Oil on canvas
1979
39 7/8 x 36 1/8 in. (101.6 x 91.6 cm.)
Signed and dated in Devanagari lower right
INR 6,000,000 - 8,000,000
Hammer price INR 50,000,000
World record auction price for N.S. Bendre
Oil on canvas
1967
39 3/4 x 48 in. (101 x 122 cm.)
Signed in Devanagari and further signed and dated 'Hebbar / 67' lower right
INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000
Hammer price INR 17,000,000
World record auction price for K.K. Hebbar
Watercolour and gouache on paper
25 x 14 1/2 in. (63.5 x 36.8 cm.)
Signed 'H Mazumdar' and dated indistinctly lower right
INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000
Hammer price INR 19,000,000
World record auction price for a work on paper by Hemendranath Mazumdar
Oil on canvas
1979
65 3/4 x 29 7/8 in. (167.3 x 76 cm.)
Signed and dated in Devanagari lower right
INR 8,000,000 - 12,000,000
Hammer price INR 35,000,000
Exceptional price for canvas by N. S. Bendre
Oil on canvas
1981
33 7/8 x 50 in. (86.3 x 127 cm.)
Signed and dated in Devanagari lower right
INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000
Hammer price INR 24,000,000
Exceptional price for canvas by N. S. Bendre
Oil on canvas
32 x 22 in. (81.2 x 56 cm.)
Signed and dated 'HMazumdar' lower right Bearing a handwritten label on reverse
INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000
USD 26,665 - 40,000
Hammer price INR 14,000,000
Oil on canvas
1943
34 x 24 in. (86.4 x 60.9 cm.)
Signed and dated 'GKeyt / 43' upper left
INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000
USD 20,000 - 33,335
Hammer price INR 8,500,000
Domestic record for a work sold by the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
1960
28 1/8 x 18 5/8 in. (71.4 x 47.4 cm.)
Signed and dated 'Somnath / 60' upper left
INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000
USD 20,000 - 26,665
Hammer price INR 7,500,000
World record price for the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
20 3/8 x 25 5/8 in. (51.2 x 65.2 cm.)
Signed 'ARA' lower right
INR 800,000 - 1,200,000
USD 10,665 - 16,000
Hammer price INR 6,000,000
Oil on canvas
1974
60 x 40 in. (152.5 x 101.6 cm.)
Signed and dated in Devanagari and further signed and dated 'V.S. GAITONDE 1974' on reverse
INR 150,000,000 - 250,000,000
USD 2,097,900 - 3,496,500
Hammer price INR 320,000,000
Second highest price achieved for a work sold by the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
1993
67 3/4 x 67 3/4 in. (172 x 172 cm.)
Signed and dated in Devanagari and further signed and dated 'J. Swaminathan / '93' on reverse
INR 20,000,000 - 30,000,000
USD 279,720 - 419,580
Hammer price INR 95,000,000
World record price for the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
1967
62 x 42 1/4 in. (157.5 x 107.5 cm.)
Signed and dated 'Homi Patel / 67.' and inscribed 'No. 11' on reverse
INR 800,000 - 1,200,000
USD 11,190 - 16,785
Hammer price INR 4,000,000
World record price for the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
2004
62 x 68 in. (157.5 x 172.5 cm.)
Signed and dated 'ARPITA / SINGH / 2004' lower right
INR 20,000,000 - 30,000,000
USD 279,720 - 419,580
Hammer price INR 45,000,000
Bronze
Length of base 16 3/4 in. (42.8 cm.), width of base 13 in. (33 cm.)
INR 6,000,000 - 8,000,000
USD 83,915 - 111,890
Hammer price INR 32,000,000
World record price for a sculpture by the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
1974-75
69 3/4 x 48 in. (177.2 x 121.7 cm.)
Signed 'KKhanna' and inscribed 'KRISHEN / KHANNA / ACRYLIC / ON / CANVAS' on reverse
INR 8,000,000 - 12,000,000
USD 106,665 - 160,000
Hammer price INR 24,000,000
Estimate on request
Hammer price INR 19,00,00,000
World record price for the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
1956
45 1/2 x 35 in. (115.5 x 89 cm.)
Signed and dated 'Padamsee/ 56' upper left
INR 4,00,00,000 – 6,00,00,000
USD 597,000 - 895,500
Hammer price INR 10,00,00,000
Oil on board
1956
15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (39 x 27.5 cm.)
Signed and dated 'Padamsee/ 1956' upper right
INR 60,00,000 – 80,00,000
USD 89,550 - 119,400
Hammer price INR 1,70,00,000
Oil on canvas
1960s
19 1/2 x 39 5/8 in. (49.5 x 100.7 cm.)
Signed in Devanagari and Urdu upper left
INR 40,00,000 – 60,00,000
USD 59,700 - 89,550
Hammer price INR 1,90,00,000
Watercolour on paper
1962
21 1/2 x 29 3/8 in. (54.6 x 74.6 cm.)
Signed and dated in Devanagari centre right
INR 60,00,000 – 80,00,000
USD 92,310 - 123,080
Hammer price INR 1,80,00,000
World record price for a paperwork by the artist at auction.
Oil on board
1966
100 3/4 x 86 1/4 in. (263.5 x 209 cm.)
Signed in Devanagari and Urdu and dated '1966' upper right
INR 3,00,00,000 - 5,00,00,000
USD 461,540 - 769,230
Hammer Price INR 9,00,00,000
Domestic record price for the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
1964
30 x 50 1/4 in. (76.2 x 127.6 cm.)
Signed in Devanagari and dated '64' upper right
INR 40,00,000 – 60,00,000
USD 61,540 - 92,310
Hammer price INR 1,40,00,000
Tibet
13th - 14th Century
Height 18 1/4 in. (46.3 cm.)
INR 3,00,00,000 - 5,00,00,000
Hammer Price INR 6,00,00,000
Oil on Canvas
42 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (107.9 x 61.4 cm.)
Signed 'H. Mazumdar' lower right
INR 30,00,000 – INR 50,00,000
USD 46,155 - 76,920
Hammer Price INR 65,00,000
Oil on canvas
2003
60 x 120 in. (152.4 x 304.8 cm.) diptych,
each panel 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm.)
Signed and dated 'PADAMSEE / 2003' upper right
INR 4,00,00,000 – 6,00,00,000
USD 579,700 - 869,500
Hammer Price- INR 4,50,00,000
Oil on canvas
1987
67 x 54 1/4 in. (170 x 138 cm.)
Signed and dated 'Tyeb / 87' on reverse
INR 10,00,00,000 – 15,00,00,000
USD 1,450,000 - 2,174,000
Hammer Price INR 14,00,00,000
Blow torch and pigment on wood
1974
24 x 23 7/8 in. (61 x 60.7 cm.)
Signed 'JERAM PATEL' lower left and further signed, dated and inscribed 'JERAM PATEL / 74'/ 'BARODA / FROM THE SERIES OF
1961' on reverse
INR 5,00,000 – 7,00,000
USD 7,250 - 10,100
Hammer price INR 48,00,000
World record price for the artist at auction.
Ink and graphite on paper laid on board
1972
20 x 27 7/8 in. (50.9 x 70.8 cm.)
INR 40,00,000 – 60,00,000
USD 58,000 - 87,000
Hammer price INR 1,80,00,000
World record price for the artist at auction.
Pencil and watercolour on card
5 x 3 1/2 in. (12.7 x 8.9 cm.)
Signed in Bengali middle right and titled and initialed 'The
New Infectionism...ANT' lower edge, postmarked 24 June, 1922
and further inscribed 'C/o Sri Nandalal Bose / Santiniketan /
Birbhoom / From a.n. / Tagore' on reverse
INR 20,00,000 – 30,00,000
Hammer price INR 65,00,000
Domestic record price for the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
29 7/8 x 39 7/8 in. (76 x 101.2 cm.)
Signed and dated 'ARA' lower right
INR 25,00,000 –35,00,000
USD 36,200 - 50,700
Hammer price INR 65,00,000
Domestic record price for the artist at auction.
Six out of the ten most expensive Ara's have been sold at a Pundole’s auction.
Ink and wash on paper
10 x 7 3/8 in. (25 x 18.8 cm.)
Signed 'Rabindra' lower middle and further inscribed in Bengali on reverse
INR 30,00,000 – 50,00,000
Hammer price INR 55,00,000
Oil on canvas
1951
24 x 25 in. (60.9 x 63.5 cm.)
Signed and dated in Devanagari lower right and further signed and dated in Devanagari on reverse
INR 1,00,00,000 – 1,50,00,000
USD 150,000 - 225,000
Hammer price INR 4,20,00,000
World record price for a figurative work by the artist at auction.
Gouache on paper
1948
25 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (64.1 x 48.9 cm.)
Signed and dated in Devanagari lower right
INR 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
USD 3,000 - 4,500
Hammer price INR 32,00,000
World record price for the artist at auction.
Oil on canvas
1966
71 5/8 x 35 1/4 in. (182 x 89.5 cm.)
Signed in Devanagari and Urdu and dated '1966' upper left and further inscribed ‘Husain / D94’ on reverse
INR 1,20,00,000 – 1,80,00,000
USD 200,000 - 300,000
Hammer price INR 2,40,00,000
Bronze
Height 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm.)
INR 10,00,000 – 15,00,000
USD 16,600 - 25,000
Hammer price INR 42,00,000
Domestic record price for a sculpture by the artist at auction.
Bronze
1943
Height 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.)
This bronze is a unique work cast during the artists' lifetime
INR 10,00,000 - 15,00,000
USD 16,600 - 25,000
Hammer price INR 80,00,000
World record price for a sculpture by the artist at auction.
Watercolour on paper
17 7/8 x 11 in. (45.4 x 27.9 cm.); 17 3/4 x 11 in. (45.1 x 27.9 cm.); 18 x 11 1/8 in. (45.7 x 28.3 cm.) (3)
INR 2,00,000 – 3,00,000
USD 3,300 - 5,000
Hammer price INR 24,00,000
Oil on canvas
1890
57 ½ x 41 ½ in. (146 x 105.4 cm.)
Signed and dated 'Ravi Varma / 1890' lower left
INR 8,00,00,000 – INR 12,00,00,000
Hammer Price INR 20,00,00,000
World record price for the artist.
Tempera on paper
1945
16 ⅞ x 13 ⅜ in. (42.8 x 33.9 cm.)
Signed and dated 'P. Sen / 1945' lower right
INR 2,00,000 – INR 3,00,000
Hammer Price INR 22,00,000
World record price for a paperwork by the artist at auction.
Mixed media on paper
57 ½ x 19 ⅛ in. (145.8 x 48.7 cm.)
Signed 'ARA' lower left
INR 30,00,000 – INR 50,00,000
Hammer Price INR 90,00,000
World record price for a paperwork by the artist at auction.
Height 35 in. (88.9 cm.), 34 1/2 in. (87.8 cm.) (2)
INR 20,00,000 – INR 30,00,000
Hammer Price INR 1,30,00,000
Domestic record price for hallmarked silver at auction.
Densatil, Central Tibet
Height 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm)
INR 25,000,000 - 35,000,000
Hammer price INR 35,000,000
Highlights
Since our inception in 2011, we have held a regular sales calendar of specialised auctions covering a broad range of collecting categories, with a particular focus on the Arts of the Indian Sub-Continent, both ancient and modern. Our carefully curated sales have consistently generated interest and excitement from seasoned collectors and first-time buyers alike.
Pundole’s has excelled in handling Estate sales, beginning with our inaugural auctions of the Estate of the late Dr. Jamshed Bhabha. Other estate sales include
The Estate of the late Ernevaz Dubash
The Estate of the late Laura Hamilton
The Estate of the late Noshir Nanporia
The Estate of the late Badrivishal Pittie
and, single owner sales in specific collecting categories such as the Art of the Himalayas from the Collection of Roshan Sabavala. The auctions have generated exceptional prices in various categories, with several records achieved. Pundole’s held the first stand alone sale of Indian antiquities and still retains the auction record for the highest price achieved for an Indian miniature painting and a Himalayan work of art in the domestic market.
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