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LOT 1990
Framed Watercolour Painting
INDIA, LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (231 grams, 22.5 x 14 cm).
Showing lovers embracing in a courtyard, panels of text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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