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LOT 2310
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 2310
Indo-Persian Miniature Painting
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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