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The Last Saffron
Nilima Sheikh (Indian, b. 1945)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate ₹700,000 – ₹900,000 (≈ $15,505 – $19,935) (≈ £9,604 – £12,348) (≈ €11,072 – €14,235)
Offered at Saffronart and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Mixed media · Works on paper all mixed media results →As published: “Mixed media on Sanganer paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Mixed media
- Dimensions
- 143.5 x 50.8 cm
- Auction house
- Saffronart
- Sale
- Spring Auction 2011 (3440)
- Date
- March 17, 2011
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Lot
- 89
- Estimate
- ₹700,000 – ₹900,000 (≈ $15,505 – $19,935) (≈ £9,604 – £12,348) (≈ €11,072 – €14,235)
- Source
- Auction house saffronart.com ↗Retrieved Oct 14, 2026
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