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LOT 2661
Indian Bronze Ring
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (9.13 grams, 25.32 mm overall, 19.20x 17.04 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)).
D-shaped hoop and a large circular bezel with a serrated border and raised pellet decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Indian Erotic Sketch Attributed to F.N. Souza
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A framed, untitled erotic sketch portraying two nude women; ink on paper; attributed to F.N. Souza, dated 1970. 92 grams, 51 x 39 cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. Ex private family collection of a West London gentleman.
Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) was an Indian-American British artist, born in Goa, India. He went on to become one of India's most influential modern artists. Souza was a founding member of the Progressive Artists' Group, which largely disbanded after he moved to London in 1949. His work is executed in a style which exhibits both decadence and primitivism. The world record at auction for the artist's iconic works stands at $4,085,000.
