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EIGHT PORTRAITS OF MUGHAL EMPERORS AND THEIR ANCESTORS, INDIA, DELHI, LATE MUGHAL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY |
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- each: 29 by 18cm.
gouache heightened with gold on paper, each with inscriptions identifying the ruler on top and Persian nasta’liq on reverse, framed
Condition
In good condition, minor flaking and losses, minor stains and retouching, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
These eight portraits were part of an album depicting Mughal rulers, each of them identified in the cartouches above the portrait as well as by an inscription in English on the gold border. The style of the works point towards the north of India and recall similar portraits, see for example Sotheby’s Dubai, 13 November 2013, lot 71. The emperors represented are named as follows: Timur (d.1405); Miran Shah son of Timur (d.1408); Ahmed Shah, son of Muhammad Shah (d.1442); Sultan Umer Sheikh Mirza son of Abu Said (d.1494); Sultan Babur, son of Umar Sheikh Mirza (d.1530) Sultan Jahangir, son of Akbar (d.1627); Jahandar Shah, son of Bahadur Shah (d.1713), and Muhammad Shah, grandson of Bahadur Shah (d.1748).