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LOT 1886

Framed Watercolour Painting

INDIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.

13 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (683 grams, 34.6 x 25 cm).

Showing a convivial courtyard scene composed of a man and three women sharing drink and food, flowering plants in the foreground, moonlit treescape beyond; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

CONDITION

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LOT 1886

Framed Watercolour Painting

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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