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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 30, 2025 | Sotheby's | London | Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art | 22 | $****** - ****** | Untitled (Indian Cook on the So-Called Stand Knife) |
paintings
51 x 38.7 cm (20.08 x 15.24 in)
Oil on canvas
Bearing a distressed label written by Franz Reuleaux on reverse
Commissioned by Sir Edward Charles Buck from an Indian artist, 1879
Gifted to Franz Reuleaux at the Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880
Estate of Franz Reuleaux, Berlin
Acquired by the present owner from a German collection, 2024
Sir Edward Charles Buck (1838 - 1916) was a senior British civil servant in India and a leading figure in agricultural reform. He served as Secretary to the Revenue and Agricultural Department and was known for supporting Indian arts and rural industry. Buck was knighted in 1886 and made Knight Commander of the Star of India in 1897.
Franz Reuleaux (1829 - 1905) was a German mechanical engineer and a leading theorist of kinematics. He served as director of the Berlin Technical Academy and represented Germany at numerous international exhibitions. He is best known for the Reuleaux triangle and for advancing the study of machine motion.
Property from a Private Collection, Berlin
Anonymous
Untitled (Indian Cook on the So-Called Stand Knife)
Oil on canvas
Bearing a distressed label written by Franz Reuleaux on reverse
51 x 38.7 cm. (20 ⅛ × 15 ¼ in.)
Painted circa 1879
