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LOT 2085
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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