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LOT 2086
Indo-Persian Miniature Painting
20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 in. (1.15 kg, 45.5 cm).
Framed and glazed displaying a figural panel inserted into four vertical columns of cursive script separated by red and blue bands, continued on the reverse.
ProvenanceProperty of a London gallery.
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LOT 2086
Indo-Persian Miniature Painting
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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