Indian Works of Art
Works from the Indian subcontinent include pieces from what is now India and Pakistan associated with the Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and other religions.
Collectable categories include items made during the colonial period when pieces were also made to appeal to Western taste; Indian watercolours (miniatures); jewellery decorated with enamels and set with rubies, emeralds and other gems; and hardstones, especially jade, carved into intricate handles for edged weapons or receptacles.
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Gujarat group generates Bucks bidding frenzy
27 August 2024For Amersham Auction Rooms, it was just another house clearance.
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Archer family provenance points the way to debut sale success
08 July 2024Father and son collection stars as centrepiece of 150-lot inaugural Islamic and Indian art offering
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New saleroom Azca launches in west London with Indian and Islamic selection
10 June 2024London has a new boutique auction house with the launch this month of Azca Auctions in Hammersmith, west London.
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Five questions with Mehmet Keskiner of Kent Antiques
15 January 2024Mehmet Keskiner is the founder of Kent Antiques specialising in Islamic and Indian works of art as well as 19th century Orientalist paintings. Keskiner runs Kent Antiques from a gallery in Queen’s Gate by appointment only with his brother Dr Philip Bora Keskiner and his wife Melis Aran Keskiner.
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Indian silver with a British touch at Californian auction
30 October 2023The September 24 sale at Fine Estate, Inc (23% buyer’s premium) in San Rafael, California, included this example of Anglo-Indian silver.
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Taj Mahal shines in the Welch collection
16 October 2023Stuart Cary Welch (1928-2008) dedicated more than half a century to the study of the art and aesthetics of the Islamic World, and India in particular.
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Rediscovered Tipu Sultan swords from Cornwall’s Port Eliot to be auctioned at Christie’s
21 September 2023Two previously unrecorded Tipu Sultan swords have been consigned to Christie’s from descendants of Charles, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805) who live at stately home Port Eliot in Cornwall.
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Looted 8th century stone goddesses found in English garden to return to India
12 July 2023Two stone idols taken from a temple in India more than 40 years ago are to be returned after being recovered in the UK.
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‘Umbrella’ sales cover wide range of Islamic and Indian items
19 June 2023Artefacts hailing from a vast geographical area come together in west London saleroom
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Auction record for Tipu Sultan’s sword
29 May 2023A sword taken from the Indian Muslim ruler Tipu Sultan when he was defeated and killed during the fourth Anglo-Mysore War was hammered down at £12m.
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Auction record for both Indian and Islamic object smashed by Tipu Sultan’s bedchamber sword
25 May 2023A sword taken from the Indian Muslim ruler Tipu Sultan when he was defeated and killed during the fourth Anglo-Mysore War was hammered down at £12m.
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Indian artist’s ‘Bindu’ picture brings hefty demand at Roseberys’ auction
05 May 2023A large acrylic on canvas by Indian artist Syed Haider Raza (1922-2016) drew strong interest at Roseberys (25% buyer’s premium), surpassing a £50,000-70,000 estimate and selling at £240,000 to a private collector.
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US museum sales for Forge and Lynch during Asia Week
10 April 2023Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch made a series of sales to US museums at the recent edition of Asia Week New York (March 15-30).
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Gallery celebrates Sayed Raza with exhibition and catalogue launch
03 April 2023Grosvenor Gallery is holding an exhibition of works by Indian Modernist Sayed Raza (1922-2016) to coincide with the release of the second volume of the artist’s catalogue raisonné and his retrospective at the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
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Silver: No longer the last days of the Raj
06 March 2023A once neglected aspect of the silver market received a showpiece sale in February. ATG reports on the Stewart collection of Anglo-Indian silver from the Raj period.
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Catching Hindu and Muslim court traditions
06 March 2023For its 13th annual Asia Week New York exhibition, dealership Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch will offer 44 paintings reflecting the Hindu and Muslim court traditions of India
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Channel enlightening energies through sculpture
06 March 2023During Asia Week New York, local dealer Kapoor Galleries presents Divine Gestures: Channels of Enlightenment, an exhibition of sculptural works
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Dedicated Indian Raj silver auctions launched
30 January 2023Chiswick Auctions will conduct what it believes is the first ever auction devoted to Indian and Burmese silver of the Raj period on February 14.
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Sex appeal: Iranian erotic poem
21 November 2022Sixteenth century single folio manuscript displays orgiastic spree in graphic detail
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Iranian incense burner helps to fuel ‘white glove’ sale
21 November 2022Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) was another of the London salerooms that held a designated sale in Islamic week.
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