Lot 28 Details

Winter Live Auction 13 December 2023

K K Hebbar

Untitled

Oil on canvas

36 x 42.25 in

Winning bid
$93,976
Rs 78,00,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 32 Details

Evening Sale: Modern Art 16 September 2023

A Ramachandran

Untitled

Bronze

View Dimensions Height: 29.25 in (74 cm)
Width: 7 in (18 cm)
Depth: 9.5 in (24 cm)

Winning bid
$93,976
Rs 78,00,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 69 Details

Evening Sale: Modern Art 16 September 2023

Satish Gujral

Untitled

Acrylic on canvas

47.75 x 80.5 in

Winning bid
$93,976
Rs 78,00,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 66 Details

Modern Evening Sale | New Delhi, Live 4 September 2014

A Ramachandran

Summer Bride

Oil on canvas

78 x 55.5 in

Winning bid
$94,000
Rs 56,40,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 47 Details

Auction September 2006 6-7 September 2006

Atul Dodiya

Untitled

Watercolour, charcoal, gesso, and marble dust on paper

60 x 83 in

Winning bid
$94,050
Rs 42,32,250
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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Lot 40 Details

The Discerning Eye | Bangalore, Live 15 April 2015

A FIFTEEN ROW...

Designed as fifteen strands of 3010...

View Dimensions 'Between 1524 and 1658, a period popularly known as the "Pearl Age" in Europe, the Portuguese reaped an untold fortune from the pearl fisheries of India and exploited them to such an extent that it was only a matter of time before they were depleted and finally abandoned.' (Dr. Usha R. Bala Krishnan, Saffronart Inaugural Online Auction of Fine Jewels and Watches, Prodon Enterprises, 7-8 Oct. 2008. 108-109.)

The pearl fisheries referred to here are the famed Mannar fisheries to the south of India, once regarded as a source of the finest and most exquisite pearls in the ancient world. Yet due to their depletion, it was not long before the Basra pearls, eponymously named after their centre of export in the southeast of Iraq, were placed on the pedestal.

'The waters around the island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf yielded untold quantities of fabulous pearls that are even today prized as Basra pearls...To the Mughal emperors, the allure of pearls was irresistible... Miniature paintings of the Mughal emperors bear testimony to strands of pearls strung with emerald and ruby beads and draped around the head, neck arms and waist. The breathtaking enumeration of Jahangir's imperial treasury by William Hawkins in 1611 records that there was no less than 300 kilos or 1.5 million carats of pearls. ' (Ibid.)

Basra pearls are the epitome of brilliance, grandeur and elegance, and are often reflective of an era bygone. This is probably due to the fact that although they were once found in abundance, their numbers have dwindled over centuries. With the increase in the exploration and trade of natural resources from the region in the 20th century, the supply of Basra pearls was estimated to be extinguished some time during the 1940s. Basra pearls continue to be among the rarest and most precious gems in the world with their collectors always in search of these fine "flowers to the gods" (Ibid).

Winning bid
$94,262
Rs 57,50,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 3 Details

Modern Evening Sale | Mumbai, Live 15 February 2014

F N Souza

Homer

Oil on masonite

29.5 x 23.5 in

Winning bid
$94,426
Rs 57,60,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 15 Details

Modern Evening Sale | Mumbai, Live 15 February 2014

M F Husain

Untitled

Oil on canvas pasted on board

30 x 33.5 in

Winning bid
$94,426
Rs 57,60,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)