India, Nov. 1 -- A Mughal-era miniature has set the record for the most expensive classical Indian art at Christie's London auction. It was sold for over Rs 119.49 crores.

The miniature depicts a family of cheetahs relaxing on a patch of luxuriant grass in a rocky landscape, attributed to one of Akbar's favourite artists, Basawan.

Sold for GBP 10,245,000 (approximately Rs 119.49 crore) on October 28 at Christie's auction of "Exceptional Paintings from The Personal Collection of Prince & Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan", the painting, titled "A Family of Cheetahs in a Rocky Landscape" circa 1575-80, sold for 14 times over its estimate.

The "highly important work" in the history of early Mughal art, sold close to M F Husain's 1954 Untitled (...