20th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026
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SHIAVAX CHAVDA (1914-1990)
Dancing girl
ink on paper
Signed and dated l.l. 'S, Chavda 1955' and below in monogram
41.3 x 33.1cm.
Skelton inventory label l.r. 'S.85' and stamped verso of card 'Custom House Bombay'
Provenance: Collection of Robert Skelton, O.B.E. (1929-2022)
This is part of a series of studies of dancers produced by the artist in the mid 1950s. Three examples were gifted by the artist to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1955, IS.31-1955, IS.32-1955 and IS.33-1955, when Robert would have had the opportunity to become familiar with Chavda and his work and possibly receive as a gift this and his other of the artists work.
Sold for £2,200
Dancing girl
ink on paper
Signed and dated l.l. 'S, Chavda 1955' and below in monogram
41.3 x 33.1cm.
Skelton inventory label l.r. 'S.85' and stamped verso of card 'Custom House Bombay'
Provenance: Collection of Robert Skelton, O.B.E. (1929-2022)
This is part of a series of studies of dancers produced by the artist in the mid 1950s. Three examples were gifted by the artist to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1955, IS.31-1955, IS.32-1955 and IS.33-1955, when Robert would have had the opportunity to become familiar with Chavda and his work and possibly receive as a gift this and his other of the artists work.
Auction: Live Sale: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026, 20th May, 2026
The sale includes the collection of Robert Skelton OBE, curator of Indian Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It comprises some exquisite 18th and 19th century Indian paintings and drawings as well as a fine group of modern Indian paintings with works by Shiavax Chavda (1914 - 1990), Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002), K Laxma Goud (B. 1940) and Jayashree Chakravarty (B. 1956). Tiles, Indian bronzes, thewa boxes, a silver gilt ewer, a ‘Koftgari’ pen box and a Mughal carved black jade dagger are also among the lots in this collection.
Also in the same sale is 10th -12th century Persian pottery, a monumental pair of 19th century doors, Persian and Syrian ceramics including tiles, also Iznic tiles from Ottoman Anatolia. Other lots include Indian bronze figures, small furniture, textiles and rugs.
Auction Location: London, UK
Monday 18th May: 10am to 5:30pm
Tuesday 19th May: 10am to 5pm
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Sunday 17th May: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 18th May: 10am to 5:30pm
Tuesday 19th May: 10am to 5pm
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