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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $59,619–$99,365
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Indian Sale, London · 24 May 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3627950
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Akbar Padamsee, Head. Sotheby's, 24 May 2007, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3627950.
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Akbar Padamsee, Head. Sotheby's, 24 May 2007, lot 126. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3627950.
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From the same sale The Indian Sale · May 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Shanti Dave | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Untitled | Ram Kumar | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Untitled | Krishen Khanna | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Head | Francis Newton Souza | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Girl with Bird | B. Prabha | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Nude | Jogen Chowdhury | £20,000–£30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbar Padamsee | untitled | $50,000 | Sotheby's, Mar 2012 | |
| Akbar Padamsee | Untitled (Woman) | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Akbar Padamsee | Untitled (Woman); Untitled (Man) | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Akbar Padamsee | Head | Sotheby's, Sep 2004 | ||
| Akbar Padamsee | Untitled | Christie's, Sep 2005 | ||
| Akbar Padamsee | Untitled (Head II) | Christie's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Akbar Padamsee | Nude | Sotheby's, Sep 2006 | ||
| Akbar Padamsee | Untitled (Head) | Christie's, Sep 2016 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.