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LOT 1787
Framed Watercolour Painting
PERSIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/3 x 12 in. (1.5 kg, 41.5 x 30.7 cm).
Composed of six men wearing turbans, seated in a landscape, text above and below; 17 rows of text to the reverse; mounted in a bifacial reveal and 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
Persia, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With two lines of a poem, permitting a view into a grand architectural setting, populated by falconers, musicians, attendants and others entertaining a prince seated beneath a pagoda, hilly landscape beyond the walls, broad stylised floral border to three sides, Indian workmanship; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 38.6 x 25.5 cm
Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Hollow-formed censer formed as a fenghuang standing with chalice on its back. 2.4 kg, 34 cm
Ex West Country collection, UK, 1970-1990s. -
Bowl with Figures and Calligraphy
Late 19th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £80
Carinated and decorated with figures and panels of calligraphy between geometric bands. 1 kg, 20.2 cm wide
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2000s. Property of a Suffolk gentleman.