Bonhams sale of Indian and Islamic Art - Oct 12
Published October 6th, 2006
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A Cornish-based great great granddaughter of a leading Indian Raj judge is selling her inherited album of 26 watercolours from Western India, dating from 1849, at Bonhams in London on October 12.
The album of 26 watercolours is expected to attract bids in the region of £5,000 to £8,000 at the Bonhams auction in Bond Street.
This collection of stunning 150 year old paintings are about to mkae the next stage of their travels having come halfway round the world to find a quiet place in a Cornish vicarage for many decades. Following the sale they may well be going abroad again.
There are a further 100 Indian miniatures in this sale, items which are increasingly sought after by both Indian and European collectors.
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