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LOT 1009
Framed Indo-Persian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/3 x 12 in. (1.5 kg, 41.5 x 30.7 cm).
A manuscript leaf with a painted scene composed of six men wearing turbans, seated in a landscape, text above and below; 17 rows of text to the reverse; mounted in a bifacial reveal and 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 1009
Framed Indo-Persian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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