Lot 11 · Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online
Untitled (Woman reading a letter)
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,861–$6,435
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online, Online, London, New Bond Street · 26 July 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-382763
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Early Bengal School, Untitled (Woman reading a letter). Bonhams, 26 Jul 2024, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-382763.
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Early Bengal School, Untitled (Woman reading a letter). Bonhams, 26 Jul 2024, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-382763.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online · Jul 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitiled (Horse) | Maqbool Fida Husain | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Untitled (Woman with a pigeon) | Jamil Naqsh | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled (Five Horses) | Maqbool Fida Husain | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Untitled (Rider on Horseback) | Jamini Roy | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Untitled (Head of Man) | Akbar Padamsee | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled (Woman) | Francis Newton Souza | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Bengal School | Untitled (Four Women) | $5,116 | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | |
| Early Bengal School | Untitled (Woman reading a letter) | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Sadequain | Untitled (Rubaiyat-e-Sadequain) | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Bashir Mirza | Portraits of Pakistan Series | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | Behind the Curtain | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Early Bengal School | Untitled (Woman carding wool) | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Bashir Mirza | Untitled (Set of Two) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sayed Haider Raza | Sans titre - 2008 | Artcurial, May 2026 |
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.