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LOT 1777
Framed Watercolour Painting of a Nobleman's Residence
PERSIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (1.16 kg, 47.5 x 32.3 cm).
With two servants bringing lidded chafing dishes of food to the crouching male wearing a helmet and cuirass with a shield at his feet; below, an attendant in helmet and riding coat holds the reins of the horse; panels of nastaliq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
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.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Showing three female musicians beneath a canopy in a hilly landscape, gilt, red and green borders around the whole; set in a glazed wooden frame. 310 grams, 28.5 x 16.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
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Vellum leaf with pricked guidelines for placement of two columns of black-ink text in Ge'ez script with red detailing; recto with nineteen lines of text; verso with text and polychrome painted scene of figures beside a house and distribution of drink. 13 grams, 26.5 x 23.5 cm
Acquired on the New York art market, circa 2000. Ex central London gallery.
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Group of four pelta-shaped stone plaques each with a rectangular lug at centre-top pierced for suspension; floral and other designs with applied wire detailing, cabochon rubies and other inserts. 120 grams total, 62-76 mm
Property of a South West London gentleman.
