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LOT 1882
Framed Watercolour Painting
INDIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/2 x 12 in. (1.1 kg, 39.5 x 30.5 cm).
Showing two women sitting against a cushion, the figure on the left with her arm around the figure on the right, offering her a drink from a small cup, a third woman bending over a table set with ewers and cups, three men in the foreground, two of them playing musical instruments; 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
Persia, late 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Showing a female figure in a stylised landscape within a blue and white frame, itself set in a larger landscape composed of wispy flowering trees and sparse bushes; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 904 grams, 43.5 x 31.2 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
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20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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