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Sothebys: Arts of the Islamic World and India, L25220, London

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 30, 2025 - April 30, 2025
Page Size: 110 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
575

An illustration to a Gita Govinda series: A seated Krishna surrounded by dancing gopis,

India, Rajasthan, Kota circa 1720 GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 25,400.00
576

A Princess Rewards Musical Performers, attributed to Muhammad Afzal,

India, Mughal circa 1735 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 101,600.00
577

An illustration to a ragamala: Madhumadhavi ragini, attributed to Faqirullah,

India, Lucknow, Provincial Mughal circa 1750 GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 21,590.00
578

An illustration to a ragamala series: Gujari Ragini,

India, Provincial Mughal, Farrukhabad circa 1765 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 25,400.00
579

An illustration to a ragamala series: Bangal Ragini,

India, Provincial Mughal, Farrukhabad circa 1765 GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 GBP 165,100.00
580

An illustration to a ragamala series: Gujari Ragini,

India, Mughal, Delhi circa 1790, with earlier 17th century borders GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 GBP 35,560.00
581

An illustration to a ragamala series: Asavari Ragini,

India, Mughal, Delhi circa 1790, with earlier 17th century borders GBP 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 GBP 31,750.00
582

Two ladies on a terrace, India, Provincial Mughal, circa 1800; A nobleman with two ladies; Ladies in a garden (verso with illustration of a red-headed vulture),

India, Kishangarh, early 20th century; India 19th century GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 10,160.00
583

An illustration to a ragamala series: Kakubha ragini; Two illustrations to a ragamala series: Pancham raga and Malasri ragini,

India, Rajasthan; India, Rajasthan 19th century; 18th century GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 4,445.00
584

Four Bhagavata Illustrations,

India, Bundelkhand, Panna and Orchha circa 1687 and circa 1660-70 GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 GBP 3,556.00
585

An illustration from a Jatmala series; Krishna hunting deer

India, Bundelkhand, Panna; ,India, Rajasthan, probably Kota circa 1720-30; 19th century GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 1,651.00
586

A Maratha nobleman at a Shaivite shrine,

India, Deccan, late 18th century GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 762.00
587

An illustration to a Bhagavata Purana series: The armies of Krishna and Balarama setting the Gomantaka mountain on fire,

Nepal circa 1775 GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 27,940.00
588

An illustration to a Bhagavata Purana series: Palace of the demon king Banasura,

Nepal circa 1775 GBP 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 GBP 7,620.00
589

An equestrian portrait of Thakur Jaivan Singh, India, Marwar, early 19th century; A seated portrait of Raja Amar Singh of Shahpura; A portrait of Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh II of Jaipur

India, Rajasthan; India, Rajasthan 19th century; 19th century GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 1,905.00
591

An illustration from a Six Seasons manuscript, Maharana Sajjan Singh on horseback in his palace garden,

India, Mewar circa 1880 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 21,590.00
592

An illustration from a Six Seasons manuscript, Maharana Sajjan Singh in his palace,

India, Mewar circa 1880 GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 GBP 21,590.00
593

A nobleman seated on a terrace with attendants,

India, Rajasthan, Bundi or Uniara, late 19th/early 20th century GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 6,985.00
594

A young Raja Anirudh Chand playing Holi with his courtiers on a terrace,

India, Kangra, early 19th century GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 GBP 35,560.00
595

The young Raja Sansar Chand out riding with companions, attributed to the Guler artist Khushala,

India, Kangra, 1777 GBP 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 GBP 27,940.00
596

Raja Sansar Chand and his son Anirudh Chand worshipping images of Shiva and Parvati, attributed to the Guler artist Khushala,

India, Kangra circa 1795 GBP 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 GBP 31,750.00
597

An illustration from a Shivapurana series: Sati casts herself into the fire to avenge the insult to her husband Shiva,

India, Kangra circa 1820 GBP 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 GBP 114,300.00
598

An illustrated folio from a Mahabharata series, India, Jaipur, 19th century; The goddess Kali standing on Shiva,

India, Jaipur 19th century GBP 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 GBP 7,620.00
599

An enthroned Ganesha facing Saraswati seated on a white hamsa,

India, Patna or Murshidabad 19th century GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 GBP 7,620.00
600

Two attendants at a Devi temple; Devotees at a Krishna shrine; A tantric diagram

, India, Udaipur; India, Kota; India, Rajasthan 19th century; 19th century GBP 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 GBP 5,334.00
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