• Auction 15015

    Indian Art Online : Painting the Maharaja

    18 May 2017 - 25 May 2017, London, South Kensington

    SALE TOTAL: 156,875 (GBP)
32 Lots for Sale 15015
Lot 1
A SEATED PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA BHUPINDER SINGH OF PATIALA (R.1900-1938) AS A...
NORTH INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
23 3/8 x 15 7/8in. (59.3 x 40.4cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,240 - $4,536)

price realized
£5,000
($6,490)
Lot 2
A SEATED PORTRAIT OF MAHARANA FATEH SINGH OF UDAIPUR (R.1884-1930)
Udaipur, Mewar, late 19th/early 20th century
16 7/8 x 12 5/8in. (43.9 x 32cm.)
estimate
£1,800 - £2,400
($2,332 - $3,110)

price realized
£2,750
($3,569)
Lot 3
A PORTRAIT OF TILKAYAT GOVARDHANLALJI (1862-1934), HEAD PRIEST OF THE SHRI...
RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
16 ¼ x 13in. (41.2 x 33.2cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,944 - $2,592)

price realized
£1,625
($2,109)
Lot 4
A STANDING PORTRAIT OF TILKAYAT GOVARDHAN LALJI (1862-1934), HEAD PRIEST OF THE...
RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
25 x 21in. (63.5 x 53.4cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,240 - $4,536)

price realized
£2,750
($3,569)
Lot 5
A SEATED PORTRAIT OF GOBIND RAM JI
SIGNED MOHAN LAL, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, DATED VS 1947 (CIRCA 1890-91 AD)
25 x 21in. (63.5 x 53.4cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,184 - $7,776)

price realized
£4,000
($5,192)
Lot 6
A SEATED PORTRAIT OF MAHARAO UMED SINGH II OF KOTAH (R.1889-1940)
RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY
28 3/4 x 23 3/4in. (73 x 60.4cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,184 - $7,776)

price realized
£8,750
($11,357)
Lot 7
A SEATED PORTRAIT OF RAM CHANDRA LAHIRI, DEWAN OF COOCH BEHAR (1829 - 1842)
BENGAL SCHOOL, CIRCA 1840
the painting 7 1/8 X 5 ¼in. (17.9 x 13.1cm.); the folio 9 1/8 x 6 7/8in. (23.2 x 17.5cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,592 - $3,888)

price realized
£2,000
($2,596)
Lot 8
A SEATED PORTRAIT OF A MARATHA NOBLEMAN
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
15 ¼ x 11 ½in. (38.7 x 29.3cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,036 - $1,555)

price realized
£1,250
($1,622)
Lot 9
A SEATED PORTRAIT OF THE MUGHAL PRINCE, MIRZA JAWAN BAKHT (1749-1788)
AFTER CHARLES SMITH, LUCKNOW, NORTH INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
The painting 4 x 2 7/8 (10.4 x 7.3cm.), the folio 8 5/8 x 6 ½in. (21.9 x 16.7cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,555 - $2,332)

price realized
£3,000
($3,894)
Lot 10
A PORTRAIT OF A MARATHA NOBLEMAN
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
17 3/4 x 12 1/4in. (45 x 31.2cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £4,000
($3,888 - $5,184)

price realized
£3,750
($4,867)
Lot 11
AN IMPRESSIVE PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA JANKOJI RAO SINDHIA OF GWALIOR (1827-1843)
GWALIOR, CENTRAL INDIA, MID 19TH CENTURY
26 x 21 1/4in. (66 x 54cm.)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($5,184 - $7,776)

price realized
£8,750
($11,357)
Lot 12
A SEATED PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA DAULAT RAO SCINDIA OF GWALIOR (R.1794-1827)
GWALIOR, CENTRAL INDIA, MID 19TH CENTURY
The painting 17 ¼ x 14in. (43.8 x 35.6cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,592 - $3,888)

price realized
£7,500
($9,735)
Lot 13
A PORTRAIT OF A MARATHA NOBLEMAN
NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
20 1/8 x 15 7/8in. (51 x 40.3cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,944 - $2,592)

price realized
£1,500
($1,947)
Lot 14
JAM RANMALJI SATAJI II OF NAWANAGAR (R.1820 - 1852) SEATED ON A TERRACE WITH...
NAWANAGAR, GUJARAT, NORTHWEST INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
18 7/8 x 14 3/8in. (48 x 36.5cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,555 - $2,332)

price realized
£1,250
($1,622)
Lot 15
A PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA SAWAI RAM SINGH II OF JAIPUR (R.1835-1880)
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
11 x 8 ¼in. (28 x 20.9cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($1,036 - $1,555)

price realized
£1,375
($1,784)
Lot 16
A PORTRAIT OF A RECLINING LADY
INDIA, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
18 ¾ x 23 ¼in. (47.8 x 59cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,592 - $3,888)

price realized
£2,500
($3,245)
Lot 17
A PORTRAIT OF SAHIB JAN
SIGNED UDAY RAM, BANDA, BUNDELKHAND, DATED AH 1224/1809 AD
31 3/8 x 26in. (80.4 x 66.1cm.)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($15,552 - $23,328)

price realized
£32,500
($42,185)
Lot 18
A PORTRAIT OF A MOTHER AND CHILD
POSSIBLY JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
17 7/8 x 13in. (45.4 x 33.2cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,888 - $6,480)

price realized
£12,500
($16,225)
Lot 19
AN EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF THAKUR RAJA BAKHTAWAR SINGH OF ALWAR (R.1791-1815)
SIGNED FATEH MUHAMMAD, POSSIBLY BIKANER, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1880
24 x 20in. (61 x 50.8cm.)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,888 - $6,480)

price realized
£3,000
($3,894)
Lot 20
A PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA SAWAI MAN SINGH II OF JAIPUR (R.1922-48) AS A YOUNG...
JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
15 7/8 x 12in. (40.3 x 30.5cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,555 - $2,332)

price realized
£2,375
($3,082)
Lot 21
A PORTRAIT OF TILKAYAT GIRDHAR LALJI, HEAD PRIEST OF THE SHRI NATHJI TEMPLE AT...
NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY
10 x 7in. (25.4 x 17.7cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,296 - $1,944)

price realized
£1,125
($1,460)
Lot 22
A PORTRAIT OF AN INDIAN GENTLEMAN
SIGNED 'L SMITH', INDIA, DATED 1841
8¼ x 7 1/8in. (21 x 18cm.); 12 5/8 x 11 5/8in. (32 x 29.5cm.) framed
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,944 - $2,592)

price realized
£3,750
($4,867)
Lot 23
A LARGE PORTRAIT OF LAL SINGH, VIZIER TO MAHARAJA DULEEP SINGH
ATTRIBUTED TO AUGUST SCHOEFFT, INDIA OR EUROPE, CIRCA 1840
29½ x 24in. (75 x 61cm.); 39 3/8 x 33¼in. (100 x 84.5cm.) framed
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($7,776 - $10,368)

price realized
£7,500
($9,735)
Lot 24
A PORTRAIT OF A MADRAS DANCER
BY A BRITISH ARTIST, INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
28¾ x 20 7/8in. (73 x 53cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,592 - $3,888)

price realized
£2,500
($3,245)
Lot 25
A PORTRAIT OF THE MAHARAJA OF TRAVANCORE ENTHRONED
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
16 ¼ x 12 ¼in. (41.3 x 31.2cm.)
estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
($6,480 - $10,368)

price realized
£10,000
($12,980)
Lot 26
A PORTRAIT OF SRI VIKRAMA RAJASINHA, KING OF KANDY (R.1798-1815)
SRI LANKA, 19TH CENTURY
12 ¾ x 8 1/8in. (31.4 x 20.6cm.)
estimate
£400 - £600
($518 - $777)

price realized
£375
($486)
Lot 27
A PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA KRISHNARAJA WADIYAR III OF MYSORE (R. 1799 -1831)
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
21 3/8 x 16 1/8 in. (54.3 x 41 cm.)
estimate
£2,500 - £3,500
($3,240 - $4,536)

price realized
£2,500
($3,245)
Lot 28
KING GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY AT THE DELHI DURBAR OF 1911
SIGNED F. MATANIA, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY
9 ½ x 11 3/8in. (24.2 x 28.9cm.)
estimate
£1,500 - £2,000
($1,944 - $2,592)

price realized
£6,000
($7,788)
Lot 29
AN IMPRESSIVE PORTRAIT OF MARY, THE PRINCESS OF WALES, WITH THE YOUNG MAHARAJA...
ATTRIBUTABLE TO PARSI SAH, PHOTO-ARTIST OF NAINI TAL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1905
84 5/8 x 51 1/8in. (215 x 130cm.); 87¼ x 54½in. (221.7 x 138.5cm.) framed
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,888 - $6,480)

price realized
£7,500
($9,735)
Lot 30
A SELF PORTRAIT; A PORTRAIT OF RANI GOGGI DEVI BIRLA
BY ATUL BOSE (1898-1977), INDIA, CIRCA 1940
12 ¾ x 8 1/8in. (32.5 x 20.5cm.); 15 1/8 x 10 ¼in. (38.5 x 26cm.)
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,296 - $1,944)

price realized
£1,000
($1,298)
Lot 31
A GROUP OF FIVE PORTRAITS
BY ABALAL RAHIMAN (1860-1931), INDIA
9 1/8 x 6 ¾in. (23.2 x 17cm.) the largest
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,592 - $3,888)

price realized
£2,125
($2,758)
Lot 32
DURGA AND BRAHMA SEATED IN A PAVILION WITH A DEVOTEE
NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
23 5/8 x 17 3/8in. (60 x 44.2cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,592 - $3,888)

price realized
£4,375
($5,678)
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