Going Under the Hammer at Sotheby's

“1000 Ways of Seeing” sale where 1,000 objects from the extraordinary collection of Stanley J. Seeger (1930-2011) - one of the greatest collectors is to take place in London on 5th and 6th March, 2014. Some of the more interesting/curious things in the sale include Orson Welles’ script for Citizen Kane, a 20 million year-old dinosaur egg, Al Capone’s cocktail shaker, Winston Churchill’s armchair, Nelson’s teapot etc.

The sale also includes items associated with India-

Lot 183

Rajasthan, India, 19th/20th Century

Picchavai of Shrinathji

Opaque pigment on cloth

139.9 by 87cm., 55 by 341Ž4 in.

Est. £2,500-3,500

Lot 293

Gujarat, India, 19th Century

Jain Diagram of Jambudvipa

Opaque pigment on cloth

100.8 by 101cm., 39 by 393Ž4 in.

Est. £2,000-2,500

Lot 405

India, circa 19th century

Carved waterslide

White marble

93 by 62.2cm.; 361Ž2 by 241Ž2in.

Est. £2,000-3,000

Lot 410

Rajasthan, India, 19th century

Processional elephant and mahout

Painted papier-mâché and canvas laid on wood, the figure is removable, losses

Papier-mâché, wood

Height with rider: 168cm., 66ins.

Est. £500-700 includes items associated with India.