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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Sotheby’s returns to India for Mumbai auctions
10 April 2018Sotheby’s is to return to holding auctions in India to take advantage of the growing wealth in the Asian nation.
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Pick of the Week: Warehouse reveals a treasure trove as Indian miniature takes £80,000 at Dreweatts' auction
29 January 2018“Every auctioneer dreams of being instructed to handle a wide-ranging collection lovingly put together over decades and then packed away out of sight.“
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Pick of the Week: Lofft gives a painting lift
11 December 2017This 17th century Indian painting attributed to one of the best artists of the Mughal court sold for £42,000 at Sworders’ December 5 Country House Sale.
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Mughal court miniature at Sworders
27 September 2017This 17th century Indian painting attributed to one of the finest artists of the Mughal court was recently discovered in a private collection in Suffolk. Sworders will offer it for sale in their December 5 Country House Sale with an estimate of £10,000-15,000.
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Volume of Company School painting goes under the hammer at Bristol Auction Rooms
29 July 2017A selection of Indian Company School paintings is among the lots on offer at Bristol Auction Rooms next month.
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Secrets of Koh-i Noor diamond to be revealed at Hay Festival in Wales
25 May 2017The mysterious history of the Koh-i Noor diamond will be revealed during the Hay Festival by authors of a new book.
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Butchoff Antiques teams up with fellow dealers to host evening exhibition of Indian artworks
19 May 2017Kensington Church Street dealer Butchoff Antiques hosted an exhibition of Indian artworks to celebrate the UK India Year of Culture, which was launched by The British Council and the Indian High Commission earlier this year.
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Religion and ritual: Two collections of Indian Company School paintings go on show at Francesca Galloway
15 May 2017An exhibition of Company School painting takes place at Francesca Galloway’s space in Dover Street from May 22-July 7.
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Indian miniature painting of emperor to hold court at Mallams' auction
20 April 2017A late 18th century Rajput miniature with an excellent provenance is to be offered at auction next week at Mallams in Cheltenham.
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Nepalese bronze sets house record for Matthew Barton
24 November 2016West London auction firm Matthew Barton has set a house record with the sale of a Nepalese bronze after it was hammered down at £85,000.
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Indian bronze estimated at £100-200 brings record £114,000 at Special Auction Services
11 November 2016A small Indian bronze brought to Special Auction Services (SAS) in a woman’s handbag set a new house record when it was knocked down for £114,000 yesterday.
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Taxi driver’s £40 car boot find turns out to be £75,000 Indian miniature
22 April 2016A large Indian gouache on paper miniature was the unexpected highlight of a specialist Islamic & Indian Arts sale at Roseberys in London last week.
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An £800,000 toast for Gujarati tray
16 October 2015The highlight of Bonhams’ latest sale of Islamic and Indian art in London was this rare Gujarati mother-of-pearl artwork of early date and exceptional size.
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Sale focus on family fortunes
06 June 2014Was this the ring of the Tiger of Mysore, taken from his body when he was killed in battle?
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Somerset’s £43,000 cabinet of delights
28 April 2014This 21in (54cm) wide ‘Indo-Portuguese’ ivory inlaid hardwood fall front cabinet sold for an extraordinary £43,000 at Lawrences of Crewkerne.
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Table leads furniture at Newbury sale
29 August 2012Leading Dreweatts’ interiors sale in Donnington Priory, Newbury, on September 5 is this Indian or possibly Indo-Portuguese ebony, coromandel and ivory inset centre table.
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A box on the wing in Surrey
22 November 2010THE unexpected highlight of a recent sale conducted by Surrey auctioneers Lawrences of Bletchingley was this Anglo-Indian rosewood and ivory inlaid butterfly form jewellery box entered for sale from a local private source.
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Indian pictures on the rise
06 May 2005Sotheby's New York (20/12% Buyer's Premium) PRICES have steadily risen in recent years for paintings by India’s most established modern artists notably Maqbool Fida Husain (b.1915) and Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002).
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Clive of India flask remains in UK – law change suggested
22 December 2004A LEADING figure in the world of heritage is calling for a change in the export licence rules – after the decision to keep a valuable work of art in the UK.
John Eskenazi and the BM’s Buddha…
28 April 2004TOWARDS the end of March it was reported that The British Museum and the V&A had joined forces for the first time to acquire a rare Indian 7th century metal statue of a standing figure of the Buddha Sakyamuni, the first to enter a public European collection. After a tour of provincial museums it will be shown alternatively at the two institutions.
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