Christies: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, including Property from the Pal Family Collection
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, including Property from the Pal Family Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 177,546.00 |
| Auction Date | September 24, 2025 - September 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 117,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #23498 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 182,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 58 | ||
| Sold Lots | 58.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 117,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 182,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 97.45% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548 | RABINDRANATH TAGORE (1861-1941). | "THE TAME BIRD WAS IN A CAGE," SIGNED AND HANDWRITTEN POEM |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 | |
| 549 | EDWARD LEAR (1812-1888) | PEACOCKS NEAR BHURTPORE, NORTHERN INDIA. |
USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 | |
| 556 | SRI INDU GUPTA | SHAH JAHAN LOOKING AT THE TAJ. |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 | |
| 550 | ATUL DODIYA (B. 1959) | NUT; HOMO SAPIENS FROM INDIA. |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 | |
| 602 | INDIA, COMPANY SCHOOL, AND UNITED KINGDOM, 19TH CENTURY. | A GROUP OF BOTANICAL STUDIES |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 | |
| 543 | A PAINTING OF RAMA AND SITA ENTHRONED |
19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 7,620.00 | |
| 608 | A COLLECTION OF LITERATURE |
19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 6,096.00 | |
| 555 | KANWAL KRISHNA AND DEVAYANI KRISHNA | UNTITLED (TIBETAN MULETEER); UNTITLED (TIBETAN MONK). |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,715.00 | |
| 557 | RANADA CHARAN UKIL (1900-1970) | AT THE STRAIN OF THE FLUTE. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 5,080.00 | |
| 547 | JAMES GOODWIN | THE JEWEL IN THE LOTUS II; KUNDALINI AS COSMIC FORM. |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 611 | VARIOUS ARTISTS | THREE PAINTINGS. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 541 | THREE PAHARI PAINTINGS |
18TH-19TH CENTURY. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 606 | A COLLECTION OF THIRTY-FIVE ARCHITECTURAL VIEWS |
19TH CENTURY. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 | |
| 522 | ULRICH VON SCHROEDER. | ULRICH VON SCHROEDER. A COMPLETE SET OF BOOKS |
USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 540 | THREE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM VARIOUS RAGAMALA SERIES |
19TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 612 | ANJAN CHAKRAVERTY, | SIGNED LOWER RIGHT 'ANJAN '97'. GANESHA |
1997 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 538 | TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM RAGAMALA SERIES |
17TH-18TH CENTURY. | USD 2,200.00 - 2,800.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 544 | FOUR COMPANY SCHOOL MINIATURES |
19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 | |
| 539 | THREE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM VARIOUS RAGAMALA SERIES |
18TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 558 | FOUR DEVOTIONAL PRINTS |
20TH CENTURY. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 607 | A GROUP OF FOUR ADVERTS |
20TH CENTURY. | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 621 | UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1864) | Courtesans by river bank. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 551 | ARPANA CAUR (B.1954) | BODY IS JUST A GARMENT. , 1992 |
1992 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,524.00 |
| 545 | TWO ARMENIAN MANUSCRIPTS AND TWO PERSIAN MANUSCRIPTS |
18TH-19TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 | |
| 546 | FIVE TANTRIC PAINTINGS |
19TH-20TH CENTURY. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
