Lot 157 · The India Sale - South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Untitled (Sculptor's Model)
Jehangir Sabavala · gouache on paper
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- Estimate
- $2,000,000–$3,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The India Sale - South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, Mumbai · 4 March 2003
- Dimensions
- 29¾ x 17¼ in. (75.6 x 43.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3961359
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jehangir Sabavala, Untitled (Sculptor's Model). Christie's, 4 Mar 2003, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3961359.
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Jehangir Sabavala, Untitled (Sculptor's Model). Christie's, 4 Mar 2003, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3961359.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Man and Nature); Untitled (Queen); Untitled (Palace Scene) | K.G. RAMANUJAM (1941-1973) | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | |
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| Five Dollars | O.Meyers (19th century) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| A Decorative Sundial | Lucy Currier Richards (active 1906-1933) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| In the Boudoir | Julius Le Blanc Stewart (1855-1919) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jehangir Sabavala | The Journey of the Magi | $2,734,000 | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | |
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| Francis Newton Souza | Untitled (Mountain with Houses) | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Maqbool Fida Husain | Bulls | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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