Saffronart to Auction Classical Indian Art at an Evening Sale in Mumbai

pThe international auction house, Saffornart is all set to host its second Classical Indian Art evening sale on 9th March 2017 in Mumbai. For the sale, its experts have curated a collection of 81 items, including both miniature paintings and rare sculptures./p pandnbsp;/p pOne of the highlights of the sale will be paintings from the collection of Bikaner-based jeweller, Motichand Khajanchi, that he bought from various cities of Rajasthan, including, Bikaner, Mewar, Jaipur, Bundi, and Jodhpur./p pandnbsp;/p pBorn into a jeweller family, Khajanchi discovered his love for art during his business travels across India. He was just 15 years old when he started collecting paintings. The art patron delved deeper into literary and religious manuscripts to understand the paintings and their hidden meanings. Khajanchi owns some of the finest Rajasthani miniatures in the country./p pandnbsp;/p pAnother highlight of the sale is the rare sculpture of Mahishasuramardini created between the 10 and 11 century using sandstone. It is ranked as a masterpiece of Central Indiaandrsquo;s medieval times and shows goddess Durgaandrsquo;s victory over the demon, Mahishasura. The estimated price of this sculpture in Indian rupees is three to five crores./p pandnbsp;/p pSaffronart first hosted an evening sale in December 2015. For more information, visit Saffronart./p pandnbsp;/p pstrongMore On andgt;andgt; a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.luxpresso.com/topic/art-auctions" target="_blank"Art andamp; Auctions/a/strong/p

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