Auction Reports
Bonhams
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Islamic and Indian Art - Online
- Auction Date
- 06/12/2025 - 06/12/2025
- Sale Number
- #31243
- Total Lots
- 203
- Sold Lots
- 127
- Lots Sold
- 62.56%
- Unsold Lots
- 76
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 122,662.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 97,500.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 138,700.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 161,100.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 227,800.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 53.85%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | An anthology of early Arabic poetry, Kitab al-rawd al-nadir, abyat wa nawadir, The Book of the Bright Garden, Couplets and Wonders, by the scholar Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq |
dated AH 1262/AD 1846 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 5,888.00 | |
| 227 | Company School | Three studies of snakes, including two cobras |
circa 1830-40 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,376.00 |
| 212A | Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra (reg. 1775-1823) seated on a palace terrace |
early 19th Century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,120.00 | |
| 220 | Troops attacking a besieged city with a hero assaulting a breach in the walls |
late 18th/early 19th Century, borders perhaps 1820-20 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,352.00 | |
| 176 | A princess holding court with a bevy of female attendants and musicians |
late 18th Century | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,096.00 | |
| 218 | A prince entertained by musicians and a dancing girl who balances lotas on her head and hands |
circa 1760 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,096.00 | |
| 275 | History of the Sikhs; or, translation of the Sikkhan de Raj di Vikhia, by Major Henry Court |
1888 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,816.00 | |
| 276 | Travels in India, including Sinde and the Punjab, by Captain Leopold von Orlich, in 2 volumes |
1845 | GBP 800.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,560.00 | |
| 155 | An illustrated Hindu devotional scroll |
19th century | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,432.00 | |
| 348 | Ambika Dhurandhar (Indian, 1912-2009) | Woman in a red sari |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,432.00 | |
| 346 | Mahadev Viswanath Dhurandhar (India, 1867-1944) | Building |
GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,432.00 | |
| 347 | Mahadev Viswanath Dhurandhar (India, 1867-1944) | Telephonist |
GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,304.00 | |
| 223 | circle of Mazhar 'Ali Khan | The tomb of Humayun; the Alai Darwaza, or Alauddin Gate, Delhi |
circa 1840-60 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 2,176.00 |
| 314 | Narasimha avatar |
early 19th Century | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,176.00 | |
| 174 | A nobleman, armed with a sword, standing on a terrace |
mid-18th Century | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,176.00 | |
| 274 | Joseph Davey Cunningham, A History of the Sikhs from the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the Sutlej |
1918 | GBP 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,048.00 | |
| 191 | Kali trampling on the prostrate Siva |
early 19th Century | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,048.00 | |
| 59 | A large illuminated firman relating to the restoration of previous administration and taxation in the province of Bolu in northern Turkey, after an appeal by the local people |
dated 1 Rabi' al-Awwal 1238/1822 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,048.00 | |
| 203 | A manuscript in scroll form, with thirteen paintings depicting figures from Hindu mythology |
19th Century | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,920.00 | |
| 239 | After Mahadev Vishvanath Dhurandhar (Indian 1867-1944) | Great Indian Peninsula Railway: Ellora |
circa 1920 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,920.00 |
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
