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Lot 82 Details
Passages to India: A Journey Through Rare Books, Prints, Maps, Photographs, and Letters 24-26 July 2024
The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799 by François Balthazar Solvyns
Winning bid $10,120 Rs 8,40,000 (Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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Lot 93 Details
Les Hindous: Ou Description de Leurs Moeurs, Coutumes et Ceremonies [Rothschild Collection] by François Balthazar Solvyns
Winning bid $137,349 Rs 1,14,00,000 (Inclusive of buyer's premium)
Lot 4 Details
Antiquarian Books: In Pursuit of the Picturesque 4-5 May 2022
The Costume of Hindostan by François Balthazar Solvyns
Winning bid $5,076 Rs 3,80,700 (Inclusive of buyer's premium)
Lot 19 Details
Absolute Tuesdays: Old Maps and Vintage Prints 13 February 2024
Set of Four...
a) A Man of Distinction in his...
View Dimensions c) A Sircar1804Hand-coloured stipple engraving on paperWithout mount: 12.9 x 9.6 in (33 x 24.5 cm)With mount: 18.9 x 15.6 in (48.2 x 39.8 cm)"The Sircar is an underling to the Bannyan; his business in Bengal is to pay for the necessaries of housekeeping, or in the service of merchants and tradesmen, to buy and sell merchandise. The general custom is for the Sircar to enjoy his wages paid him by his master, while all gain, or customary drawback, profits, pilferings, &c. go to the Bannyan. These servants or officers are peculiar to the Europeans".Plate 13 from Frans Balthazar Solvyns, The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799, London: Edward Orme, 1804. d) A Sircar: Dressed in a courta; and an eklie over his shoulders1804Hand-coloured stipple engraving on paperWithout mount: 12.9 x 9.6 in (33 x 24.5 cm)With mount: 18.9 x 15.6 in (48.2 x 39.8 cm) "This dress is of Mahommedan origin, but much used at present by the Hindoos. A Hindoo may be distinguished in this dress, the Ungah, Ulkaluck, & c. by having the opening on the right breast, while the Mahommedans wear it on the left. On the hand of the figure represented in the Plate, is a bracelet of silver, of its proper size, as proportioned to his stature. Men of distinction have them of gold, sometimes richly ornamented with precious stones".Plate 30 from Frans Baltazar Solvyns, The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, taken in the years 1798 and 1799, London: Edward Orme, 1804Frans Baltazar SolvynsBelgian marine artist Frans Balthazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta between 1791 and 1803 and is considered one of the earliest printmakers in India, besides Thomas Daniell. During his time in India, he documented 18th-century Indian culture and habitats, including the people, their occupations, festivals and religious customs.Solvyns, residing in Calcutta from 1791 until 1803, produced a remarkable series of engravings depicting the people and culture he observed. First published in Calcutta in 1796 and 1799, and then in a four volume edition, Les Hindous, published in Paris, 1808-12.(Set of four)These works will be shipped unframedNON-EXPORTABLE
Winning bid $318 Rs 26,400 (Inclusive of buyer's premium)
Lot 22 Details
Set of 4 Prints...
a) Dj'HaoundjeryInscribed...
View Dimensions c) Faqyr (Priant)Inscribed "Solvyns 1810" (lower left)Hand-coloured etching on paperPrint size: 14.25 x 9.25 in (36 x 23.7 cm)Sheet size: 17.25 x 12.5 in (43.7 x 31.7 cm)With Mount: 23.1 x 18.5 in (58.7 x 47 cm)Plate 17 from the 2nd Volume of Les Hindoûs, Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1808-1812d) Femme en Grande Parure (Woman in Grand Attire)Inscribed "Solvyns 1810" (lower left)Hand-coloured etching on paperPrint size: 14.25 x 9.25 in (36 x 23.7 cm)Sheet size: 17.25 x 12.5 in (43.7 x 31.7 cm)With Mount: 23.1 x 18.5 in (58.7 x 47 cm)Plate 15 from the 2nd Volume of Les Hindoûs, Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1808-1812Frans Balthazar SolvynsBelgian marine artist Frans Balthazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta between 1791 and 1803 and is considered one of the earliest printmakers in India, besides Thomas Daniell. During his time in India, he documented 18th-century Indian culture and habitats, including the people, their occupations, festivals and religious customs.Solvyns, residing in Calcutta from 1791 until 1803, produced a remarkable series of engravings depicting the people and culture he observed. First published in Calcutta in 1796 and 1799. Due to its lack of financial success, Solvyns left for Europe. Unfazed by his failure, he issued a second, expanded edition of Les Hindous in Paris in 1808–12 that was reorganised and consisted of four volumes, bilingual descriptive text in French and English, and a few extra plates for a total of 288.Les Hindous, which explores an incredibly intimate and detailed portrait of a people at a specific historical moment, features members of every profession and social class in India. It also shows us festivals and sacred rites, animals, birds and insects, trees and crops, as well as all the different types of boats, carriages and musical instruments that were in common use at the time. Every individual and thing is viewed up close, by an educated and curious eye, and sometimes with humour, sometimes with a sombre grandeur.The plates from the present lot are from the French edition of Les Hindous.(Set of four)These works will be shipped unframedNON-EXPORTABLE
Winning bid $405 Rs 33,600 (Inclusive of buyer's premium)
Lot 20 Details
Absolute Tuesdays: Old Maps and Vintage Prints 28 February 2023
SET OF FOUR PRINTS
a) Kherch-Burdar, or House...
View Dimensions c) Rowanny Bearers, or Chairmen, often called Patna Bearers by Europeans1804Original hand coloured stipple engraving on paper13 x 9.75 in (33 x 24.5 cm) Plate 5 from the book The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799, London: Edward Orme, 1804d) A Doorea-A, or Dog Keeper1804Original hand coloured stipple engraving on paper13 x 9.75 in (33 x 24.5 cm) Plate 27 from the book The Costume of Hindostan: Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings; with Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799, London: Edward Orme, 1804Belgian marine artist Frans Balthazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta between 1791 and 1803 and is considered one of the earliest printmakers in India, besides Thomas Daniell. During his time in India, he documented 18th century Indian culture and habitats, including the people, their occupations, festivals and religious customs. The present lot features 4 hand-coloured line and stipple engraved plates based on Solvyns' sketches on this subject and is a continuation of his earlier work The Manners, Customs and Dresses of the Hindoos, originally published in Calcutta in 1799.(Set of four)These works will be shipped unframedNON-EXPORTABLE
Winning bid $963 Rs 78,000 (Inclusive of buyer's premium)
Lot 31 Details
SET OF FOUR...
a) QapliousHand-coloured etching...
View Dimensions c) SournaeHand-coloured etching on paperPrint size: 14.25 x 9.25 in (36 x 23.7 cm) Sheet size: 17.25 x 12.5 in (43.7 x 31.7 cm) Inscribed "Solvyns 1810" (lower left)Plate 12.4 from the 2nd Volume of Les Hindoûs, Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1808-1812d) Moudjirah Hand-coloured etching on paperPrint size: 14.25 x 9.25 in (36 x 23.7 cm) Sheet size: 17.25 x 12.5 in (43.7 x 31.7 cm) Inscribed "Solvyns 1810" (lower left)Plate 11.5 from the 2nd Volume of Les Hindoûs, Paris: Chez L'Auteur, 1808-1812Belgian marine artist Frans Baltazar Solvyns lived in Calcutta between 1791 and 1803 and is considered one of the earliest printmakers in India, besides Thomas Daniell. During his time in India, he documented 18th-century Indian culture and habitats, including the people, their occupations, festivals and religious customs.Solvyns, residing in Calcutta from 1791 until 1803, produced a remarkable series of engravings depicting the people and culture he observed. First published in Calcutta in 1796 and 1799, and then in a four volume edition, Les Hindous, published in Paris, 1808-12, the engravings include portrayals of 36 musical instruments as well as prints of the nautch and a "Hindu dancing girl". These engravings represent, in most instances, the first illustrations of the instruments and the manner in which they are played. The present lot features four such prints portraying musical instruments.(Set of four)These works will be shipped unframedNON-EXPORTABLE
Winning bid $415 Rs 33,600 (Inclusive of buyer's premium)
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