art market.
References
Red Stone
Indian Stone Carving from Sultanate and Mughal India, by Sam Fogg & Francesca Galloway, first published in 2012, ISBN: 978-0- 9569147-1-2.
Please see, the almost identical flowing trellis design illustrated on lot no. 3 page 36-37 also please see the Mughal, Jahangir period model of lot on. 14 catalogued on pages 72 & 73.
For similar related items, please see the Mughal carved wooden window panel, 17/18th century. Sold lot number 212 offered and catalogued at the front cover page and sold at The Islamic & Indian Works of Art, Christie’s South Kensington on Friday 2nd. Of May 2003.
