A Lady at Her Toilette
Datia or Orchha, circa 1770

Lot 41 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Opaque pigments on paper 12.4 x 9 in. (31.4 x 22.8 cm.) This elegant painting portrays a young nayika at her toilette, captured in the intimate ... read more

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Radha and Krishna Enthroned
Datia circa 1770

Lot 42 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Opaque pigments on paper 12.5 x 8.5 in. (31.7 x 21.5 cm.) This painting depicts the sacred union of Radha and Krishna, possibly from the invocation ... read more

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Salivahana and Shesha
Maratha, 19th century

Lot 43 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Gouache on paper 12.9 x 8.4 in. (32.7 x 21.3 cm.) This 19th-century Maratha painting depicts Sesaraja (Sesa) and Salivahana, believed to have ruled ... read more

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A Royal Elephant Combat
Maratha, 19th century

Lot 44 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Gouache on paper 8.4 x 13.9 in. (21.3 x 13.9 cm.) This vibrant 19th-century Maratha painting captures a dramatic and chaotic moment of royal ... read more

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Pair: Shiva Nataraja & Shiva and Parvati on Nandi
Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, c. 1825

Lot 45 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Both the folios have descriptive labels in English Gouache on machine-made paper 11 x 7.4 in. (27.9 x 18.7 cm.) 10.1 x 7.1 in. (25.6 x 18.03 cm.) The ... read more

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Pair: Krishna fluting & Krishna quelling serpent demon Kaliya
Trichinopoly, Tamil Nadu, c. 1825

Lot 46 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Inscribed in English at the bottom: enoogopaulam Inscribed in English at the top: Chrithna about to destroy the serpent Kalaya, the Nerieds, his ... read more

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Architectural Drawing of the Gate of the Red Fort, Agra
Company School, Delhi, c. 1820–1850

Lot 47 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Pencil and watercolour with bodycolour on paper laid down on card, inscribed lower centre in Persian and English. The Persian inscription reads: ... read more

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Three drawings from an album illustrating Mughal monuments: Elevation of the East Side of the Taj Mahal from across the Jumna River
The Moti Masjid at Agra and Procession of British Troops from the Red Fort, Delhi, c. 1820-50

Lot 48 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

7 × 8.6 in. (17.7 × 21.8 cm.) 4 × 7 in. (10.1 x 17.7 cm.) 2.6 x 4.6 in (6.6 x 11.6 cm.) Architectural views in perspective became a novel subject in ... read more

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Four Folios from an Album Illustrating Occupations of Some of the Sects, Castes and Tribes of India: An Ahir, a Babri, a Muslim Bhatti, and a Brahmin
Delhi, c. 1830

Lot 49 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Provenance: Christies, London, 26 April 2012, Art of the Islamic & Indian Worlds, lot 355, 356 & 357 Folio: 12 x 7.7 in. (30.5 × 19.6 cm.) Image: 5 x ... read more

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Four Folios from an Album Illustrating Occupations of Some of the Sects, Castes and Tribes of India: A Minah, a Chamar, a Burian and a Kanjar
Delhi, c. 1830

Lot 50 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

Provenance: Christies, London, 26 April 2012 Art of the Islamic & Indian Worlds, lot 355, 356 & 357 Folio: 12 x 7.7 in. (30.5 × 19.6 cm.) Image: 7 x ... read more

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