A Bustling Ghat of Benares
Benaras, c. 1830

lot 51 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

7.6 × 11.6 in. (19.3 × 29.4 cm.) During the early years of the nineteenth century, the city of Benares (now Varanasi) became a significant hub of ... read more

Sold for ₹3,000,000
Estimated at ₹260,000 - ₹450,000 More details 2  

Elephant combat
Patna, c. 1835

lot 52 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

Attributed to Hulas Lal (c. 1785 - 1875) Gouache on mica 7.9 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.) This depiction of two dark-skinned elephants in fierce combat ... read more

Sold for ₹900,000
Estimated at ₹100,000 - ₹200,000 More details 2  

A fiefholder riding a stately elephant
Patna, c. 1855

lot 53 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

Attributed to Shiva Lal (c. 1817 - 1887) Watercolour on paper 10 x 7.9 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.) This remarkable portrait of a fiefholder riding an ... read more

Sold for ₹300,000
Estimated at ₹130,000 - ₹225,000 More details 2  

Dyer's guild, Men working at the oil-press Blacksmiths at work and Tobacco and chillum seller
Patna, c.1860

lot 54 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

Attributed to the family guild of Shiva Lal (c. 1817 - 1887) Watercolour on paper Each: 9 x 7.5 in. (22.86 x 19.30 cm.) From about 1770 till ... read more

Sold for ₹325,000
Estimated at ₹100,000 - ₹200,000 More details 5  

A Poulterer carrying a spear suspended with two dead rabbits An entertainer with a dancing bear, A group of entertainers and A group of musicians
Patna, c. 1860

lot 55 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

Attributed to the family guild of Shiva Lal (c. 1817 - 1887) Watercolour on paper Each: 8.8 x 7.4 in. (22.5 x 19 cm.) The English in India, both ... read more

Sold for ₹450,000
Estimated at ₹100,000 - ₹150,000 More details 5  

A fiefholder riding a caparisoned elephant and A nobleman in his horse-driven chariot
Patna, c. 1860

lot 56 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

Attributed to the family guild of Shiva Lal (c. 1817 - 1887) Watercolour on paper Each: 8 x 8 in. (20.32 x 20.32 cm.) Fortunately, the development of ... read more

Sold for ₹300,000
Estimated at ₹100,000 - ₹200,000 More details 3  

Two Folios Depicting Occupations from a Patna series and Two folios from a series illustrating conveyances, Trichurapally
Patna and Trichurapally, c. 1850-60

lot 57 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

Gouache on Mica 4.6 × 3 in. (11.6 × 7.62 cm.) and 4 x 7 in. (10.16 x 17.78 cm.) In the early nineteenth century, artists specialising in painting on ... read more

Sold for ₹250,000
Estimated at ₹100,000 - ₹200,000 More details 5  

Illustration from a French-Indian Album: A Bullock Cart Ride
Pondicherry, c. 1800

lot 58 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

10.6 x 15.6 in. (26.9 x 39.6 cm.) In South India, the French colony of Pondicherry became a centre for the production of fascinating artworks created ... read more

Unsold
Estimated at ₹300,000 - ₹500,000 More details 1  

Illustration from a French-Indian Album: A Brahmin Funeral Procession
Pondicherry, c. 1800

lot 59 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

10.6 x 18 in. (26.9 x 45.7 cm.) The second painting, portraying a funeral procession, has a Tamil inscription at the lower right corner reading ... read more

Sold for ₹425,000
Estimated at ₹300,000 - ₹500,000 More details 1  

Two Folios from an Album Illustrating Occupations of South India: A Rat-Catcher and His Wife; A Basket-Maker and His Wife
Tanjore, c. 1820

lot 60 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4, 16th Mar, 2026)

Opaque pigement and gold on pasteboard Each: 11.6 x 8 in. (29.4 x 20.32 cm.) These two folios are from a dispersed album made for English patrons in ... read more

Sold for ₹225,000
Estimated at ₹150,000 - ₹250,000 More details 3