Lot 15

Soltykoff, Alexis
[Four plates from Indian Scenes and Characters, sketched from Life]










Auction: 02 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
[London: Smith, Elder, 1859]. Tinted lithographs, mounted, framed and glazed, titles comprise: Harem Carriage of the King of Delhi (mount aperture 35 x 50.5cm); ‘Arab and negro in the service of the Guickwar’ (42.5 x 30cm); ‘Fakeers’ (42 x 29cm); Hunting Leopards Ready for the Chase (35 x 50cm). Light spotting
Provenance
Property from the Estate of Virginia Fortune Ryan, Dowager Countess of Airlie (1933-2024).
Footnote
The complete work comprised a lithographic title-page, 15 lithographic plates, and letterpress, and is considered extremely rare.









