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LOT 1627

Indian Miniature Watercolour Painting

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

7 x 4 3/4 in. (2.4 grams, 18 x 12.2 cm).

A hand-coloured miniature of a landscape with central cultivated area marked off by stones; at the centre, a nimbate figure wearing an elaborate headdress and richly coloured robes is shown kneeling beside a tree and extending on hand towards it; restricted use of gold paint on the rim of the nimbus; deep blue reveal and outer dense florid border with (empty) title panel above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired from the U.K. art market.
Private Scottish collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 1627

Indian Miniature Watercolour Painting

Sold for (Inc. bp): £52

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