Wajid
Durga Seated on a Tiger
Estimate: 500 - 700 GBP
Price realised: 2.233 GBP
Price realised: 2.233 GBP
Description
Durga Seated on a Tiger
By Wajid, Rajasthan, Sawar or Issarda, circa 1700
gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting the four-armed goddess carrying a mace, discus, lotus and conch, line of black Devanagari above, red border, black and white rules -- 17 x 23.5cm. (areas of flaking and rubbing).
See Illustration.
By Wajid, Rajasthan, Sawar or Issarda, circa 1700
gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting the four-armed goddess carrying a mace, discus, lotus and conch, line of black Devanagari above, red border, black and white rules -- 17 x 23.5cm. (areas of flaking and rubbing).
See Illustration.
A top price for Wajid
When the work Durga Seated on a Tiger by Wajid was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2002, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 700.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 2,232.50 (€ 3,531.42). This high result makes Durga Seated on a Tiger the most expensive artwork by Wajid that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wajid
Als die Arbeit Durga Seated on a Tiger von Wajid im Oktober 2002 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 700,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 2.232,50 (€ 3.531,42) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Durga Seated on a Tiger zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Wajid, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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