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Court workshops of the Maharawal of Dungarpur

19th Century

Silver elephant under canopy on a table by Carlo Bugatti (1856–1940). 1880/90

Wood; sheet brass, punched; vellum; silver, cast, embossed; brass casting, chased – silver elephant produced in the School of Arts Jaipur. 92 × 40 × 40 cm (36 ¼ × 15 ¾ × 15 ¾ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Court workshops of the Maharawal of Dungarpur. Silver elephant under canopy on a table by Carlo Bugatti (1856–1940). 1880/90.

Estimate:

EUR 6,000

 

- 8,000

USD 7,070

 

- 9,420

Sold for:

13,750 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn Auctions 2017

ORANGERIE Selected Objects, Thursday, 30.11.2017

Information

Wood; sheet brass, punched; vellum; silver, cast, embossed; brass casting, chased – silver elephant produced in the School of Arts Jaipur. 92 × 40 × 40 cm (36 ¼ × 15 ¾ × 15 ¾ in.).

We would like to thank Joachim K. Bautze, Berlin, art historian with focus on India, for kindly providing additional information..

Collection S.Issue Rai-i-Rayan, Mahimahendra, Maharawal Shri Udai Singhji II Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur (1839–1898) / thence by descent to the present owner / Kunst- and Auktionshaus Marc Perc-Peretz (1918–1999), Saarbruecken (acquired in 1973 directly of family) / private collection, Saarland

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