Lot Essay
A comparable album depicting portraits of Indian rulers and nobles was sold in these Rooms, 2 Mar 2019, lot 81.
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PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, POSSIBLY DECCAN, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
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AN ALBUM OF PORTRAITS OF MUGHAL RULERS, THEIR ATTENDANTS, AND THEIR CONSORTS
PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, POSSIBLY DECCAN, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, comprising 48 portraits, each with identifying inscriptions in gold nasta'liq above, within gold, black and white rules and wide marbled margins, in gilt stamped red morocco, minor repairs, overall good condition
Paintings 4 ¾ x 2 ¾in. (11.9 x 7cm.); folio 8 x 4 ¾in. (20.2 x 12.1cm.)
PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, POSSIBLY DECCAN, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, comprising 48 portraits, each with identifying inscriptions in gold nasta'liq above, within gold, black and white rules and wide marbled margins, in gilt stamped red morocco, minor repairs, overall good condition
Paintings 4 ¾ x 2 ¾in. (11.9 x 7cm.); folio 8 x 4 ¾in. (20.2 x 12.1cm.)
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No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.
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Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam
Head of Sale