Bust Of Ranjit Singh To Sell At Bonhams

A stunning milk white marble bust of Ranjit Singh sculpted in India around 1900 is to sell for £50,000 to £70,000 at Bonhams next Indian and Islamic Sale on 6 October.
This great Emperor of the Sikhs built an empire which stretched almost from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayas. His court was famed for […]

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Rare Pistol To Sell At Hesse Galleries

A 19th-century percussion target pistol made by Morgan James, New York State gunsmith, will be sold at auction on Saturday, September 20, at Hesse Galleries in Otego, New York.
James was born in 1815. He began making firearms in 1830 when he was only fifteen. He worked mostly in Utica, New York, except for a few […]

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Hesse Galleries to Auction Blakelock Painting Aug 22

This newly-discovered Blakelock painting, estimated at $450,000 to $650,000, is on a wood panel measuring 35-1/2-inches by 59-1/4-inches and is signed R.A. Blakelock in red in the lower right corner. It is in good condition with some minor flaking. There are eleven Indians depicted in the painting, plus three teepees, three horses, and in the […]

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Blakelock Painting for Hesse Galleries Auction

A very large Ralph Albert Blakelock Indian Encampment oil painting will come to the market August 23, along with two signed Handel table lamps, a pair of Tiffany Studios bronze tall candleholders, and a Robert Emmett Owen Woods in Winter oil on canvas. These are but a few of many treasures from the estate of […]

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