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LOT 2084
Persian Watercolour Painting
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (40 grams, 29.5 x 20 cm).
Presenting an embracing couple standing against a plain ground, marbled borders alternating with guilt and solid concentric borders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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