Ramesh Sharma
Hookah Base
Estimate: 450 - 600 GBP
Price realised: 764 GBP
Price realised: 764 GBP
Description
HOOKAH BASE
Ramesh Sharma, Jaipur, 20th century
gouache heightened with gold on paper and in relief, showing the gilt spherical hookah base enamelled with an angel, bird and flowers - 27 x 23cm.; and another, on board, the bell-shaped bidri-ware hookah base enamlled with blue flowers - 27 x 23.5cm.
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Ramesh Sharma, Jaipur, 20th century
gouache heightened with gold on paper and in relief, showing the gilt spherical hookah base enamelled with an angel, bird and flowers - 27 x 23cm.; and another, on board, the bell-shaped bidri-ware hookah base enamlled with blue flowers - 27 x 23.5cm.
See illustration (2)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 27 %.
The work Hookah Base by Ramesh Sharma was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2000. It achieved a price of GBP 763.75 (€ 1,305.47), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 27%. Other works by Ramesh Sharma have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of GBP 1,175.00 (€ 1,898.97) in October 2001 for the work Deers head axe.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 27 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Hookah Base von Ramesh Sharma kam im Oktober 2000 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 763,75 (€ 1.305,47) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 27%. Andere Arbeiten von Ramesh Sharma haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von GBP 1.175,00 (€ 1.898,97) im Oktober 2001 für die Arbeit Deers head axe beobachtet.