Lot 103
  • 103

A GREAT EGRET (CASMARODIUS ALBUS), NORTH INDIA, PROBABLY LUCKNOW, CIRCA 1790 | A great egret

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • 76 by 53cm.
watercolour on paper watermarked 'Whatman', the reverse inscribed: Great Egret. Lai Lyn 5.11.91./Ardia Alba, Lin, numbered in Latin number CXXIV, framed

Condition

In good condition, the borders have been folded to fit the painting in a frame, creases and minor smudges, minor holes and water stains, as viewed.
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