The Emerald Forest — Amitava Das (Indian, born 1947)

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Estimate: £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $2,124–$2,832
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Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale, London, New Bond Street · 19 May 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-658568
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Amitava Das, The Emerald Forest. Bonhams, 19 May 2021, lot 335. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-658568.

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Amitava Das, The Emerald Forest. Bonhams, 19 May 2021, lot 335. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-658568.

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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art Online Sale · May 2021

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Persia, 16th Century	A Leaf From A Manuscript Of Nizami's Haft Paykar, Persian Poetry	£400–£600
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Ottoman Empire, written at Yabrud, probably in Syria, dated Friday, J…	An Illuminated Qur'an, Copied By Hasan Ibn Hasan Yusuf Rumiyyah	£300–£400
North Africa, probably Morocco, first half of the 19th Century	Al-jazuli, Dala'il Al-khayrat Wa Shawariq Al-anwar, Prayers, With Two Coloured Diagrams Of The Tomb Of The Prophet And The Mihrab In The Mosque Of The Prophet At Medina	£1,500–£2,000
probably Egypt, Cairo, dated 12 Jamada I 1366/14th April 1947	Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin 'ali Bin Ahmad Bin Saud Al-'abdari, Rihlat Al-'abdari	£100–£200
Persia, 10th Century	A Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl	£800–£1,200

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