The Ismail Merchant Collection

An Indian Colonial Silver Teapot, mark of Lattey Brothers and Company, Calcutta, circa 1850
Illustrated in Wynyard R. T. Wilkinson, Indian Colonial Silver, European Silversmiths in India (1790-1860) and Their Marks, (London, 1973), pl. A.113
6⅜ in. (16.3 cm) high

The Drawing Room, London

From left to right
A Ceylonese Solid Ebony Easy Armchair, circa 1850
An Indian Ivory-Inlaid Ebony and Rosewood Cabinet-on-Stand, the Cabinet Gujarat or Sindh, Late 17th / Early 18th Century, the Stand English, 19th Century
Two Watercolour Drawings from the celebrated Fraser Album, circa 1815-1819
An Indian Blackwood Side Chair, Bombay, circa 1860

An Indian Brass-Inlaid Solid Shisham (Indian Rosewood) Card-Table, probably Chiniot District, mid 19th century
33¾ in. (78 cm) high; 36½ in. (93 cm) wide; 18½ in. (47 cm) deep

August Theodor Schoefft (Hungarian, 1809–1888)
The Thugs of India, Halt at the Shrine of Ganesh
oil on canvas
44¾ × 73¼ in. (113.8 × 186 cm)

An Indian Polychrome Wood Figure of Garuda, 18th Century
19 in. (48 cm.) high

A Pair of Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three-light Candelabra, circa 1810
31¾ in. (80.5 cm) high

The Entrance Hall, Paris

Clare Burton (British, Early 20th Century), Portrait of the Nawab of Bahawalpur (1883-1907), oil on canvas
A French Ebonised Louis XV Style Centre Table, with Marmo Porto Marble Top, Late 19th Century
A North Indian Bronze Breastplate, Chambra Region, 17th Century
A Pair of French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Fauteuils, made for the Film Jefferson in Paris, 1994, after the suite supplied by Georges Jacob to Thomas Jefferson 1785

A Large South Indian Printed Cotton Palampore, probably made for the European market, second half 18th century
127¼ × 87¼ in. (323 × 223 cm)

The Salon, Paris

From left to right
Three French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Fauteuils, made for the Film Jefferson in Paris, 1994, after the suite supplied by Georges Jacob to Thomas Jefferson 1785
A Victorian Sycamore Pembroke Table, Cross-Banded in Mahogany and Rosewood, with Polychrome Painted Decoration, Late 19th / Early 20th Century
An Indian Red Sandstone Head of a Divinity, Western Rajasthan, 12th / 13th Century

Sikh Artist, circa 1867
Men washing Kashmir Shawls in the River
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour and touches of gold
12 × 18¼ in. (30.4 × 46.3 cm)

The Dining Room, London

From left to right
An Indian Polychrome Wood Figure of Garuda, 18th Century
A Set of Four Victorian Oak Dining Chairs, circa 1840
An Etched-Glass Part Table-Service, commissioned by Nawab Ahmed Ud-dinh Kahn, used in the Film Heat and Dust (1983)
A Restauration Gilt and Patinated Bronze Twin-Light Candelabrum, circa 1820
An Indian Silver Devotional Plaque, 18th Century
Bombay School, Late 19th Century, Awaiting the Arrival of a Religious Procession, Chowpatty Beach, with Malabar Hill Beyond, oil on canvas

Fraser Album Artist, 1815-1819
Elephant and Driver, probably from the Mughal Emperor’s Stable
pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour and gold
12 × 16¼ in. (30.5 × 41.2 cm.)