Tuesday 10 June 2025 | Lots:
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Arts of India
Tuesday 10 June 2025 10:00
The June 10th Arts of India sale is led by a strong group of modern works on canvas and paper by renown Indian artists such as F.N. Souza, Prabhakar Kolte, Ismail Gulgee, Arup Das and Kartick Chandra Pyne from private collections. As ever paintings from Rajasthan, Provincial and Mughal India, and from the Bilaspur, Kangra, Kalighat and Pahari schools of painting, will feature. Roseberys is also delighted to offer a ruby set bangle acquired by Field Marshall Robert Napier (1810-1890) at the Siege of Lucknow in 1857. Also included is a group of phulkari textiles from a private collection amassed in India in the 1950s, a wonderful group of early Gandharan sculpture and Mughal red sandstone architectural elements. Furthermore, the sale will feature prints by Thomas Daniell, Henry Salt and a group of Mughal daggers.
Friday 6 June: 9.30am - 5pm
Sunday 8 June: 10am - 2pm
Monday 9 June: 9.30am - 5pm
Highlight Lots
LOT 8
A monumental stone sculpture of a reclining Vishnu, Java, 10th-12th century, 73.5 x 170 x...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
LOT 81
A carved and pierced mottled red sandstone jali screen, Mughal India, 18th century, Of...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
LOT 124
A ruby and pearl-set enamelled gold bangle,North India, circa 1850 A series of raised flower...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
LOT 129
Two botanical paintings, Nepenthes Distillatoria (Pitcher Plant) and Crescentia Cujute, after...
Estimate: £600 - £800
LOT 147
Three albums of mica paintings, Madras, India, circa 1850 The first with 26 portraits of...
Estimate: £300 - £500
LOT 162
An embroidered shawl (phulkari), lehariya, Punjab, first half 20th century, silk floss on light...
Estimate: £200 - £300
LOT 202
Lance Ribeiro, Indian, 1933-2010, Townscape, 1965, Oil on board, signed and dated lower left...
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000
LOT 205
Prabhakar Kolte, Indian, b.1946- Untitled, 2006; Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated to reverse, 92...
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000
LOT 1
Two painted stucco or plaster mural fragments : a frieze of figures of a seated Buddha, Ochre...
Estimate: £500 - £700
Starting Bid: £340
LOT 2
A grey schist part column with musicians, Ancient region of Gandhara, 3rd Century, A corner...
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
Starting Bid: £700
LOT 3
A grey schist or stucco head of a Bodhisattva, Gandhara, 2nd/3rd century, Very finely carved...
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Starting Bid: £1,000
LOT 4
A grey schist frieze of garland bearers or a Dionysian harvesting scene, Ancient region of...
Estimate: £300 - £500
Starting Bid: £100
LOT 5
A grey schist frieze of garland bearers or a Dionysian harvesting scene, Ancient region of...
Estimate: £500 - £700
Starting Bid: £200
LOT 6
A fragment of a low relief grey schist frieze depicting a pair of musicians, Ancient region of...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Starting Bid: £550
LOT 7
A monumental grey granite stone lingham and yoni, South India, 15th-16th century Overall height...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Starting Bid: £1,400
LOT 8
A monumental stone sculpture of a reclining Vishnu, Java, 10th-12th century, 73.5 x 170 x...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Starting Bid: £2,000
LOT 9
Three bronze document plaques recording a property deed, India, 19th century or earlier The...
Estimate: £300 - £400
Starting Bid: £200
LOT 10
A bronze group of Vishnu and attendants,Kashmir, Karkota period, 8th Century Vishnu stands...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Starting Bid: £420
LOT 11
A Pala black stone fragmentary stele of Buddha,Eastern India, Bengal or Bihar, circa 11th...
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
Starting Bid: £4,200
LOT 12
A carved red sandstone figure of an heavenly nymph (apsara), India, restored, on stand 41.8cm....
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting Bid: £80
LOT 13
A voided velvet fragmentary metal thread textile border, North India, late 17th/early 18th...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Starting Bid: £420
LOT 14
An illustration to a ragamala series : Bhairavi ragini, possibly Murshidabad, late 18th...
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting Bid: £80
LOT 15
Four illustrations to a ragamala series : Ramkali raga, Kanad raga, Desakar or Bhairav raga and...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Starting Bid: £550
LOT 16
A detached illustrated album folio : an ascetic dozing under a tree, Mughal India, late...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
Starting Bid: £200
LOT 17
A lady visits an ascetic, Mughal India, circa 1780 and later, Opaque pigments heightened with...
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,500
Starting Bid: £800
LOT 18
An illustration to a ragamala series: Varari Ragini,Awadh or Murshidabad, Provincial Mughal,...
Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500
Starting Bid: £1,400
LOT 19
Krishna returns to the sleeping Radha, Rajasthan, circa 1700 or later, Opaque pigments on...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Starting Bid: £420
LOT 20
Portrait of the singer and poet, Bani Thani, Kishanghar, Rajasthan, North India, c.1800, Opaque...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Starting Bid: £1,400
LOT 21
Two elephants fighting, Provincial Mughal, North India, 18th/19th century, Opaque pigments on...
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Starting Bid: £2,800
LOT 22
A nobleman and his consort on a terrace, revival style, India, 20th century, Opaque pigments on...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Starting Bid: £280
LOT 23
A sketch of a standing young courtier, North India, late 19th / early 20th century, ink on...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Starting Bid: £700
LOT 24
An illustration to a ragamala series : Bhairavi ragini, Hyderabad, second half 19th...
Estimate: £300 - £500
Starting Bid: £120
LOT 25
A king consults a sage, Pahari hills, northern India, circa 1850, Opaque pigments on paper,...
Estimate: £300 - £400
Starting Bid: £120
LOT 26
Three detached folios of an album : three standing portraits of rulers, Deccani style, 19th...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Starting Bid: £550
LOT 27
Lord Krishna and the gopis, Northern India, late 19th century, Opaque pigments on paper...
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
Starting Bid: £480
LOT 28
An illustration to a ragamala series : possibly Sarang ragini, Bilaspur, central India, late...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Starting Bid: £550
LOT 29
An illustration to a regamala series : possibly Madhumadhavi or Gunkhali ragini, Hyderabad, late...
Estimate: £300 - £400
Starting Bid: £200
LOT 30
An equestrian portrait of Thakur Visan Singh, Marwar, Rajasthan, North India, circa...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Starting Bid: £420
LOT 31
A large painted narrative textile scroll (par),Rajasthan, North India, late 19th-early20th...
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Starting Bid: £2,000
LOT 32
A snake and ladder composition (Gyan Chaupar or Moksha Patam), Northern India, late 19th century...
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Starting Bid: £550
LOT 33
A fragment of a pitchvai depicting a cowherd with his cows, India, Rajasthan, 19th...
Estimate: £500 - £700
Starting Bid: £340
LOT 34
An embroidered panel from a coverlet with animals, birds and insects among plants and trees,
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Starting Bid: £550
LOT 35
A wood block printed prayer mat (mihrab),Coromandel Coast, India, circa 1790 In the style of the...
Estimate: £300 - £500
Starting Bid: £200
LOT 36
Durga enthroned, India, circa 1800, Opaque pigments on paper, haloed, holding a lotus and a...
Estimate: £500 - £700
Starting Bid: £340
LOT 37
An illustration to an Hindu epic : Krishna beheads two demons, Pahari, North India, circa...
Estimate: £800 - £1,000
Starting Bid: £550
LOT 38
An illustrated detached folio : a seated portrait of Rao Bishan Singh of Bundi (1804-21),
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000
Starting Bid: £1,000
LOT 39
An illustration to the Rukhmini-Harana (the abduction of Rukhmini) : a messenger delivers the...
Estimate: £400 - £600
Starting Bid: £280
LOT 40
A manuscript of the Bhagavata Purana (one volume),Rajasthan, North India, late 18th-early 19th...
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Starting Bid: £700
LOT 41
An illustration to an Hindu epic or a ragamala series : Nat Raga, Possibly Kangra, Pahari, North...
Estimate: £800 - £1,000
Starting Bid: £550
LOT 42
Four palace scenes : the abode of a multi headed deity or demon, a blue-skinned figure prepares...
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Starting Bid: £1,400
LOT 43
A study of a head, Rajasthan, India, late 18th century, ink on paper, mounted, glazed and...
Estimate: £100 - £150
Starting Bid: £40
LOT 44
The Manalila and the Danalila, signed by the scribe Ramcaran, India, Rajasthan, probably Jaipur...
Estimate: £600 - £800
Starting Bid: £420
LOT 45
An illustrated detached folio from a manuscript, probably a Gita Govinda, India, late 19th...
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting Bid: £140
LOT 46
A detached illustrated folio from a manuscript, possibly a Persian epic, North India, the text...
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting Bid: £140
LOT 47
A cast and engraved copper alloy shrine of Virabhadra, South India, circa 18th century or...
Estimate: £300 - £400
Starting Bid: £200
LOT 48
A copper alloy figure of a dakini or of the goddess Parvati dancing, Chola revival style, India,...
Estimate: £200 - £300
Starting Bid: £140
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