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LOT 1870
Framed Watercolour Painting
PERSIA, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (637 grams, 27.2 x 20 cm).
With a watercolour scene of two men in a landscape, one lying on the ground, surrounded by trees and grass, panels of five lines of a poem above and below, border around the whole; set in a reveal within 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
India, 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Very fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
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