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LOT 2660
Indian Framed Print with Royal Scene
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 x 8 in. (420 grams, 27 x 20.2 cm).
A framed and glazed print presenting a figural scene set within a walled garden, rain falls and bolts of lightning flash in the background beyond the wall, driving elephants to run for cover amongst the trees where they are predated on by tigers; within the garden, a lady and her attendants beneath a pavilion whilst she meets with her lover or suitor. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a Greater Manchester collector.
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