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LOT 1879
Persian Watercolour Painting
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (57 grams, 36 x 24.7 cm).
Showing an archer examining his arrow, bow hanging on his arm, standing amidst flowering plants, wisps of cloud above, framed by speckled gilt and marbled borders. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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