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LOT 1641
Indian Sikh School Painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh with Hira Singh
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (52 grams, 37.3 x 27.5 cm).
A Sikh School watercolour painting on card of Maharaja Ranjit Singh with Hira Singh in conversation in a courtyard, seated on opulent chairs, a river and hilly landscape beyond, surrounded by a floral border.
ProvenancePersonal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent.
From the private family collection of a West London gentleman.
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LOT 1641
Indian Sikh School Painting of Maharaja Ranjit Singh with Hira Singh
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Indian Portrait of Sikh Nobleman
Late 19th-mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £67
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. 92 grams, 33 x 23.5 cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. Private family collection of a West London gentleman. -
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
20th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
A manuscript leaf with a vibrant watercolour scene of female musicians and dancers performing for a noblewoman, seated beneath an ornate pavilion, a river meandering through a hilly landscape towards grand buildings beyond, panels of text above and below; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 782 grams, 37.5 x 26.2cm
Fine condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Indian Miniature Watercolour Painting
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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. 2.4 grams, 18 x 12.2 cm
Acquired from the U.K. art market. Private Scottish collection.
