A bronze figure of Parvati dating back to the southern empire Vijayanagar era sold for Rs 6.48 crores ($981,818) at a live sale of miniature paintings and sculptures powered by Saffronart and set thr
A bronze figure of Parvati dating back to the southern empire Vijayanagar era sold for Rs 6.48 crores ($981,818) at a live sale of miniature paintings and sculptures powered by Saffronart and set three major records for works sold at auction in India.
The monumental Vijay-anagar bronze of Parvati led the sale at the new gallery space here of the auction house, which netted a total of Rs 16.39 crores (approx $2.48 million).
The second highest lot of the sale was ‘Vishnu and His Avatars’, which was sold for Rs 1.02 crores. It also set a record price for any Indian stone sculpture to be sold at auction in India.
Two Basohli Ragamalas, Ragaputra Bhramaran-anda of Malkosa Raga, and Ragaputra Gambhira of Sri Raga, achieved a joint auction record for a Pahari painting sold each fetching Rs 96 lakh.
