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An online sale exhibition with galleries featuring a selection of Indian miniature paintings from the 15th to early 20th century.
A selection of paintings priced for first time buyers, novice collectors and those looking to add to established collections. There are occasionally a few paintings listed on ebay (member/seller indian_miniature_paintings) with bidding starting at £0.01 and no reserve.
Most recent updates
New Arrivals: 10th February 2012
Paintings Galleries: 10th February 2012
Paintings Archive: 7th February 2012
Sculpture & Arts Gallery: no updates planned CLOSING DOWN SOON
Exhibited for sale in the Sculpture & Arts Gallery are a range of arts (Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic and Jain) which are mainly sculptures in bronze, wood and clay but may from time to time include boxes and containers, textiles, small furniture, etc.
The Spotlight provides a showcase for single or small groups of paintings from my private collection (these are not for sale). This feature will include information which I hope will be of interest to visitors. Spotlight features will change every once in a while. The curent Spotlight features a fragment from a ragamala illustration, Aurangabad, circa 1650, possibly Gauri Ragini. Archive Spotlight articles will remain online, the first being a Mewari thikana's ancestral collection of portraits.
One of my favourite paintings - Maharaja Man Singh of Jodhpur enjoying a nautch, formerly in the collection of S C Welch. Sorry, this painting is not for sale.
Do you have genuine antique Indian miniature paintings to sell? Please email images and prices.
Do you have information about or knowledge of any of the exhibits featured? If you care to share your thoughts and opinions, they will be much appreciated.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Choosing, buying and arranging delivery/shipment:
Purchases may be made instantly by clicking a painting's webpage Buy Now button and choosing a payment method (debit/credit card or Paypal), with the benefit of free shipping by Special Delivery (UK) or International signed For (International). For details of these services see small print below. Customers are advised to request detailed condition reports before making a purchase or for items they are interested in. Extra information such as provenace (if known) will also be provided.
Buyers who do not make insytant payments are invoiced with full costs including postage/shipping/insurance. Arrangements for payment will be made prior to despatch. I accept bank transfers/wires, cheques in British Pounds (£) and cash. Also payments via Paypal (buyers are charged an additional 4% to cover costs). For UK buyers with internet banking a transfer is simple, quick and usually cost free. Each purchase is fully described including an image of the item and a condition report in a receipt which is sent electronically in pdf or hard copy by mail. This is the buyer's guarantee of authenticty.*
Please note that although I endeavour to convey colour accuracy in images online this cannot be guaranteed due to differences in PC processors, screens, etc.
I am available by email at indianminiaturepaintings@gmail.com. When requesting information, etc., please indicate each item's code preferably with description which you can cut and paste.
Postage/shipping/insurance
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: insurance is a problem for overseas buyers. Many due to bad practice on eBay many believe UK Royal Mail and courier services such as DHL, FedEx, TNT, etc. provide insured delivery. They may charge for insurance, but it is fact that antiques and works of art are exempt. This leaves buyers with the following recommended options:
1. Royal Mail Parcelforce Worldwide Global Express service guarantees delivery Worldwide within 4 days - weekends excepted - with stage-by-stage tracking including time loaded onto delivery vehicle and requiring a signature on receipt. The service starts at around £50 with the average miniature painting costing around £65.
2. Royal Mail International Signed For is a priority service requiring a signature on delivery, usually taking 4-5 working days from UK to Europe and 7-9 for USA. Tracking is available up to departure from UK for all countries but is fully trackable when sent to USA. Paintings shipped between sturdy poystyrene blocks protected by an outer layer of thick cardboard usually cost around £7.50 to Europe and £10 to the USA. To date no paintings have been lost or damaged with this service, by far the most popular amongst my customers. This service is free to all customers who pay with Buy Now.
3. Royal Mail Airsure is a priority service which usually takes 4-5 working days from UK to Europe and 7-9 for USA. Tracking should be available according to conditions etc, but in my experience this is not always the case. A signature is not required on delivery so I cannot recommend it. Paintings shipped between sturdy poystyrene blocks usually cost around £7.50 to Europe and £10 to USA. To date no losses or damage however very few choose this service over no.2.
4. Any independent courier (UK/International) of the purchaser's choice. Please note: to my knowledge no courier will provide no insurance cover for loss or damage of works of art or antiques.
5. The specialist international shipping companies Cadogan Tate Fine Art and St Albans Shipping (UK) provide overseas delivery including insurance cover for works of art and antiques. Cost for a single Indian miniature painting delivered to a foreign country starts at around £200. Recommended for higher value purchases. Arrangements can be made to split costs 50-50. Details on request.
Happily I can vouch that 100% ofl paintings sold (see the archive galleries) which have been posted or shipped using services 1 and 2 (above) arrived safely at their destination.
Entering into a contract
Delivery options 1-4 (above) are taken up at the buyer's risk; the seller's responsibility for purchases ends with despatch of goods, proof of which will be retained (without which responsibilty reverts to the seller). All items will be carefully packed to ensure safe arrival at their destination. Should an item be lost or damaged in transit the seller will provide help as much as the seller is reasonably able to resolve the matter which must be taken up by the purchaser with the relevant service at the earliest opportunity. If the purchase is via Buy Now the seller will despatch goods by Royal Mail International Signed For. If the purchaser chooses delivery option number 1, 4 or 5 the cost will be split 50-50 between purchaser and the seller. The seller accepts no responsibility and can provide only limited assistance such as proof of despatch for problems resulting from choice of option nuber 4.
*Purchasers are entitled a refund of purchase price where an item is proved to be significantly different from the invoice/receipt description (or condition report if requested). Such proof regarding goods not being as described must be providied in writing from a person accepted by both parties to have the required knowledge and expertise in the field of antique Indian miniature painting. It is the responsibility of the buyer to determine condition of goods prior to purchase and the seller strongly recommends requesting a condition report before deciding to complete a purchase. The seller accepts no responsibilty unless negligence can be proved for loss or damage of goods once despatched with proof retained of postage/shipping. By making a payment the buyer enters into a contract agreeing to all terms and conditions above.
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