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LOT 1608
Indian Uma Shanker Guler School Erotic Painting
LATE 19TH-MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 x 7 in. (16.6 grams, 26.7 x 17.9 cm).
A hand-painted scene depicting two lovers embracing in an ethereal landscape, resting on a platform supported by an elephant; attributed to Uma Shanker, Guler School.
Provenance
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent.
Private family collection of a West London gentleman.
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