Osian's Auction Catalogue Creative India Series 1 Bengal | December 2011

p aTna C ompany s CHool a Set of race-Horses from Lucknow. a. the Ghost, 1878; b. Hecromancer Waler, 1876; c. Polo Pony, 1870s; d. Solomon, 1878; e. Calico, 1876; f. Shaitaan, 1876; g. Strawberry, 1878 Watercolour on paper, 1876-78 a-f. Each 3.7 x 5.3 in (9.5 x 13.5 cm) g. 4.7 x 6.3 in (12.0 x 15.9 cm) Provenance Private Collector, Mumbai. Acquired from Bonham’s (London, 2007). ` 350,000 – 525,000 US$ 7,000 – 10,500 (Lot of 7) Antiquity / A.S.I. Registered Non-Exportable Item The Ghost, 1878 12 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2011 a Horses were obviously of great importance in civilian and military life in India and the East India Company paid much attention to new breeding stocks. Polo and horse-racing to this day were, and are to this day, popular pastimes and 19th Century Company School artists were often called upon by their British patrons to make records of their stables. [Footnote from Lot 362, Bonham’s (London, 19th April 2007) Auction catalogue.]