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Property from the Collection of Geoffrey M. and Carol D. Chinn

A Mughal Emperor (possibly Bahadur Shah I) being entertained at court, attributable to Chitarman II (Kalyan Das), India, Mughal, circa 1710-20

Auction Closed

April 24, 03:45 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

gouache heightened with gold on paper, buff margins, inscribed in black nasta'liq script above and below, the reverse with Persian verses in black nasta'liq, old inventory numbers in pencil and ink

painting: 19.8 by 18.2cm.

leaf: 37 by 25.3cm.

Colnaghi, London, 1980

Acquired from the above, thence by descent