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SPECIALISTS AND SERVICES FOR THIS AUCTION Romain Pingannaud Head of Department South Kensington Sara Plumbly Head of Department King Street Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse Specialist Xavier Fournier Junior Specialist Chiara de Nicolais Auction Administrator/ Cataloguer King Street SPECIALISTS SERVICES Romain Pingannaud Sara Plumbly Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse Xavier Fournier Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2196 Fax: +44 (0)20 7389 2326 AUCTION ADMINISTRATOR Chiara de Nicolais Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2372 BUSINESS MANAGER Julia Grant Tel: +44 (0)20 7752 3113 ABSENTEE AND TELEPHONE BIDS Tel: +44 (0)20 7389 2658 Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 8870 Internet: www.christies.com AUCTION RESULTS UK: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Internet: www.christies.com CATALOGUES ONLINE Lotfinder® Internet: www.christies.com CLIENT SERVICES Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Fax: +44 (0)20 7389 2869 Email : info@christies.com SHIPPING Tel: + 44 (0)20 7389 2712 Fax: +44 (0)20 7389 2869 STORAGE AND COLLECTION Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Fax: +44 (0)20 7389 2869 christies.com EMAIL First initial followed by last name@christies.com (e.g. Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse = abutler@christies.com) For general enquiries about this auction, emails should be addressed to the Auction Administrator. COPYRIGHT NOTICE No part of this catalogue may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Christie’s. © COPYRIGHT, CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS LTD. (2016) WORLD ART GROUP William Robinson International Head of Group Tel: +44 (0)207 389 2370 G. Max Bernheimer International Head of Antiquities Department Tel: +1 212 636 2247 Susan Kloman International Head of African & Oceanic Art Department Tel: +1 212 484 4898 Deepanjana Klein International Head of South Asian Modern & Contemporary Art Department Tel: +1 212 636 2189 Daniel Gallen International Managing Director Tel: +44 (0) 207 389 2590 AUTUMN 2016 SALES CALENDAR 13 SEPTEMBER INDIAN, HIMALAYAN, AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN WORKS OF ART NEW YORK 14 SEPTEMBER SOUTH ASIAN MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ART NEW YORK 5 OCTOBER ANTIQUITIES NEW YORK 20 OCTOBER ART OF THE ISLAMIC & INDIAN WORLDS LONDON, KING STREET 21 OCTOBER ART & TEXTILES OF THE ISLAMIC & INDIAN WORLDS LONDON, SOUTH KENSINGTON 1 DECEMBER ART D’AFRIQUE, D’OCÉANIE ET D’AMÉRIQUE DU NORD PARIS 7 DECEMBER ANTIQUITIES LONDON, KING STREET 9 DECEMBER ANCIENT JEWELRY NEW YORK 18 DECEMBER THE INDIA SALE MUMBAI
ARTS OF INDIA THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016 PROPERTIES FROM A German Family Collection A European Private Collection of Indian Paintings An English Private Collection of Indian Paintings The Collection of John Robert Alderman and The Late Dr. Mark Zebrowski AUCTION Thursday 26 May 2016 at 11.00 am 8 King Street, St. James’s London SW1Y 6QT VIEWING Saturday 21 May 12.oo noon - 5.oopm Sunday 22 May 2.00pm - 5.oopm Monday 23 May 9.ooam - 4.3opm Tuesday 24 May 9.ooam - 8.oopm Wednesday 25 May 9.ooam - 4.3opm AUCTIONEER Romain Pingannaud AUCTION CODE AND NUMBER In sending absentee bids or making enquiries, this sale should be referred to as RAJPUT-12471 AUCTION RESULTS UK: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 christies.com CONDITIONS OF SALE This auction is subject to Important Notices, Conditions of Sale and to reserves. [30] Browse this auction and view real-time results on your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android These auctions feature Bid live in Christie’s salerooms worldwide register at christies.com View catalogues and leave bids online at christies.com 3
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<strong>ARTS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>INDIA</strong><br />
THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016<br />
PROPERTIES FROM<br />
A German Family Collection<br />
A European Private Collection<br />
of Indian Paintings<br />
An English Private Collection<br />
of Indian Paintings<br />
The Collection of John Robert<br />
Alderman and<br />
The Late Dr. Mark Zebrowski<br />
AUCTION<br />
Thursday 26 May 2016<br />
at 11.00 am<br />
8 King Street, St. James’s<br />
London SW1Y 6QT<br />
VIEWING<br />
Saturday 21 May 12.oo noon - 5.oopm<br />
Sunday 22 May 2.00pm - 5.oopm<br />
Monday 23 May 9.ooam - 4.3opm<br />
Tuesday 24 May 9.ooam - 8.oopm<br />
Wednesday 25 May 9.ooam - 4.3opm<br />
AUCTIONEER<br />
Romain Pingannaud<br />
AUCTION CODE AND NUMBER<br />
In sending absentee bids or making<br />
enquiries, this sale should be referred<br />
to as RAJPUT-12471<br />
AUCTION RESULTS<br />
UK: +44 (0)20 7839 9060<br />
christies.com<br />
CONDITIONS <strong>OF</strong> SALE<br />
This auction is subject to<br />
Important Notices,<br />
Conditions of Sale<br />
and to reserves.<br />
[30]<br />
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iPad and Android<br />
These auctions feature<br />
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