“Royal Tryst,” illuminated manuscript page, from Kangra, India, circa 1800, 8 ½ by 12 7/8 inches, sold for $55,200.

BEVERLY, MASS. — The estate of the late Baroness Mary McFall de Gunzburg — collector of art and antiques, world traveler, artist and patron of the arts — offered up many treasures at Kaminski Auctions on July 24, but it was a selection Indian illuminated manuscripts that surprised the most, with six of the lots offered at estimates ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 realizing a combined total of $245,400, including buyer’s premium.

Happily married for more than 40 years to Baron Guy de Gunzburg, the two shared a passion for world travel and collecting art and antiques.

The highest achieving lots among the manuscript pages, all of which were sold to the phone, were “Royal Tryst” and “Krishna Dances for the Gopis,” each selling for $55,200. The first one, depicting a princely scene from Kangra, India, circa 1800, 8½ by 127/8 inches, had been estimated just $2/3,000. The other had an even lower presale estimate, $1/1,500. It was an illuminated illustration from the Bhagavata Purana.

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“Krishna Dances for the Gopis,” illuminated illustration from the Bhagavata Puran from Pahari, Kangra, India, 9 7/8 by 7¼ inches, realized $ 55,200.

“Blindman’s Bluff,” illustrated manuscript page depicting Krishna, from Pahari, Bliashpur, circa 1780, 9 3/8 by 7 1/8 inches, was bid to $ 34,800.

“Birth Scene,” illustrated manuscript page depicting a woman in labor surrounded by attendants, from Pahari, Kangra, India, circa 1780, 10 by 7¼ inches, brought $ 25,200.

“Lovers’ Play,” illuminated manuscript page, possibly from Baramasa, Pahari, Kangra, India, circa 1800, 11½ by 9 3/16 inches, went out at $ 32,400.

“The Marriage of the Nagini,” illustrated manuscript page, from Kangra, India, circa 1800, 7 5/8 by 8 ¾ inches, attained $ 31,200.