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LOT 1026
Framed Mughal Watercolour Painting
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (838 grams, 37 x 29 cm).
A painting of a mother and child seated on grass amongst flowers, wispy tree growing behind, gilt flecks to the woman's clothes, jewellery, the tree and flowers, gilt border; 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 1026
Framed Mughal Watercolour Painting
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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