Wednesday 14 June 2023 | Lots:
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Arts of India
Wednesday 14 June 2023 10:00
The June Arts of India sale is led by a private collections of over 130 lots of Indian miniatures paintings from a number of artistic regions such as Kangra, Deccan, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Nathdwara and Company School amongst others. Following on the hugely successful April 28th sale of Antiquities, Islamic and Indian Arts we are delighted to include further works of 17th-19th century North Indian metalwork, much with no reserve, a terrific selection of contemporary works, including a wonderful textile and resin sculpture of a goat by renowned Indian artist Jagannath Panda, and works by Mumtaz Khan, Sunil Das, and Satish Chandra Sinha, as well as a fantastic group of heads by F.N. Souza. A number of pitchvais as well as many Jain works of art are also on offer. An array of beautiful gem-set gold India jewellery rounds out an affordable and interesting selection of works from the Indian subcontinent.
Sunday 11 June: 10am – 2pm
Monday 12 June: 9.30am – 5pm
Tuesday 13 June: 9.30am – 5pm
Highlight Lots
LOT 124
A double-sided album page from the Imperial Mughal Library during the reign of the Emperor...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Price Realised: £3,640
LOT 125
A large palace scene with men in discussion on a terrace, Oudh, Lucknow, North India, late 18th...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Price Realised: £5,460
LOT 126
A scene on a riverbank with a ruler and courtiers relaxing on a terrace, Oudh, Lucknow, North...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
Price Realised: £5,720
LOT 137
A Company School painting of a monkey, India, mid-19th century, after a Mughal painting of the...
Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500
Price Realised:Unsold Lot
LOT 209
A finely carved large sandalwood casket with figural and animals decoration, Mysore, Karnataka,...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Price Realised: £8,450
LOT 242
A very large Chola-style bronze statue of Siva and Parvati dancing, South India, Shiva standing...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Price Realised: £5,980
LOT 243
A large grey schist figure of a standing bodhisattva, Gandhara, superbly carved in the round...
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
Price Realised: £10,400
LOT 273
Avinash Chandra, Indian 1931-1991, Untitled, pen and black ink and watercolour, signed and dated...
Estimate: £1,400 - £1,600
Price Realised: £3,380
LOT 293
A block printed cotton textile from Masulipatam South East India, 19th century, painted,...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Price Realised: £10,400
LOT 97
Parashurama fighting the 1000-armed Arjuna Kartavirya, a folio from a Dashavatara series,...
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
Price Realised: £4,680
LOT 1
An illustrated folio, possibly from the Kathakalpataru, Marwar, Rajasthan, first half 17th...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 2
Srinathji, Nathdwara, Rajasthan, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with silver,...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 3
Priests worshipping Srinathji with Nandi, Nathdwara, India, late 19th century, opaque pigments...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 4
Priests worshipping Srinathji with Nandi, Nathdwara, India, late 19th century, opaque pigments...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 5
The Srinathji temple during the Annakut festival with female worshipper, Nathdwara, Mewar,...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 6
A Maharaja hunting wild boar on horseback, Mewar, India, circa 1830, opaque pigments on paper...
Estimate: £300 - £400
LOT 7
A romantic encounter, Rajasthan, India, late 19th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 8
Durgabai (Indian, b. 1972), Bird, acrylic on paper, 37.5 x 30.4cm. Provenance: Private...
Estimate: £300 - £400
LOT 9
Four Madhubani paintings, each cd. 77x57 cm; 20th century, all stamped: Made in India, grades by...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 10
Maharana Jawan Singh hunting on an elephant, Mewar, India, circa 1830, opaque pigments...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 11
The Srinathji temple during the Annakut festival, Nathdwara, India, late 19th century, opaque...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 12
A ruler and his sons with attendants on a boat, Kashmir, North India, circa 1850, opaque...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 13
Two illustrations from the Shahnameh, depicting Sohrab and Rustam in battle, Northwest India,...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 14
Citralekha Singh, The Painting of Siva in Indian Art, Vols I-II, Sundeep Prakashan, Delhi, 1990,...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 15
Srinathji priests, Nathdwara, circa 1910, opaque pigments and silver and gold on paper,...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 16
A standing portrait of a Maharaja, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, circa 1840, opaque pigments on paper,...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 17
A palace scene, Kangra, Punjab Hills, second quarter of the 19th century, opaque pigments...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 18
An equestrian portrait of a Maharaja, North India, opaque pigments on paper heightened with...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 19
Maharana Jagat Singh and his family and his courtiers entertained by nautch girls, Udaipur,...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
LOT 20
A female worshipper seated on a tiger skin, Rajasthan, India, 19th century, opaque...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 21
An illustration from a Bhagavata Purana series, Malwa, 18th century, opaque pigments on...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 22
Women on a terrace, Jodhpur, India, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper, depicting a...
Estimate: £180 - £220
LOT 23
An illustration to a Ragamala, Malwa Ragini, Jaipur, India, late 19th-early 20th century,...
Estimate: £250 - £350
LOT 24
A folio from a Shahnameh, Shah Tamasp with attendants, North India, late 18th century, opaque...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 25
A group of six Rajasthani paintings, India, 19th century, opaque pigments on paper, depicting...
Estimate: £350 - £450
LOT 26
A portrait of Jagat Singh II of Mewar (1734-1751) watching a Nautch, Mewar, Rajasthan, India,...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 27
Zorawar Singh of Bikaner, Bikaner, India, circa 1730, gouache on paper heightened with...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 28
A large painting of Shrinathji lifting Mount Govardhana, Nathadwara, India, early 20th century,...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
LOT 29
Yashoda, Krishna and Nanda, Rajasthan, India, 19th century, gouache on paper heightened...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 30
A standing portrait of a ruler, Jodhpur, Marwar, Rajasthan, early 19th century, opaque pigments...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 31
A portrait of Maharaja Durjan Sal (r. 1825-26), Kotah, Rajasthan circa 1730 and Krishna and the...
Estimate: £400 - £600
LOT 32
Two erotic scenes, Datia, Central India,17th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 33
An ink drawing of a wasp by Manawarud Din, Company School, India, late 19th century, ink on...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 34
A standing portrait of a ruler, possibly Thakur Bakhtawar Singh of Auwa, Jodhpur, Marwar,...
Estimate: £700 - £900
LOT 35
Maharaja Sultan Singh of Kapre, Bundi, North India, circa 1820, opaque pigments on paper...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 36
A grisaille painting of ladies drinking in the harem, Lucknow, North India, 18th century,...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 37
An illustrated folio from a manuscript, possibly a manual on horsemanship, Rajasthan, 18th...
Estimate: £200 - £400
LOT 38
A Kalighat painting depicting the goddess Lakshmi killing Bakasura, Kalighat, Bengal, late...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 39
A folio from a Baramasa series: the month of Magha (January/February), Garhwal, North India,...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 40
An illustration to a Ragamala, Madhumadhavi ragini, Punjab Hills, 19th century, opaque pigments...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
LOT 41
Prince Bidar Bakht entertained at moonlight, Lucknow or Oudh, circa 1788, opaque pigments on...
Estimate: £700 - £900
LOT 42
Lovers on a terrace, Oudh, North India, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 43
An illustrated leaf from Firdawsi Shahnama: Rustam drags the Khaqan of China from his elephant,...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
LOT 44
A portrait of a ruler smoking a hookah on a terrace, Jaipur, North India, circa 1900, opaque...
Estimate: £700 - £900
LOT 45
A maiden receiving a sadhu in a palace courtyard, Provincial Mughal, late 18th Century, gouache...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 46
The opening folio of the Kalpasutra of Bhadrabahu in Jain Prakrit, illustrated with Ganesh and...
Estimate: £500 - £700
LOT 47
The 13 dreams of Trishala, the 24th Tirthankara Mahavira's mother, Bijar, India, 19th century,...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 48
To be Sold without Reserve A portrait of a Maharaja, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, circa 1800, opaque...
Estimate: £300 - £500
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