Star Sales

1. Call of the Wild

Estimate £600–£800 Sold £33,800

These handsome birds are called treepies and are deftly depicted in a pair of highly collectable watercolours, painted around 1800 in Calcutta. Ornithological and animal artworks such as these were avidly collected in the 18th and 19th centuries by the British colonial community in India, initially under the auspices of the East India Company