Bid & Hammer Auctioneers (P) Ltd, the newest entrant in the Indian art auctioneering scenario will be hosting their first auction in Bangalore on January 24. The entire collection for this auction will be unveiled for, at the opening preview on January 21 at the Orchid Room of The Oberoi Hotel, between 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm.

The preview will continue at the same venue on January 22,  23 (between 11:00 am to 6:00 pm) and  24 (between 11 am and 1 pm) culminating with the auction the same evening in front of an august gathering of art collectors and connoisseurs.

On offer in the paintings category will be a mixed bag of 131 works, starting at Rs 30,000 and going up to Rs 50 lakh. The sale will include rare and unavailable works of artists such as Jamini Roy, M V Dhurandhar, Gaitonde and F N Souza, besides a host of other young contemporary artists. The other section, comprising 58 lots are ‘works of art’ from the Rococo, art noveau, art deco and colonial periods and includes porcelain, silver, glass, frames and furniture from renowned makers such as R Lalique and Faberge amongst others, with prices starting at Rs 20,000 and going upto Rs 35 lakh.

Present at the preview will be the entire board of directors and advisors of Bid & Hammer. They include luminaries and art connoisseurs like His Highness Gaj Singh II (Maharaja of Jodhpur), Rukmini Varma  – artist and grand niece of ‘Painter Prince’ — Raja Ravi Varma; Savita Apte, who until recently was head of Sotheby’s South Asian Art, London and New York, Deepak Chopra chairman, OSI Systems, California; Pradeep Das and the man behind it all – M Maher Dadha, chairman and MD of Bid & Hammer.

Call 9900226003 for more information.

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