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Property from the Arthur Probsthain Bookshop
The iconic London bookshop, founded by the Probsthain family in 1903, has been a fixture at 41 Great Russell Street, opposite the British Museum, since 1905. Initially managed by Arthur Probsthain, it later passed to his nephew, Walter Sheringham, who took over in 1941. He was soon joined by his wife in 1943. Their children, Michael and Lesley, became involved in the 1970s, ensuring the continuity of this renowned family business. For decades, Probsthain's has been considered one of the foremost dealers in Chinese books in the Western world.
The iconic London bookshop, founded by the Probsthain family in 1903, has been a fixture at 41 Great Russell Street, opposite the British Museum, since 1905. Initially managed by Arthur Probsthain, it later passed to his nephew, Walter Sheringham, who took over in 1941. He was soon joined by his wife in 1943. Their children, Michael and Lesley, became involved in the 1970s, ensuring the continuity of this renowned family business. For decades, Probsthain's has been considered one of the foremost dealers in Chinese books in the Western world.
Lot 170
Thirteen views of Indian monuments at Agra, Sikandra and Fatehpur Sikri, including the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum of Itimad-ud-Daulah, and the Moti Masjid Company School, Delhi or Agra, circa 1820-30(13)
12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,480 inc. premium
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Oliver White
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Thirteen views of Indian monuments at Agra, Sikandra and Fatehpur Sikri, including the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum of Itimad-ud-Daulah, and the Moti Masjid
Company School, Delhi or Agra, circa 1820-30
Company School, Delhi or Agra, circa 1820-30
watercolours on paper, laid down on larger sheets, ruled inner margins, inscribed Drawn by a Native in inner margins, identifying inscriptions in English in lower outer borders
paintings 102 x 179 mm.; sheets 180 x 230 mm.(13)
paintings 102 x 179 mm.; sheets 180 x 230 mm.(13)
Footnotes
Provenance
With Arthur Probsthain, Great Russell Street, London.
The subjects of the paintings are as follows:
1. The mausoleum of Itimad-ud-Daulah, Agra.
2. The interior of the mausoleum.
3. The Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) in the Fort at Agra.
4. The Taj Mahal viewed from across the River Jumna (partially visible watermark, apparently Whatman).
5. The entrance gateway to the Taj Mahal.
6. The entrance door to the Taj Mahal.
7. View of the interior of the Taj Mahal.
8. The tomb of the Emperor Shah Jahan.
9. The tomb of Mumtaz Mahal.
10. Detail of the pietra dura work on the tombs.
11. The tomb of the Emperor Akbar at Sikandra.
12. The gateway to the durgow (shrine), at Fatehpur Sikri.
13. The mausoleum (durgow, shrine) of Shaykh Salim Chishti at Fatehpur Sikri.