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LOT 2176

Framed Watercolour Painting

PERSIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.

13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (621 grams, 34 x 22.5 cm).

Showing a nobleman seated in a landscape, possibly reading to his sons, or communicating with two attendants standing nearby; panel of text above and below; mounted in 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 2176

Framed Watercolour Painting

Estimate £80 - 10€93 - 12 (for guidance only)$108 - 14 (for guidance only)

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