Lot 202 · South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
Untitled (Drummer with Santhals)
Jamini Roy · gouache on card
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,511–$3,349
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 17 March 1998
- Dimensions
- 15¼ x 17 1/8 in. (39 x 43.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5034779
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5034779 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5034779
Jamini Roy, Untitled (Drummer with Santhals). Christie's, 17 Mar 1998, lot 202. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5034779.
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Jamini Roy, Untitled (Drummer with Santhals). Christie's, 17 Mar 1998, lot 202. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5034779.
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From the same sale South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art · Mar 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Huma Bhabha | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Untitled (Leeka) | Mohammad Ali Talpur | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled (Rider on the Threshold) | Ganesh Pyne | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled (Joueur de Flute) | Paritosh Sen | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Untitled (Celebration) | Maqbool Fida Husain | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Untitled (Raja on Horse) | Jamini Roy | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamini Roy | Benares Ghats | $3,857 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | |
| Jamini Roy | Untitled (Horse) | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Jamini Roy | Untitled (Magical beasts) 7.6 x 12.5 cm (3 4 15/16 inches) a | Bonhams, Dec 2025 | ||
| Jamini Roy | untitled (a group of nine sketches) | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Jamini Roy | jamini roy | i. untitled (ganesh) ii. untitled (kingdom of c | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Jamini Roy | untitled (holy man) | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Jamini Roy | untitled (mother and child) | Sotheby's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Jamini Roy | Untitled (Bird with Fish and Insect) | Christie's, Mar 2021 |
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.