Bonhams: Islamic and Indian Art, 31075, London, New Bond Street

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 12, 2025 - November 12, 2025
Page Size: 49 items in 2 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
180 Major Alexander Dirom

Major Alexander Dirom (1757-1830), A Narrative of the Campaign in India which terminated the war with Tippoo Sultan in 1792

London, 1793 GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 GBP 5,120.00
181 by Francesco dal Pedro (1740-1806) after Singleton and Mather Browne

Five coloured engravings depicting the final events of the capture of Seringapatam and the defeat of Tipu Sultan,

Paris circa 1799 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 4,864.00
183

A letter written by a British medical officer in the Madras army of General Harris, including eyewitness descriptions of the siege and eventual breach of Seringapatam and the combat and resulting spoils of war

In Camp 13 miles from Seringapatam, Madras 10th June 1799 GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 GBP 5,120.00
188

The Relief of Lucknow & Triumphant Meeting of Havelock, Outram and Sir Colin Campbell, proof copy

London 1862 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
214 Max Arthur Macauliffe,

The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, 6 volumes bound in three

Oxford 1909 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 6,400.00
216 translated by Dr Gopal Singh

Sri Guru-Granth Sahib [English Version], translated by Dr Gopal Singh, Member of the Indian Parliament, in two volumes

Delhi 1960 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
222 Charles William Bartlett (British, 1860-1940)

The Entrance to Golden Temple. Amritsar

Tokyo circa 1919 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,560.00
223 Charles William Bartlett (British, 1860-1940)

The Golden Temple, Amritsar,

Tokyo 1925 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
226 after A. Soltykoff,

De Rudder after A. Soltykoff, Chir Singh [Sher Singh] Maharaja des Siks, Roi de Panjab avec sa suite/Lahore Avril 1842, from Voyages dans L'Inde

Paris 1850 GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 GBP 3,584.00
229 Lowes Dickinson after Emily Eden,

Portraits of the Princes & Peoples of India

London 1844 GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 GBP 7,040.00
235 Prince Alexis Soltykoff (1806-59),

Voyages dans L'Inde, in two volumes

Paris, 1850-51 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 3,840.00
236

Einzug in Lahore, Entry into Lahore, depicting the British forces approaching the city after the victory over Sikh forces at the Battle of Sobraon in February 1846

Berlin 1853 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
237 Charles Stewart Hardinge (1822-94),

Recollections of India

London, 1847 GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
240

Two folios from an illustrated Persian treatise in Urdu on ragas, depicting fakirs seated in landscapes

North India, probably Lahore circa 1830-40 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
258

Lahore: its history, architectural remains and antiquities with an account of its modern institutions, inhabitants, their trade, customs &c., by Syad Muhammad Latif Khan Bahadur, with 105 illustrations

Lahore, 1892 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 12,800.00
262 the Raja-i-Rajgan Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala

My Travels in Europe and America, 1893, by His Highness the Raja-i-Rajgan Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala

London, 1895 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,792.00
263 Brinda Devi, Maharani of Kapurthala,

Maharani: the Story of an Indian Princess, signed by the author

New York 1954 GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
265

A rare group portrait photograph of Ranbir Singh, the Maharajah of Jind (reg. 1887-1948), and members of the Jind Court

North India, Jind circa 1899 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,152.00
266

A group of three books and pamphlets relating to Patiala, Jind and Nabha, and a letter signed by Bhupinder Singh, Maharajah of Patiala

Printed variously in London, Lahore, Jind and Patiala, approximately 1923-41 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
267 Captain Clarence Comyn Taylor (1830--1879)

A photograph of the main participants in the Umballah Durbar, held in March 1869, including the Viceroy of India, the 6th Earl of Mayo, several Sikh rulers, and Sher Ali Khan, Amir of Afghanistan,

Ambala, Punjab 27th March 1869 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 1,792.00
270

An illuminated official letter addressed to Queen Victoria, perhaps from the Dogra rulers, praising the British Government and thanking her for her gifts

North India, probably Jammu or Kashmir, second half of the 19th Century GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
277 Gerald Spencer Pryse (British 1882-1956)

Two prints depicting Sikh troops on the Western Front during the First World War: troops in bivouac at night, and Indians and motor buses near Poperinge

circa 1914 GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 3,200.00
282

An illustrated leaf from a manuscript in praise of the Shia Imams, depicting the Tenth Imam, 'Ali al-Naqi al-Hadi, with angels above heralding his coming

Deccan, late 16th/early 17th Century GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 GBP 2,560.00
300

An unusual lithograph copy of Abul Fazl's Ai'n-e-Akbari, The Administration of Akbar, published by Sayyid Ahmad Khan, with 42 illustrated pages

India, perhaps Bombay, AH 1272/AD 1855-56 GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 GBP 3,328.00
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