Lot 41 Details

Passages to India: A Journey Through Rare Books, Prints, Maps, Photographs, and Letters 24-26 July 2024

A R Datt

The Chamber of...

Silver gelatin print on paper

View Dimensions Photograph Size: 12 x 21 in (30.6 x 53.5 cm)
With Caption: 17.1 x 21 in (43.5 x 53.5 cm)
With Mount: 20.4 x 34.4 in (52 x 87.5 cm)
With frame: 27.5 x 36.8 x 1.3 in (70 x 93.5 x 3.5 cm)

A silver gelatin print of a large group of ruling princes and chiefs by A. R. Datt which is mounted on a custom decorative foliage mount with an original printed caption listing names of all attending Maharajas mounted on a wooden frame from the photographer’s studio bearing a brass plaque at the lower centre etched "The Chamber of Princes / Delhi / Narendra Mandal / March 1939."

Winning bid
$3,181
Rs 2,64,000
(Inclusive of buyer's premium)