Lot 22 Details

Auction May 2005 10-12 May 2005

S H Raza

Untitled

Acrylic on paper pasted on board

46 x 46 in

Winning bid
$132,575
Rs 57,00,738
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 10 Details

Summer Online Auction 13-14 June 2018

S H Raza

Germination

Acrylic on canvas

31.25 x 15.5 in

Winning bid
$86,400
Rs 57,02,400
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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Lot 16 Details

Raza: The Bindu and Beyond 8-9 July 2020

S H Raza

Ganesh with Veena

Acrylic on canvas

19.75 x 19.75 in

Winning bid
$77,196
Rs 57,12,504
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 45 Details

Spring Auction 2007 7-8 March 2007

Atul Dodiya

Each Father Lost ...

Mixed media

0 x 0 in

Winning bid
$133,721
Rs 57,50,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 12 Details

Spring Auction 2011 16-17 March 2011

Arpita Singh

Figures and Flowers

Medium Surf Desc

View Dimensions DImesion Desc

Winning bid
$130,682
Rs 57,50,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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 7 Details

Summer Auction 2007 6-7 June 2007

Jehangir Sabavala

Munger Sky - II

Oil on canvas

45.5 x 39.5 in

Winning bid
$143,750
Rs 57,50,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 77 Details

Autumn Auction 2010 8-9 September 2010

S H Raza

Bindu

Acrylic on canvas

31.5 x 31 in

Winning bid
$127,778
Rs 57,50,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)