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LOT 1644
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (528 grams, 32.5 x 23.5 cm).
A watercolour painting showing figures in an architectural setting, water and landscape beyond; possibly two female attendants, one holding a torch, the other keeping guard, assisting their mistress who has ventured out at dusk to meet her lover; 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 1644
Framed Indian Watercolour Painting
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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