A Bustling Ghat of Benares
Benaras, c. 1830

Lot 51 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

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

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Elephant combat
Patna, c. 1835

Lot 52 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

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

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A fiefholder riding a stately elephant
Patna, c. 1855

Lot 53 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

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

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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)

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

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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)

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

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

Lot 56 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

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

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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)

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

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

Lot 58 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

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

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

Lot 59 (Classical Indian Art Auction 4)

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

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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)

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

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