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LOT 1500

Assyrian Watercolour Painting

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

27 3/4 x 23 in. (3.4 kg, 70.5 x 58.5 cm).

A framed and glazed hand-finished watercolour drawing on paper with French captions, entitled 'Antiquité. Assyrie et Babylone', depicting Assyrian female figures with details of costume, eventails (fly-whisks), chaussures (footwear) parasols (sunshades) and other items.

Provenance

By repute with Sotheby's, London, UK.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.

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LOT 1500

Assyrian Watercolour Painting

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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