A miniature in gouache and gilt on paper of a palace scene with a ruler seated in audience, with a view over a wall into a grassed courtyard with a figure on horseback, a lady seated on the edge of a terrace watching a dog drink from a pool and various rooftops in the background -- 9in. x 12¼in., Parhari, possibly Guler, early 19th century; and a miniature in ink and colours on paper depicting two ladies on a terrace worshipping a Shiva lingham, one lady kneeling wearing a yellow dress, the other standing holding an offering, inscribed below -- 8in. x 5in., Deccan, late 18th century, both framed and glazed. (2)

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A miniature in gouache and gilt on paper of a palace scene with a ruler seated in audience, with a view over a wall into a grassed courtyard with a figure on horseback, a lady seated on the edge of a terrace watching a dog drink from a pool and various rooftops in the background -- 9in. x 12¼in., Parhari, possibly Guler, early 19th century; and a miniature in ink and colours on paper depicting two ladies on a terrace worshipping a Shiva lingham, one lady kneeling wearing a yellow dress, the other standing holding an offering, inscribed below -- 8in. x 5in., Deccan, late 18th century, both framed and glazed. (2)

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