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LOT 2652
Indian Framed Watercolour Painting
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/8 x 11 7/8 in. (1.02 kg, 36.5 x 30 cm).
A watercolour painting depicting figures in a grand architectural setting, a nobleman kneeling on a rug against a cushion, smoking a pipe, attendants on three sides, guards and musicians gathered opposite, dancing women between, surrounded by polychrome borders; 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.
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LOT 2652
Indian Framed Watercolour Painting
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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