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LOT 1650

Indian Portrait of Sikh Nobleman

LATE 19TH-MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.

13 x 9 1/4 in. (92 grams, 33 x 23.5 cm).

A hand-painted portrait of a Sikh nobleman wearing a dastar with decorated border, copious white beard combed to the sides, red mantle and green robe with swags of pearls and highly ornate decoration, standing before a courtyard wall with trees behind; within an ovoid panel on a dense floral field within a border.

Provenance

Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent.
Private family collection of a West London gentleman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1650

Indian Portrait of Sikh Nobleman

Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)

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