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LOT 2058
Framed Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
INDIAN, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/2 x 11 5/8 in. (895 grams, 36.8 x 29.5cm).
Depicting a dense column of men holding shields and banners, standing at the foot of a lavishly-clad elephant carrying three men in a howdah, advancing right, panel of text to left and right; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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Framed Watercolour Painting
India, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £30
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. 528 grams, 32.5 x 23.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
