Sothebys: FINE ORIENTAL MINIATURES AND MANUSCRIPTS, VANASUR,

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 10, 1974 - December 10, 1974

Page Size: 472 items in 5 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
302	A BATTLE BETWEEN RAMA AND RAVANA with Lakshmana and the monkey allies joining the attack against Ravana's demons	Mandi	c. 1800	GBP -	42.00
303	A MUSICIAN AND HIS SON walking along holding their instruments	Mandi		GBP -	10.00
304	RAJA SHAMSHER SEN (1727-81) OF MANDI RECEIVING HIS SON SURMA SEN (1781-88)	Mandi	c. 1780	GBP -	260.00
305	RAVANA IS TOLD OF THE DEATH OF HIS SON INDRAJITA		c. 1830	GBP -	260.00
306	A GURU out riding with his entourage of men on foot			GBP -	12.00
307	RADHA SENDING A MESSENGER TO KRISHNA		c. 1820-30	GBP -	160.00
308	A KING RECEIVING A MESSENGER IN A PALACE			GBP -	50.00
309	SIVA WITH PARVATI AND THEIR CHILDREN GANESHA AND KARTIKEYA seated under trees surrounded by their vehicles			GBP -	38.00
310	RADHA AND KRISHNA EMBRACING IN A HILLY LANDSCAPE			GBP -	25.00
311	VARAHA AVATAR	Nurpur	c. 1760	GBP -	300.00
312	Incident FROM THE GAJENRAMOKSHA			GBP -	55.00
313	THREE CLOTH MAKERS at work cutting and printing material			GBP -	45.00
314	DEVI enthroned on a patterned terrace holding her emblems with gilt dishes and bottles arranged before her			GBP -	28.00
315	A FEMALE ASCETIC sweeping a domed shrine to Siva			GBP -	20.00
316	DEVI seated on a lotus blossom on a gilt stool			GBP -	24.00
317	THE FORM OF THE MAHAVIDYA CINNAMASTA standing on a couple wrapped in an orange blanket			GBP -	60.00
318	SCENES IN A PALACE			GBP -	70.00
319	DEVI surrounded by four elephants on the bank of a lotus-pond			GBP -	26.00
320	DEVI standing on a corpse			GBP -	14.00
321	The terrible goddess Kali standing on the corpse-form of Siva			GBP -	25.00
322	A PRINCE LEAVING A PAVILION on the bank of a river			GBP -	22.00
323	A PRINCESS SEATED WITH HER SON on a patterned carpet by a window			GBP -	65.00
324	THREE PORTRAITS of Raja Deena Nath			GBP -	38.00
325	RAMA AND LAKSHMANA IN THE WILDERNESS AT NIGHT			GBP -	120.00
326	AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE MARKANDEYA PURANA		c. 1860	GBP -	28.00
327	RADHA AND KRISHNA EACH HOLD A PINK BLOSSOM as they stand facing each other within an alcove	Chamba	c. 1765	GBP -	180.00
328	RADHA GREETS KRISHNA at the entrance to a terrace with a low lattice wall	(Punjab Plains)	c. 1800	GBP -	130.00
329	A PORTRAIT OF RAJA RAI SINGH OF GULER seated on a terrace against an orange bolster on a floral carpet	Kangra		GBP -	42.00
330	AN OFFICER in an orange jama addresses a musician seated within a chamber of a pavilion	Kangra	c. 1850	GBP -	28.00
331	A PRINCE AND HIS LADY SEATED IN CONVERSATION upon a carpeted terrace		c. 1780	GBP -	320.00
332	RADHA AND KRISHNA SEATED ON A BALCONY	Kulu	c. 1790	GBP -	40.00
333	Two DEMONS righting in an archway			GBP -	28.00
334	TWELVE BIRDS ROOST in the leafy upper branches of a tree with a severely twisted trunk	Guler		GBP -	350.00
335	KRISHNA, AS A GUILTY LOVER		c. 1780-90	GBP -	500.00
336	AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE HAMIR HATH	Kangra		GBP -	360.00
337	KRISHNA RAISING HIS SWORD and shield against a group of armed men within a palace courtyard			GBP -	28.00
338	A HOST OF WARRIORS in gold armour led by Krishna put a demon force to flight			GBP -	42.00
339	KRISHNA STANDS PROTECTIVELY in front of a chamber			GBP -	32.00
340	A THREE-HEADED SAIVITE FIGURE greets Krishna riding in a gold chariot			GBP -	28.00
341	A GIRL ADDRESSES KRISHNA half-risen from a bed			GBP -	32.00
342	A VEILED LADY and Krishna sit before an open fire in a courtyard			GBP -	58.00
343	KRISHNA, RAMA AND LAKSHMANA leave a golden palace in great state riding in open gold howdahs on decorated elephants			GBP -	45.00
344	RAJA JAGAT PARKASH of Simur kneels upon a patterned yellow carpet holding a dagger in one hand	Kangra	c. 1780	GBP -	48.00
345	A PRINCE holds a bow and two arrows			GBP -	14.00
346	RAJA SIDH SEN of Mandi holding a sword in both hands	Mandi	c. 1720	GBP -	35.00
347	Hanuman worships Rama and Sita	Mandi		GBP -	10.00
348	JAMADAR SINGH			GBP -	8.00
349	A RAJA with a long beard addresses a girl holding a poppy	Mandi		GBP -	10.00
350	A PRINCE IN A WHITE JAMA bound by a black bordered sash stands between two thin trees in leaf	Mandi	c. 1730	GBP -	300.00
351	A FEMALE DEITY upon a lotus, a crescent-shaped halo about her head			GBP -	32.00
352	BRAHMA seated on a goose			GBP -	22.00
353	A CONFIDANTE OF RADHA talking with Krishna outside a white pavilion			GBP -	30.00
354	RADHA dressed in a yellow robe and red veil greeting a companion in a field			GBP -	16.00
355	KRISHNA kneeling against a red bolster on a striped carpet			GBP -	18.00
356	RADHA listening to a companion kneeling before her			GBP -	20.00
357	MAIDEN wearing a pink robe and blue veil salutes Radha as they meet in a field			GBP -	18.00
358	RADHA bowing with her hands folded to Krishna who stands before her wearing a yellow jama			GBP -	18.00
359	KRISHNA seated against a patterned bolster between two decorated chambers			GBP -	18.00
360	RADHA chattering with a confidante in a bower as Krishna watches from another			GBP -	18.00
361	A MAIDEN presenting her daughter to Radha who holds the child			GBP -	20.00
362	ARJUNA IN A GROVE HOLDING HIS BOW and clad in golden armour addresses a king opposite wearing a red jama			GBP -	220.00
363	THREE FIGURES OF ARJUNA WEARING GOLD ARMOUR and holding a red arrow and gold bow			GBP -	180.00
364	A PROCESSION OF MUSICIANS AND DANCERS leave a camp			GBP -	180.00
365	PORTRAIT OF A PRINCE standing by a small blossoming tree holding a sprig of narcissus	Mandi		GBP -	35.00
366	A seated portrait of BIR SINGH OF NURPUR (1805-46) on a yellow stool		(1805-46)	GBP -	15.00
367	FIVE HOLY MEN ON A VERANDAH with a lady are visited by three officers who sit in a row before them	Bilaspur		GBP -	16.00
368	HANUMAN SALUTING Rama and Sita who sit on a stool one behind the other	Mandi		GBP -	10.00
369	A RAJA EMBRACING HIS MISTRESS as they stand between two blossoming trees	Mandi		GBP -	14.00
370	A PENSIVE GIRL sits alone upon a striped rug	Mandi		GBP -	12.00
371	A POT-BELLIED RAJA OF MANDI kneels on an embroidered carpet	Mandi	c. 1720-30	GBP -	80.00
372	A RULER wearing a red jama and turban walks with his arms about the shoulders of two girls	Mandi	c. 1730	GBP -	22.00
373	A COURTIER wearing a dark green jama and red turban faces right	Mandi	c. 1730-40	GBP -	24.00
374	A RULER raises his hand in greeting to two courtiers	Kulu		GBP -	16.00
375	Guru Nanak instructs his minstrel Mardana	Mandi	c. 1800	GBP -	6.00
376	RAJA PRIT SINGH OF JASWAN kneeling upon a terrace	Kangra	c. 1780	GBP -	85.00
377	A standing portrait of the portly WAZIR MIAN JAPPU dressed in a pleated white jama bound by a gold fringed sash	Mandi	c. 1730	GBP -	110.00
378	A YOGINI STANDS IN A FIELD facing right			GBP -	260.00
379	Two LADIES in a landscape			GBP -	30.00
380	A COMPOSITE HORSE ridden by a peri with gold wings			GBP -	350.00
381	A YOUNG LADY RECLINES AGAINST A DEEP BLUE CUSHION decorated in green and gold	Isfahan	c. 1640	GBP -	700.00
382	Solomon receiving a visitor at his court with animals	Turkish		GBP -	60.00
383	COURTIERS BRING VARIOUS GIFTS to a ruler enthroned in a rural setting			GBP -	65.00
384	A WARRIOR SLAYS HIS OPPONENT after wrestling on a hillside			GBP -	300.00
385	A LEAF FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF THE MAJMA' AL-TAVARIKH by Hafiz-i-Abru			GBP -	48.00
386	A PAGE FROM A MANUSCRIPT OF THE MAJMA' AL-TAVARIKH by Hafiz-i-Abru	Herat	c. 1425	GBP -	30.00
387	MIHR AND MUSHTARI PICNIC with a prince whilst seated by a stream on a pale green hillside	Qazwin	c. 1580	GBP -	200.00
388	MUSHTARI and several followers on horseback and dressed in full armour with a club	Qazwin	c. 1580	GBP -	25.00
389	BADR AND MUSHTARI ABOUT TO BE EXECUTED as the vizier Bihzad pleads their case with the king enthroned behind	Qazwin	c. 1580	GBP -	100.00
390	YUSUF, A GOLDEN FLAME ABOUT HIS HEAD	Qazwin	c. 1580	GBP -	100.00
391	A MAIDEN SEATED IN THE LAP OF A BLACK DEMON on a rock in a garden	Qazwin	c. 1580	GBP -	120.00
392	A WARRIOR VISITING A PRINCE who sits on a throne holding a gold cup			GBP -	18.00
393	A man by a fence	Persia		GBP -	50.00
394	A PRINCE RESTING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE WITH MUSICIANS	Isfahan	c. 1625	GBP -	850.00
395	A MAIDEN PERFORMING ACUPUNCTURE ON HER LOVER	Isfahan		GBP -	2,500.00
396	A COOK STIRS TWO BLACKENED CAULDRONS			GBP -	30.00
397	YUSUF, a golden flame about his head	Isfahan		GBP -	55.00
398	BAHRAM GUR OUT HUNTING			GBP -	150.00
399	MAJNUN VISITING A CAMP	Kashmir		GBP -	40.00
400	PRINCE 'ABBAS MIRZA (1783-1833) seen half length	Qajar	c. 1830	GBP -	380.00
401	A YOUTH SEATED WITH HIS MISTRESS on a-carpet against cushions	Qajar	c. 1840	GBP -	180.00

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