Between One Shore and Several Others... 
                            
                                Signed and dated 'Vivek Vilasini/ 2009'  (lower right), inscribed 'Between...  
                            
                                2009  
                            Archival print on Ilford silk fibre paper 
                            
                            Print size: 49 x 64 in (124.5 x 162.5 cm)  Sheet size: 50 x 65.75 in (127 x 167 cm)  
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 7,00,000 - 9,00,000 
                                $8,140 - 10,470
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                Second from a limited edition of nine   
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 7,32,000  |  
                                $8,512
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Circus of his Idle Majesty 
                            
                                Signed, inscribed and dated 'RANBiR KALEKA/  CIRCUS OF HIS IDLE MAJESTY/ 2021/...  
                            
                                2021  
                            Archival ink and oil on canvas 
                            
                             
                            31.5 x 48 in 
                            (80 x 122 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 3,00,000 - 5,00,000 
                                $3,490 - 5,815
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                Second from a limited edition of three   
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 3,12,000  |  
                                $3,628
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Beyond Extravagance. A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels [Limited Edition Copy] 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Amin Jaffer, Beyond Extravagance. A Royal Collection of Gems and Jewels , New York: Assouline, 2013, first edition 411 pages, publisher's limitation card mounted to title verso, profuse whole page colour illustrations; original indigo-coloured silk and gold metallic threads in a Tibetan style brocade, handwoven in India, all gilt edges, housed within a red velvet clamshell box and has a magnetic closure 13.5 x 10.75 x 3 in (34 x 27.5 x 7.5 cm) (book size) 17.5 x 12.25 x 5.75 in (44 x 31 x 14.5 cm) (clamshell box) This is copy no. 53 of a deluxe edition of 600 copies. 
                            
                             
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                                Rs 1,00,000 - 2,00,000 
                                $1,165 - 2,330
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 1,20,000  |  
                                $1,395
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            The Rulers of India and the Chiefs of Rajputana, 1550 to 1897 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Thomas Holbein Hendley, The Rulers of India and the Chiefs of Rajputana, 1550 to 1897 , London: W Griggs, 1897 [viii], 42, [xxx] (printed on versos only) pp., coloured frontispiece portrait of Queen Victoria, 7 monochrome plates of British rulers, etc. (4 showing multiple subjects), 17 plates of Indian rulers, of which 16 chromolithographed, many heightened with silver and/or gold, all showing multiple subjects; ornate red Morocco leather with gilt embellishment, that of the beautiful coat of arms designs, ornamentation on the border and text printed in gold with a red colour background and the same have been shown engraved on the back hardcover. 15 x 11.25 in (38 x 28.5 cm) 
                            
                             
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                                Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 
                                $1,745 - 2,330
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 1,92,000  |  
                                $2,233
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Presentation of Medals to the Bombay... 
                            
                                 
                            
                                1853  
                            Original hand-coloured aquatint with etching on paper 
                            
                            Print size: 20.5 x 29.5 in (52.5 x 75 cm) With mount: 26.25 x 35.25 in (67 x 89.5 cm) With frame: 29.25 x 38 in (74 x 96.5 cm) 
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                             
                            
                                Rs 3,00,000 - 4,00,000 
                                $3,490 - 4,655
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 3,12,000  |  
                                $3,628
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A Year on the Punjab Frontier in 1848-49 [2 Volumes] 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Major H B Edwardes, A Year on the Punjab Frontier in 1848-49 , London: Richard Bentley, 1851, 2 Volumes Volume I: xxiii + 608 pages, including an engraved frontispiece of Sir Henry Lawrence, 4 engraved black-and-white plates, folding panorama of the Fort of Duleepgurh, 2 plates, and a folding map of Punjab in the rear pocket. 24 advertisement pages at the back. Volume II: xiv + 734 pages, including 1colour chromolithographic portrait frontispiece of Nuwab Bhawul Khan and Dewan Moolraj, 2 colour chromolithographed plates heightened in gold with Kowruh Khan (Khosuh), a beloved chief of the lower Derajet (on left), and Kaloo Khan (Gundapoor), a Puthan chief of the Upper Derajet (at right) on one of the plates and Foujdar Khan Buhadoor (Ahzye), a Mooltaniee Puthan (on left), and Gholam Surwur Khan (Khagwanee), a Mooltanee Puthan (at right), and 1 folding facsimile letter from Vans Agnew to General Van Cortlandt, 1 folded plan of Fort of Multan. Original red pictorial blind stamped cloth gilt, rebacked spine with gilt text (each) 9 x 6 in (23 x 15 cm) (each) 
                            
                             
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                                Rs 60,000 - 80,000 
                                $700 - 935
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 78,000  |  
                                $907
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; With Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799. By Balt. Solvyns 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            François Balthazar Solvyns, The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; With Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799. By Balt. Solvyns, of Calcutta , London: Edward Orme, 1804 254 unnumbered pages, 4 hand-coloured soft-ground etchings, and 56 hand-coloured line- or stipple-engraved plates by Scott or Vivares, after François Balthazar Solvyns along with descriptions for each plate in English and French; elegant contemporary long grain red Morocco binding. 5 raised bands on spine, with gilt title and panels. Large gilt arabesques on covers, framed with fillet rolls. Doublures rolled with gilt vine leaves, blue silk endpapers, all gilt edges. 15 x 11 x 1.25 in (38 x 28 x 3.5 cm) 
                            
                             
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                                Rs 5,00,000 - 6,00,000 
                                $5,815 - 6,980
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 6,00,000  |  
                                $6,977
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Her Majesty’s Army [3 Volumes] 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Walter Richards, Her Majesty’s Army , London: J S Virtue & Co Limited, [1888-91], 3 Volumes  Volume I: A Descriptive Account of the Various Regiments Now Comprising the Queen's Forces, from their First Establishment to the Present Time , iv + 352 pages including colour frontispiece chromolithographic plate + colour vignette chromolithographic plate to title page + 14 full-page colour chromolithograph plates illustrated by G D Giles  Volume II: A Descriptive Account of the Various Regiments Now Comprising the Queen's Forces, from their First Establishment to the Present Time , 352 pages including colour frontispiece chromolithographic plate + colour vignette chromolithographic plate to title page + 14 full-page colour chromolithograph plates illustrated by G D Giles  Volume III: Indian and Colonial Forces: A Descriptive Account of the Various Regiments Now Comprising the Queen’s Forces in India and the Colonies , vi + 376 pages including colour frontispiece chromolithographic plate + colour vignette chromolithographic plate to title page + 14 full-page colour chromolithograph plates illustrated by G D Giles  Illustrated original red pebbled cloth over boards, black ink lettering, bevelled boards, gilt titling, chocolate brown end papers, all edges gilt (each)  11.25 x 9 in (28.5 x 22.5 cm) (each) 
                            
                             
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                                Rs 50,000 - 60,000 
                                $585 - 700
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                 
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
                         
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Representative Men of Central India 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            C B Burrows, Representative Men of Central India , London: C B Burrows, c/o Wiliam Watson & Co, 1900 229 pages, including 182 photographic illustrations; publisher's maroon Morocco; title in gilt on front cover, original marble end papers 11 x 15 in (28 x 38 cm) 
                            
                             
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                                Rs 40,000 - 60,000 
                                $470 - 700
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 42,000  |  
                                $488
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A luxury writing instrument comprising a Ruthenium cap and a blind cap, palladium clip and trims with a barrel in red lacquer providing a striking contrast. The nib is in 18K solid gold. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, user manual and guarantee, golden registry, Ducati Corse booklet and the original box. Seventieth from a limited edition of 500 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 60,000 - 80,000 
                                $700 - 935
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 72,000  |  
                                $837
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A fountain pen, inspired by the classic Ferrari car, manufactured by Montegrappa for Ferrari. The barrel and lacquered parts of this pen are composed of a special alloy used in Ferrari cars. The metallic parts are in sterling silver and the nib is in 18K gold with a twin cartridge system. Ferrari's 'Prancing Horse' logo has been placed on the lacquered barrel. Accompanied by a silver polishing ... 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 90,000 - 1,20,000 
                                $1,050 - 1,400
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 96,000  |  
                                $1,116
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Untitled 
                            
                                Signed 'MARiO/ MiRANDA' (lower right)  
                            
                                 
                            Gouache and ink on paper 
                            
                             
                            16 x 11.25 in 
                            (40.5 x 28.5 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                             
                            
                                Rs 6,00,000 - 8,00,000 
                                $6,980 - 9,305
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 11,40,000  |  
                                $13,256
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            These shawls were made in long sizes to be worn as shoulder mantles by maharajas and aristocrats Mid 19th century  Fine handwoven, wool yarn, natural vegetable dyes 85.5 x 31 in (217 x 79 cm) NON-EXPORTABLE 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 80,000 - 1,20,000 
                                $935 - 1,400
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 66,000  |  
                                $767
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            These shawls were made in long sizes to be worn as shoulder mantles by maharajas and aristocrats Mid 19th century  Fine handwoven, wool yarn, natural vegetable dyes 96.5 x 38.25 in (244 x 97 cm) NON-EXPORTABLE  
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 80,000 - 1,20,000 
                                $935 - 1,400
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 78,000  |  
                                $907
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            This Kashmiri wool shawl from circa 1900 exemplifies exceptional craftsmanship with its dense hand-embroidered borders and corners. The intricate designs highlight the finesse of Kashmiri artisans, celebrated for their delicate detailing and refined artistry. A distinguishing feature of this piece is the diamond-shaped embroidery mark in fine silk, a testament to its authenticity and... 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                             
                            
                                Rs 80,000 - 1,00,000 
                                $935 - 1,165
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                 
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
                         
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                             
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            A handsome carpet from the middle Amu Darya region in Central Asia that straddles present-day Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. These carpets are sometimes attributed to weavers of the Ersari tribes from the Beshir area and were likely woven in small village workshops. These incredibly beautiful carpets used a small range of colours: various shades of red, blue, brown, ivory white, and touches of... 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                             
                            
                                Rs 5,00,000 - 7,00,000 
                                $5,815 - 8,140
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                 
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
                         
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                             
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            A beautiful and colourful carpet from the upper section of the Caucasus mountains region between the Black and Caspian Seas. The elegant dark red central panel is drawn with a set of four vertically stacked diamonds, each of which is filled with large abstract four-petalled flowers. The open space in the central panel is filled with numerous talismanic icons for luck and protection from evil.... 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 3,00,000 - 5,00,000 
                                $3,490 - 5,815
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                 
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
                         
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                             
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            A Yuruk carpet woven by a Kurdish weaver from the East Anatolian region bordering Armenia. The narrow central panel has been divided into four sections, each of which is adorned by a large central concentric set of diamonds, flanked by four smaller sets of concentric diamonds in each of the four corner sections. These diamond shapes are mythically supposed to represent a symbol to ward off the ... 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 1,00,000 - 2,00,000 
                                $1,165 - 2,330
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 90,000  |  
                                $1,047
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A lovely naïve Persian carpet, probably woven by a tribal weaver from the Shahsavan group. Unusual medium length and narrow format carpet, probably woven on a small horizontal loom in a nomad’s tent. A vertical row of three diamond-shaped medallions is drawn on the central axis, flanked by two smaller pendant medallions on either end. The beautiful brownish red field is additionally adorned... 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
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                                Rs 1,00,000 - 2,00,000 
                                $1,165 - 2,330
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 90,000  |  
                                $1,047
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Terracotta Height: 41 in (104 cm) Diameter: 26.75 in (68 cm) 
                            
                             
                             
                             
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                             
                            
                                Rs 1,00,000 - 1,50,000 
                                $1,165 - 1,745
                             
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                         
                        
                            Winning bid 
                            
                                Rs 1,20,000  |  
                                $1,395
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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