Untitled (Pichwai) 
                            
                                 
                            
                                Circa 1970s  
                            Mineral and fabric colours on cloth 
                            
                            17.25 x 38.75 in 
                            (44 x 98.5 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 1,50,000 - 2,00,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 2,16,000  |  
                                $2,512
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Untitled (Pichwai) 
                            
                                Signed 'M.MURDIA' (on the reverse)  
                            
                                2016  
                            Mineral and fabric colours on cloth 
                            
                            60 x 45 in 
                            (152.5 x 114.5 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 1,80,000 - 2,20,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Untitled (Pichwai) 
                            
                                 
                            
                                Circa 1970s  
                            Mineral and fabric colours on cloth 
                            
                            50 x 41.5 in 
                            (127 x 105.5 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 3,00,000 - 5,00,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Untitled (Pichwai) 
                            
                                Signed 'M.MURDIA' (on the reverse)  
                            
                                2008  
                            Mineral and fabric colours on cloth 
                            
                            49.25 x 38.75 in 
                            (125 x 98.5 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 1,50,000 - 1,80,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 1,68,000  |  
                                $1,953
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Untitled (Pichwai) 
                            
                                Signed 'M.MURDIA' (on the reverse)  
                            
                                2016  
                            Mineral and fabric colours on cloth 
                            
                            60.75 x 40 in 
                            (154 x 101.5 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 1,80,000 - 2,20,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Untitled (Pichwai) 
                            
                                Signed 'M.MURDIA' (on the reverse)  
                            
                                2015  
                            Mineral and fabric colours on cloth 
                            
                            52.75 x 26 in 
                            (134 x 66 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 90,000 - 1,10,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 1,56,000  |  
                                $1,814
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Untitled (Threshing) (Warli) 
                            
                                Signed in Devnagari (lower right)  
                            
                                 
                            Acrylic on cloth 
                            
                            15.75 x 21.5 in 
                            (40 x 54.5 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                $3,000 - 5,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                $3,120  |  
                                Rs 2,68,320
                             
                        
                        
                            
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                            Untitled (Paddy Night Life) (Warli) 
                            
                                Signed in Devnagari (lower right)  
                            
                                 
                            Acrylic on cloth 
                            
                            21 x 39 in 
                            (53.5 x 99 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                $6,000 - 7,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                $6,000  |  
                                Rs 5,16,000
                             
                        
                        
                            
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                            India and its Native Princes: Travels in Central India and in the residencies of Bombay and Bengal 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Louis Rousselet, India and its Native Princes: Travels in Central India and in the Residencies of Bombay and Bengal , London: Chapman and Hall, 1882 
                            
                            0 x 0 in 
                            (0 x 0 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 90,000 - 1,20,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 96,000  |  
                                $1,116
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            The Poisonous Snakes of India. For the Use of the Officials and Others Residing in the Indian Empire 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Joseph Ewart, The Poisonous Snakes of India. For the Use of the Officials and Others Residing in the Indian Empire , London: J. & A. Churchill, 18781  2-64. With 21 plates, of which 19 are chromolithographs (one, pl. 2, is a double plate of a cobra) and 2 lithographs finished in gum Arabic; publisher’s full red pebbled cloth with title and author gilt within a rounded gilt frame on the front board and title gilt to the spine; new endpapers. 
                            
                            0 x 0 in 
                            (0 x 0 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 2,50,000 - 3,00,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 2,64,000  |  
                                $3,070
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            The Prince of Wales‘ Tour: A Diary in India, With some Account of the Visits of His Royal Highness to the Courts of Greece, Egypt, Spain, and Portugal 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            William Howard Russell, The Prince of Wales' Tour: A Diary in India, With some Account of the Visits of His Royal Highness to the Courts of Greece, Egypt, Spain, and Portugal , London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877 
                            
                            0 x 0 in 
                            (0 x 0 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 50,000 - 60,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Johnston & Hoffmann’s Royal Tour Souvenir Album. India, 1905–1906. Containing a Complete Pictorial Record of All the Principal Events in the Indian Tour of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales 
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Johnston and Hoffmann, Johnston & Hoffmann’s Royal Tour Souvenir Album. India, 1905–1906. Containing a Complete Pictorial Record of All the Principal Events in the Indian Tour of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales , Calcutta: Johnston and Hoffmann; printed by Cassell & Co. Ltd., London, 1906, first edition 
                            
                            0 x 0 in 
                            (0 x 0 cm) 
                        
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 40,000 - 60,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 42,000  |  
                                $488
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A handsome long format carpet (sometimes referred to as a kelleh) from the northern section of the Zagros mountains of Persia. This carpet is a classic in the true sense: a beautiful diamond-shaped central medallion is flanked by two smaller pendant medallions on the top and bottom ends. The variegated brick red field, with an abrash effect, is overlaid with numerous large-scale paisley botehs ... 
                            
                            
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 3,00,000 - 5,00,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            An unusual Caucasian long carpet drawn on an elegant brick red field which is completely covered with shield-shaped flowers in various colours, seemingly placed randomly across the entire field. A bold undyed ivory hued border frames the field on three sides. The border is adorned with stacked floral shapes adapted from the famous Memling gul motif that was popular in old Caucasian weavings... 
                            
                            
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            A beautiful tribal carpet woven by a Kurdish weaver from the Khorasan area of northeast Persia. A diamond-shaped lattice fills the main field of the carpet. Snowflake-shaped flowers fill each slot of the lattice. Note the interesting change in colours in the top section of the carpet, an endearing feature caused by variations in dye colours, or abrash, formed since the wool was dyed in small... 
                            
                            
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 1,00,000 - 2,00,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 90,000  |  
                                $1,047
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A magnificent Caucasian carpet with a design sometimes attributed to the boteh or paisley shawls originating from the Kashmir region, or based on the composition used in formal Persian garden carpets. The central field panel is subdivided into four vertical rows, each of which is filled with a scrolling vine made from paisley inspired flowers. The wide major border contains double stacked... 
                            
                            
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 5,00,000 - 7,00,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            Each designed as a circular earring centring a ruby cabochon with an immediate surround of emerald cabochons terminating to a leaf motif set with diamond polkis. The surround is set with ruby cabochons with an outer edge set with alternating rows of emerald cabochons and pearls. The reverse is red, green and blue enamel in a floral motif on gold ground. 
                            
                            
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 4,20,000 - 6,20,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 4,56,000  |  
                                $5,302
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            Centring a rosette set with a ruby cabochon flanked by a peacock motif set with ruby and emerald cabochons on either side. On the reverse is a fine engraving in a peacock and floral motif on gold ground. 
                            
                            
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 2,20,000 - 3,20,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                        
                            Winning bid
                                Rs 2,28,000  |  
                                $2,651
                             
                        
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                        
                        
                        
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                            A ruby red vase signed with the Augarten mark. Royal Vienna porcelain vase in a decorative style that draws on paintings and sculptures of the Renaissance with strong elements of Greek classicism. 
                            
                            
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 3,00,000 - 4,00,000 
                        
                        
                     
                    
                        
                            
                                  
                        
                            
                                  
                    
                    
                 
                
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                    
                 
             
        
     
 
                         
		 
			
                             
		 
			
                            
    
    
    
        
            
                
                    
                        
                        
                            
                                 
                            
                                 
                            A Ruby red Moser vase with a raised gold overlay. Moser is a luxury glass manufacturer based in the Czech Republic and the company is famous for manufacturing the best decorative glassware. 
                            
                            
                     
                 
                
                    
                 
             
            
                
                    
                        
                            Estimate
                            
                                Rs 4,00,000 - 5,00,000