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A portrait of Asaf Jah VI, Nizam of Hyderabad
237 Deccan, circa 1890
152 | Bonhams Opaque watercolor and gold embossed on paper;
frontal three-quarter length portrait of Asaf Jah VI
dressed in a burgundy sherwani decorated with
repeated gold floral motif, wearing a gold and
jeweled pendant on a string of pearls, a sarpech,
armlets, and rings, his hands rest together on the
golden hilt of his sword and his gaze is directed
outside the painting.
Folio: 12 1/4 x 8 3/8 in. (31.2 x 21.4 cm)
$2,000 - 3,000

The posture, the three-quarter length portrait, as
well as the gaze are clear indicators of the affect
of photography on Indian miniature portraits.
Asaf Jah VI, the sixth Nazim of Hyderabad
(r.1869-1911), was known for his fascination
with clothing and luxuries.

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Forty-six company school mica paintings of
laymen, women, and sadhus
South India, 19th century
Watercolor on mica; showing various vocations
and ascetic practices, comprised of 27 pieces
approx 3 x 2 in. (7.5 x 5 cm), 13 approx 4 x 3 in.
(10 x 7.5 cm), and 6 approx 6 x 4 in. (15 x 10 cm)
$1,000 - 1,500

Provenance:
Private Pittsburgh Collection

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Three books on India’s population and rulers
1. The Historical Record of the Imperial Visit to
India 1911. Compiled from the Official Records
under the Orders of The Viceroy and Governor-
General of India. London: John Murray, 1914.
4to (315 x 235 mm). Original deluxe full navy
moroccan gilt by Kelly & Sons. Illustrated
throughout with color plates, colortypes, and
illuminated head and tail pieces. Minor rubbing
to back cover and lower hinges, else fine.
LIMITED EDITION, no. 243 of 250.
2. Report of the Census of 1891. Vol II: The
Castes of Marwar Illustrated. Jodhphur:
Published by Order of the Marwar Darbar,
1894. Folio (320 x 200 mm). Straight-grain
morocco gilt. With 144 of 149 albumen prints
mounted 1 to 3 per page. Spine lacking, covers
very rubbed, one leaf detached and chipped
at edges. Volume II appears to be all that was
published. FIRST EDITION.
3. THE EARL OF CARNWATH (ed.). Loyal Rulers
and Leaders of the East: A Record of their
Services in the Great War. London: Zaehnsdorf
Ltd., [1922]. 4to (300 x 230 mm). Original cloth
gilt. With photographic illustrations and profiles
of maharajas. Spine and corners worn and
hinges reinforced, with detached double-facing
frontis. laid in. FIRST EDITION.
$3,000 - 5,000

Provenance:
The Paul F Walter Collection