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LOT 2645
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting with Harem Scene
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (832 grams, 37.5 x 28.5 cm).
A watercolour painting of a group of revellers surrounding a divan with a richly-dressed couple reclining; handwritten note to the reverse reading: 'The picture shows a drinking party in a harem. The central figure has some likeness to the Emperor Shah Jehan and the male figures are in dress of his period. However the picture is obviously much later. It is of the Opihi school of about 1840-1900 and is the dying fall of the Moghul Style. Michael Archer, V&A, 25 July 1971'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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LOT 2645
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting with Harem Scene
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
