Lot 11 · Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online
Chess carpet no. 3 (Diptych)
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $19,243–$32,071
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online, London, New Bond Street · 21 July 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-390966
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Anwar Jalal Shemza, Chess carpet no. 3 (Diptych). Bonhams, 21 Jul 2023, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-390966.
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Anwar Jalal Shemza, Chess carpet no. 3 (Diptych). Bonhams, 21 Jul 2023, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-390966.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art Online · Jul 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Birds in the Centre) | Jamal Ahmed | £300–£500 | |
| Untitled (Sketch of a Bird) | Kattingeri Krishna Hebbar | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Poet of the East and Chughtai | Abdur Rehman Chughtai | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled (Riverside village with two women) | Murli Lahoti | £800–£1,200 | |
| Swimming Pool | Laxman Pai | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled (Lotus Flower) | Bimal Das Gupta | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anwar Jalal Shemza | Untitled (The Walls of Lahore) | $23,909 | Bonhams, May 2022 | |
| Anwar Jalal Shemza | Untitled (Diptych) | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Anwar Jalal Shemza | Chessmen | Bonhams, Jun 2023 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Untitled (Varanasi) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Portrait) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Anwar Jalal Shemza | Untitled | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Anwar Jalal Shemza | Untitled (Face) | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Anwar Jalal Shemza | Couple | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
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.