Coins and Paper Money
Jaina Tirthankara Parshvanatha Being Venerated
Bikaner, Rajasthan, c. 1700
Lot 31 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Opaque watercolour and gold on wasli 4.9 x 3 in. (12.4 x 7.6 cm.) This folio depicts Parshwanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara in the Jain tradition, ... read more
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Drug Addled Troopers Confused by a Rat
Rajasthan (possibly a thikana of Kishangarh or Kotah) c. 1800
Lot 32 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Provenance: Sotheby's, The Collection of Stuart Cary Welch, London, May 31, 2011, lot 27 Black ink and opaque color on natural buff paper Inscribed ... read more
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Shah Jahan in the Time of Youth (After a Mughal original)
Bikaner, c. 1650–60
Lot 33 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Opaque watercolour and gold on wasli Folio : 11.6 x 8.5 in. (29.4 x 21.5 cm.) Image : 7.8 x 5.9 in (19.8 x 14.9 cm.) This refined painting, depicting ... read more
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Madhu Madhavi Ragini: A Folio from a Dispersed Ragamala
Bikaner, First quarter of the 18th century
Lot 34 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Inscribed on the verso in Devanagari script: Madhumadhavi Ragini, दिन का प्रथम प्रहर (Madhumadhavi Ragini, din ka pratham prahar) Madhumadhavi Ragini, ... read more
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Lot 35 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Attributed to Soordhaj Nanagram, grandson of Nihalchand. Opaque watercolour and gold on wasli 7.1 x 4.6 in. (18.03 x 11.6 cm.) Mahaprabhu ... read more
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Krishna and Radha on a Composite Camel
Kota, c. 1850
Lot 36 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Opaque watercolour heightened with gold and silver on wasli 10 x 7.5 in. (25.4 x 19.5 cm.) This uncommon image stir up an enduring state of ... read more
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Maharao Sheodan Singh of Alwar (r. 1857-74)
Alwar, c. 1870
Lot 37 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Provenance: Alwar royal collection; as marked in the lower right corner Inscribed in English in pencil: Maharao Shviadan Singh of Alwar 1880 Opaque ... read more
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Lot 38 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Opaque watercolour and gold on watermarked paper dated 1805 Each: 17.12 x 10.43 in. (43.5 x 26.5cm.) The composite painting tradition has its roots ... read more
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A double sided Folio from a Dispersed Ramachandrika Manuscript.
Datia, Central India, c. 1700
Lot 39 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Red and black ink and gouache on paper Inscribed panel on one side in devanagari, flanked by illustrations of Rama and Lakshmana in conversation with ... read more
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The Legend of Harishchandra the Truthful King
Central India, Datia, late 18th century
Lot 40 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)
Opaque watercolour and gold on wasli 10.9 x 8.8 in. (27.6 x 22.3 cm.) A painting illustrating the story of King Harishchandra renowned for his ... read more
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