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LOT 2125
Framed Illuminated Water Colour Painting with Harem Scene
PERSIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. (1.24 kg, 43 x 37.8 cm).
With kneeling nobleman and three kneeling females within a courtyard; panels of Nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Property of a Stockport, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 2125
Framed Illuminated Water Colour Painting with Harem Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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