Ancient Asian artefacts under the hammer in UK (2)

The lot has attracted interest from around the world with private collectors and museums keen to purchase the historic pieces. Works by three of India's greatest painters are also among the highlights at the Bonhams Indian and Islamic sale. They are predicted to fetch record prices.

"The Tyeb Mehta that we have at 400,000 to 600,000 has never been shown on the market before," said Nour Aslam, Bonhams' specialist of modern and contemporary art from South Asia. "It is very rare of this calibre of the artist. He did very few canvases, and he has always had a great record history with everyone. With Bonhams, this is the first time around that we've had such a spectacular piece of his."

Bonhams says all the estimates are set low in order to attract bidders, but they expect the works to eventually sell for much higher prices.

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