Blue Vase — Francis Newton Souza (India, 1924-2002)

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Estimate: £9,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $11,639–$15,518
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Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, London, New Bond Street · 22 October 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-741074
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Francis Newton Souza, Blue Vase. Bonhams, 22 Oct 2019, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-741074.

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Francis Newton Souza, Blue Vase. Bonhams, 22 Oct 2019, lot 240. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-741074.

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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art including Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art · Oct 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century	A Bound Group Of Ten Leaves From Six Separate Suras Of A Dispersed Manuscript Of The Qur'an, Written In Kufic Script On Vellum	£80,000–£120,000
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century	A Qur'an Leaf Written In Kufic Script On Vellum	£5,000–£7,000
Provincial Persia, early 16th Century	A Large Illuminated Qur'an In A Floral Lacquer Binding, The Text Ending With Sura Lxxxv, Al-buruj, The Constellations	£3,000–£4,000
Qajar Persia, dated AH 1267/AD 1850-51 (2)	An Illuminated Prayer Scroll Written In Thuluth And Ghubari Scripts	£2,000–£3,000
Persia, circa 1200 (2)	Two Kashan Moulded Calligraphic Pottery Border Tiles	£3,000–£4,000
Persia, early 13th Century	A Kashan Underglaze-painted Pottery Bowl	£4,000–£6,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Woman and Man)	$15,573	Bonhams, Jun 2025
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Landscape)		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Couple)		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled (Head of Nixon)		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Francis Newton Souza	Untitled		Bonhams, Oct 2018
Francis Newton Souza	francis newton souza \| untitled (head)		Sotheby's, Jun 2019
Francis Newton Souza	House Amongst Trees		Bonhams, Oct 2019
Francis Newton Souza	Still Life with Fruit		Bonhams, Oct 2021

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