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LOT 2279
Indian Framed Watercolour Manuscripts
17TH CENTURY A.D.
8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (570 grams total, 22.2 x 17.2 cm each).
Each framed and glazed, comprising: a miniature Qur'an manuscript in Naskh script c.1650 A.D., gold embellishment, double margins, chapter headings in gold; a manuscript from a Dala'il prayer book written using Naskh script encased in golden clouds, meandering borders and scrolling floral embellishment; each with explanatory label to reverse of frame.. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
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Property of a London, UK, gallery. -
Shahnama Miniature Painting
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Property of a London gallery. -
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Opening Bid: £80
Decorated with painted stylised vines and chevrons, X-motif to base; pierced for suspension or storage purposes. 2.15 kg, 37 cm wide
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.