Next week Sotheby’s will have its second sale of Art of Imperial India, focusing on fine paintings, jewellery, photographs and works of art from the Mughal and Rajput courts as well as the period of the British Raj. A highlight of this year’s sale is ‘Photographs of Imperial India: the Sven Gahlin Collection’; a magnificent group of 31 albums containing over 2,000 photographs of India, Ceylon, Burma and Southeast Asia, dating from the 1850s to the early 20th century. Notable items include albums from the Curzon family, the Prinsep family, and 6th Baron Suffield, who was aide-de-camp to three Viceroys of India
Exhibition times
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- Fri, 03 Oct 14 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST
- Sun, 05 Oct 14 | 12:00 PM – 05:00 PM BST
- Mon, 06 Oct 14 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST
- Tue, 07 Oct 14 | 09:00 AM – 04:30 PM BST
Art of Imperial India | Sotheby’s.
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