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St. Louis Contemporary and Classic: The May Collection

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St. Louis Classic and Contemporary: the May Collection is a carefully curated auction presenting an exceptional breadth of fine art, works on paper, decorative arts and collectibles spanning multiple collecting disciplines, with highlights including works by Robert Motherwell, Willem de Koonig, Marc Chagall, Hans Bellmer, Sol LeWitt, Leslie Dill, Alexander Calder, Laszlo Dus, Ed Eugene Boccia and Siegfried Reinhardt alongside important American and European decorative arts.
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Lot 148

INDIAN SCHOOL (Rajasthani, 19th century), Caparisoned Elephant in Procession, gouache on antique Jaipur court fee stamp paper, circa 1875, Set of 5 pr

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$500

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Set (5) Sight Height 13 in., Width 8.5 in. each. Framed Height 22 in., Width 15 in. These gouache paintings depicts a richly caparisoned elephant, objects, and deityies in a stately poses, executed in the Rajasthani miniature tradition on antique Jaipur court document paper. The elephant is adorned with a bold red and gold howdah blanket, decorative ankle bands, and a blue headdress, rendered with confident brushwork characteristic of late 19th century Rajputana court painting. The paper bears a prominent Jaipur Government Court Fee Stamp reading Eight Annas, with Devanagari text identifying the document as Raj Sarkar Jaipur and a Samvat calendar date inscription. The work is presented in a contemporary black frame with neutral mat, the painting surface showing age-appropriate toning and minor edge wear consistent with the period. A companion work to similar elephant studies executed on colonial-era Jaipur stamp paper documents by artists of the Rajasthani court tradition.

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