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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 Pair by Assad Irani
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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): £46
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Fine condition.
Property of the vendor's father; acquired in the 1980s, thence by descent. -
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Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.