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11 June 2015

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RESULTS | South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art - London, 10 June 2015

South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art realises £7,232,938/$11,153,190/€9,851,261
London EMEA 11 June 2015

South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

London, Wednesday, 10 June 2015, Sale 10247

 [All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

 

61 lots sold

Total: £7,232,938/$11,153,190/€9,851,261

    80% sold by lot

76 lots offered

$1.542 = £1 / €1.362 =£1

    92% sold by value

Lot  

Description

Estimate (£)

Price Realised

Buyer

11

Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941), Untitled (Self Portrait), 1931

1,000,000 - 1,800,000

£1,762,500

$2,717,775

€2,400,525

Anonymous

27

Maqbool Fida Husain (1913-2011), Untitled, 1956

WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST

750,000 - 900,000

£1,082,500

$1,669,215

€1,474,365

Institution

33

Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924-2001), Untitled, 1970

600,000 - 800,000

£962,500

$1,484,175

€1,310,925

Indian Private

47

Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009), Untitled (Blue Bird), 2007

600,000 - 800,000

£722,500

$1,114,095

€984,045

Indian Private

64

Syed Haider Raza (B. 1922), Haute Provence, 1961

280,000 - 400,000

£434,500

$669,999

€591,789

UK Private

25

Maqbool Fida Husain (1913-2011), Untitled (Pieta, 1989

120,000 - 180,000

£206,500

$318,423

€281,253

Asian Private

69

Jehangir Sabavala (1922-2011), The Star that Beckons III,1999

70,000 - 90,000

£146,500

$225,903

€199,533

Middle Eastern Private

67

Syed Haider Raza (B. 1922), La Terre, 1984

120,000 - 180,000

£146,500

$225,903

€199,533

Indian Trade

45

Rameshwar Broota (b. 1941), Man (14th), 1983

100,000 - 150,000

£134,500

$207,399

€183,189

Indian Private

28

Jehangir Sabavala (1922-2011), The Time of Day, 1956

50,000 - 70,000

£128,500

$198,147

€175,017

UK Trade

       

 

*Please see separate release for quote.

 

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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

 

 

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.