Akbar II on an elephant, India 19th century – £7000 at Duke’s.
Among several runaway lots at Duke’s (25% buyer’s premium) Asian Art sale in Dorchester was a 19th century Indian watercolour depicting the Mughal Emperor Akbar II on an elephant.
Consigned from a longstanding collection in west Dorset, the 7 x 9in (17 x 23cm) work was pursued to £7000 on May 31, where it was knocked down to an internet buyer in the Pacific Rim.