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Portrait of a noble
gouache heightened with gold on paper, in an interior the noble sits against a cushion smoking a hookah, his sword lies beside him, maroon border with white rules, probably Jaipur, late 19th century, mounted, framed and glazed - 13½ x 9¾in. (34.4 x 24.7cm.); another, the noble wearing white robes and maroon turban, kneels in an interior - 8 x 6in. (20.2 x 15.3cm.); another similar, on a terrace with trees beyond the noble sits wearing white robe and red turban holding a sword, floral border, inscription cartouche above - 12 x 17¾in. (30.5 x 19.7cm.), both Company School, late 19th century; another, in a brightly carpeted interior the noble kneels against a bolster, wearing white robes, he holds his shield infront of him, grey ground, yellow border, pink leaf, possibly Basholi, late 19th century - 10 x 8¼in. (25.4 x 21cm.); portrait of a lady, on a white terrace she sits cross-legged in green trousers wearing a white veil, gold margin with black and blue rules, buff leaf, probably late Mughal, 18th century - 7¼ x 5½in. (18.5 x 14cm.); another similar showing a lady watering a tree beside a Shiva shrine, red panel above with white inscription, green and gold border, yellow leaf, Rajesthan, 19th century - 7½ x 5in. (19.2 x 13cm.); an equetrian portrait of a Sikh, the noble, in white robes and red turban rides his chestnut horse besdie a stream holding a hawk on his left hand, hills and sky beyond, floral border, red leaf, white inscription above, late 19th century - 9 x 6½in. (22.5 x 16.4cm.) (7)

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