Lot 57 Details

Autumn Auction 2010 8-9 September 2010

M F Husain

The Lamp

Pen on paper

14.5 x 10.5 in

Winning bid
$9,200
Rs 4,14,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

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Lot 85 Details

The Collector`s Eye 27-28 May 2020

A GRAND PIANO,...

Rosewood with metal hardware...

View Dimensions A beautifully proportioned grand piano in a rosewood case centered by a pierced music board, lyre-shaped pedestal support, hinged top, supported by three baluster legs terminating in brass castors stamped with serial number 34744495. Originally imported into India by H Hobbs & Co, Calcutta.

The powerful sway masterpieces such as F??r Elise and Moonlight Sonata hold over us, centuries after they were composed, is hard to fathom. Or, perhaps, even more difficult to imagine are Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin seated at the piano, penning their sonatas and waltzes. The current lot, a magnificent rosewood grand piano, bears the name of John Broadwood & Sons, the reputed piano manufacturer whose pianos were used at different points by these three leading composers.

Founded in 1728 by Burkat Shudi, who moved to London from Switzerland in 1718, John Broadwood & Sons are a famous English piano manufacturer. Broadwood made instruments for every British monarch since King George II, and have held the Royal Warrant for the longest period. Following Shudi's death in 1773, John Broadwood, his son-in-law, took over the business. The firm, initially focussing on producing harpsichords, began to increase their manufacture of pianos after the popularity of the harp began to decline, and abandoned it altogether in 1793. In 1795, the firm began to trade as John Broadwood & Son when John Broadwood's elder son James Shudi Broadwood joined the business. In 1808, the firm was renamed 'John Broadwood & Sons', when John's second son, Thomas, also joined.

Broadwood???s pianos have a rich history that extends beyond being favoured by the monarchs. In 1817, Thomas Broadwood met Beethoven, and gifted him a 6 octave grand pianoforte made from Spanish mahogany. The same piano was later owned by Franz Liszt, and is now part of the National Museum of History in Budapest, Hungary. Thirty-one years later, when Chopin visited the Royal Family in England, he was provided a Broadwood & Sons piano. Broadwood & Sons garnered numerous accolades and won many awards throughout the 19th century.

Today, the Surrey History Centre in Woking holds an extensive database of archives on the company.

Winning bid
$5,606
Rs 4,14,814
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 87 Details

Spring Art Auction 2013 25-26 March 2013

Himmat Shah

Untitled

Bronze

View Dimensions Height: 16 in (40.6 cm)
Width: 7 in (17.7 cm)
Depth: 7.5 in (19 cm)

Winning bid
$7,985
Rs 4,15,200
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 55 Details

The Ties That Bind: South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art 30 Nov-1 Dec 2016

K Laxma Goud

Untitled

Marker and pencil on paper

29.25 x 21.5 in

Winning bid
$6,106
Rs 4,15,200
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 89 Details

Auction September 2006 6-7 September 2006

Manisha Gera Baswani

In A Nutshell

Oil on canvas

70 x 48 in

Winning bid
$9,229
Rs 4,15,305
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 131 Details

Spring Auction 2007 7-8 March 2007

Jitish Kallat

I Wonder if she...

Mixed media on canvas

17 x 17 in

Winning bid
$9,660
Rs 4,15,380
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 88 Details

Spring Online Auction 11-12 March 2021

M Sivanesan

Untitled

Oil on canvas

48 x 48 in

Winning bid
$5,772
Rs 4,15,584
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)

Lot 27 Details

Auction 2001 (December) 6-12 December 2001

N S Bendre

Homeward Bound

Oil on canvas

24 x 39 in

Winning bid
$8,750
Rs 4,15,625
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)