The Poet I 
                            
                                Signed in Devnagari and dated '19' (lower  right); inscribed 'THE POET I'...  
                            
                                2019  
                            Acrylic on cloth pasted on board 
                            
                             
                            29.25 x 23.25 in 
                            (74 x 59 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 3,00,000 - 5,00,000 
                                $3,750 - 6,250
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 3,00,000  |  
                                $3,750
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A House For Mr Biswas [Signed Copy] 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            V S Naipaul, A House For Mr. Biswas , London: Andre Deutsch, 1961, first edition 531 pages; bound in publisher's original rose paper-covered boards with spine lettered in gilt with dust jacket designed by Stephen Russ. 10 x 8 in (25 x 20 cm) First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page.  
                            
                             
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                                Rs 2,25,000 - 2,50,000 
                                $2,815 - 3,125
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                 
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
                         
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Indian Currency and Finance / A Treatise On Money. In Two Volumes [Set of two] 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            John Maynard Keynes, Indian Currency and Finance , London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1913 pp. viii + 261 pages including black and white chart showing the rate of discount at the Presidency Bank of Bengal; publisher's original brown canvas hardcover, title in gilt on spine.  8.8 x 5.7 in (22.4 x 14.5 cm) Signed "H. T. Howard / augt. 1913." on the front pastedown.  
                            
                             
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                                Rs 1,60,000 - 2,00,000 
                                $2,000 - 2,500
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                 
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
                         
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            L‘Etranger: Lithographies Originales de Sadequain 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Albert Camus,  L'Etranger: Lithographies Originales de Sadequain , Paris: Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1966 pp. 146 with 35 original lithographs, 22 of which are in colour (one frontispiece, 18 full page and 3 double page); printed on 'velin de Rives' with deckled edges and issued loose in green cloth portfolio with gilt title on spine and contained in a matching cloth box. 13.75 x 10.5 in (35 x 27 cm) 
                            
                             
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                                Rs 6,00,000 - 8,00,000 
                                $7,500 - 10,000
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                 
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
                         
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                             
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            a) Flemish wood  Height: 63 in (160 cm) Width: 30 in (76 cm) Depth: 18 in (45.5 cm) b) Flemish wood and glass Height: 53 in (135 cm) Width: 48.75 in (123.5 cm) Depth: 16.5 in (42 cm) This lot is accompanied by a set of keys (Set of two) 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 3,00,000 - 4,00,000 
                                $3,750 - 5,000
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 3,36,000  |  
                                $4,200
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Featuring a carved aquamarine cabochon with a surround of sapphires and diamonds, suspended from a combination of geometric and semi-circular links set with diamonds and sapphires, mounted in 14K gold and silver. 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000 
                                $1,250 - 1,875
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                 
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
                         
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                             
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Stylised as a gemset bee with an oval aquamarine cabochon as the body, circular rubies as the eyes and pave-set diamonds on the wings and appendages, mounted in 14K gold and silver. 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 50,000 - 80,000 
                                $625 - 1,000
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 1,32,000  |  
                                $1,650
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A stainless steel wristwatch reference No IW390702, automatic movement with a 68 hour power reserve. White dial with Arabic numerals, 38 jewels, manufacture calibre’ 89361, 6 bar water-resistance, sapphire crystal, date at 6 O'clock with steel bracelet and folding clasp. Case, movement and dial signed. 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 3,00,000 - 5,00,000 
                                $3,750 - 6,250
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 3,00,000  |  
                                $3,750
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A stainless steel wristwatch reference A21330 with Breitling calibre 21 automatic movement with hour, minute, central second, date, day of the week, month, chronograph, bidirectional rotating bezel, two time zones with 24-hour display.  The dial is black with sapphire crystal and breitling rubber strap. Case, movement and dial signed. 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000 
                                $2,500 - 3,750
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 1,68,000  |  
                                $2,100
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Omega reference number 131.13.39.20.06.002, self-winding, calibre 8800, stainless steel with coloured Roman numerals on the bezel, a silk-embossed ruthenium-grey dial, date window at the 6 o'clock position, with blued facetted hour indexes, luminous hands, black leather strap, and a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. Case, movement and dial signed. With box and papers. 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 2,50,000 - 3,50,000 
                                $3,125 - 4,375