Lot Essay
The present watercolours are sold with the passports of the Maharani of Jaipur and her servant.
A set of sixteen botanical watercolours after P.J. Redout, Les Liliaces, including: Amaryllis reginae; Hemerocallis fulva (Day Lily); Methonica superba (Gloriosa Lily); and Iris germanica (German Flag Iris)
Details
Indian School, early 20th Century
A set of sixteen botanical watercolours after P.J. Redout, Les Liliaces, including: Amaryllis reginae; Hemerocallis fulva (Day Lily); Methonica superba (Gloriosa Lily); and Iris germanica (German Flag Iris)
pencil and bodycolour, on card with gold stamped crest above, unframed
6 x 4 in. (15.3 x 10.3 cm.), and two similar watercolours of fruit (16)
A set of sixteen botanical watercolours after P.J. Redout, Les Liliaces, including: Amaryllis reginae; Hemerocallis fulva (Day Lily); Methonica superba (Gloriosa Lily); and Iris germanica (German Flag Iris)
pencil and bodycolour, on card with gold stamped crest above, unframed
6 x 4 in. (15.3 x 10.3 cm.), and two similar watercolours of fruit (16)
Provenance
Possibly The Maharani of Jaipur.