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LOT 1648
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. (782 grams, 37.5 x 26.2cm).
A manuscript leaf with a vibrant watercolour scene of female musicians and dancers performing for a noblewoman, seated beneath an ornate pavilion, a river meandering through a hilly landscape towards grand buildings beyond, panels of text above and below; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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LOT 1648
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Fine condition.
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Indian M.F. Husain Painting of Taming the Beast
20th century A.D.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
A painting on canvas composed of fragmentary female forms wrestling with a beast; attributed to M.F. Husain top left, wooden frame applied to front face of canvas. 1.6 kg, 76.5 x 77.5 cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. From the private family collection of a West London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11381-189828.
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Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A watercolour scene composed of males and female standing figures in an architectural setting, a boat at sea beneath a star-studded sky, panel of text above, flower buds in the border; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 625 grams, 32 x 23.4 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.