Lot 49 · Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
Poet of the East and Chughtai by Iqbal, M. & Chughtai, A.R., Nisar Art Press, Lahore, 1962 Folio, original boards and illustrated dust jacket, plastic wrap, illustrated endpapers. 476 pp, with 36 tipped-in colour plates, 25 black and white plates. Copy Number 112 from a limited edition of 275 copies. 14 x 111⁄4 x 2 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm.)
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $4,963–$7,444
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, London, New Bond Street · 6 June 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-487877
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Abdur Rehman Chughtai, Poet of the East and Chughtai by Iqbal, M. & Chughtai, A.R., Nisar Art Press, Lahore, 1962 Folio, original boards and illustrated dust jacket, plastic wrap, illustrated endpapers. 476 pp, with 36 tipped-in colour plates, 25 black and white plates. Copy Number 112 from a limited edition of 275 copies. 14 x 111⁄4 x 2 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm.). Bonhams, 6 Jun 2023, lot 49. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-487877.
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Abdur Rehman Chughtai, Poet of the East and Chughtai by Iqbal, M. & Chughtai, A.R., Nisar Art Press, Lahore, 1962 Folio, original boards and illustrated dust jacket, plastic wrap, illustrated endpapers. 476 pp, with 36 tipped-in colour plates, 25 black and white plates. Copy Number 112 from a limited edition of 275 copies. 14 x 111⁄4 x 2 in. (35.6 x 28.6 x 5.1 cm.). Bonhams, 6 Jun 2023, lot 49. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-487877.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Landscape) | Quamrul Hassan | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Untitled (Save the Margallas) | Bashir Mirza | £2,000–£3,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | Behind the Curtain | $6,925 | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | |
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | abdur rahman chughtai | untitled (set of two) | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | The Desert in Bloom; A Serenade | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | The Green Willow | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | Fragrance; Untitled (One double-sided work) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | Pet Bird | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | young boy; pet bird | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Abdur Rehman Chughtai | The Courtesan | Bonhams, Jun 2024 |
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.