Forum Auctions: Online: India
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online: India | Total Sales (GBP) | 522,306.55 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 149,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #1074 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 215,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 273 | ||
| Sold Lots | 261.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 155,650.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 95.60% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 224,150.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 12 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 233.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities |
1865 | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 53,975.00 | |
| 50 | John (1863) Watson | The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan |
1868-75 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 53,340.00 |
| 40 | Kavali Venkata Ramasvami | A Digest of the Different Castes of India |
1837 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 27,940.00 |
| 214 | New Delhi.- Laying out, &c., the new Capital of India (Delhi) |
1916 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 20,955.00 | |
| 140 | John Gantz | Indian Microcosm |
1827 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 14,605.00 |
| 195 | Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331 |
2nd July - 31st December 1834 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 14,605.00 | |
| 100 | Samuel Daniell | Ceylon.- A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates |
1808 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 13,970.00 |
| 250 | Rajah Sourindro Mohun Tagore | The Eight Principal Rasas of the Hindus, with Murtti and Vrindaka, or Tableaux and Dramatic Pieces |
1880 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 13,970.00 |
| 258 | Lt.-Col. James Tod | Annals and Antiquities of Rajast'han, or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India |
1829-32 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 13,335.00 |
| 139 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, in English |
1st March 1942 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 12,700.00 |
| 123 | Charles D'Oyly | D'Oyly (Charles) Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book |
[1828] | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 11,430.00 |
| 205 | Sir John Marshall | The Monuments of Sanchi |
[1940] | GBP 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | GBP 10,795.00 |
| 95 | James (1809) Caldwell | Five original studies of Indian temples and views |
circa 1807-1808 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 8,890.00 |
| 117 | Thomas Daniell | The Old Fort Ghaut |
[circa 1790 or slightly later] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,620.00 |
| 251 | Rajah Sourindro Mohun Tagore | The Ten Principal Avataras of the Hindus |
1880 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 6,350.00 |
| 27 | Robert Home | Select Views in Mysore, the country of Tippoo Sultan |
1794 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 62 | Capt. Alexander Allan | Views in the Mysore Country |
[1794] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 10 | Asiatic Annual Register (The); or, A View of the History of Hindustan, and of the Politics, Commerce and Literature of Asia, for the Year 1799 [-1810-11] |
1800-12 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,826.00 | |
| 78 | Bombay Register and Directory (The), for 1831. In Four Parts, with tipped-in note of succession of William IV (torn)... |
[1830] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 4,318.00 | |
| 106 | Sir Henry Thomas Colebrooke | Algebra, with Arithmetic and Mensuration, from the Sanscrit of Brahmegupta and Bhascara |
1817 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 4,318.00 |
| 164 | Robert Pollard | Impeachment of Warren Hastings.- India Vindicated, after Thomas Stothard |
1789 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 4,318.00 |
| 191 | Roderick MacKenzie | A Sketch of the War with Tippoo Sultaun... |
1793-94 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,318.00 |
| 53 | Hon. Mountstuart Elphinstone | Afghanistan.- An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul |
1815 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 3,810.00 |
| 39 | Henry T. Prinsep | Origin of the Sikh Power in the Punjab, and Political Life of Muha-Raja Runjeet Singh |
1834 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 3,302.00 |
| 260 | Vachaspati Misra | Vivada Chintamani: A Succinct Commentary on the Hindoo Law prevalent in Mithila |
1863 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,302.00 |
