Mumbai, June 13 -- Two large triptychs measuring 1.6m x 2.2m, a canvas depicting Mahatma Gandhi as an apostle of peace, and another showing a Humphrey Bogart-like figure standing under a street lamp, inspired by the Hollywood classic Casablanca, were among the 21 works of Maqbool Fida Husain that saw a white glove sale on Thursday following a court-ordered auction in Mumbai. The auction fetched a total of Rs.68.5 crore, not including Buyer's premium and GST. The highest-selling works included a triptych that sold for Rs.9.5 crore, and the Gandhi-figure canvas that fetched Rs.8.5 crore, both of which were acquired by the same person. The auction also saw sales made via online bids and by telephone callers. Police personnel both in plain clothes and uniform monitored the premises of auctioneer Dadiba Pundole's during the sale, and installed barricades outside its South Mumbai office, after a right wing group demanded a "ban" on the auction and warned of "strong public protest" if their demands were not met. The protest, however, was called off, and the auction proceeded smoothly. The collection titled Our Plant Called Earth (OPCE), depicted Husain's documentation of the 20th century through icons, symbolic figures and significant political events. "The sale exceeded expectations," said Dadiba Pundole, and added that the works were an important part of India's cultural history....