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LOT 1610
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (625 grams, 32 x 23.4 cm).
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.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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LOT 1610
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
