Sale 5997
London, South Kensington
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7 December 2010
Price realised
GBP 1,500
Estimate
A GROUP OF EIGHT INDIAN MINIATURES 18TH CENTURY AND LATER Depicting a nightingale with light brown wings and white breast; a seated scholar in white robes; two ladies walking towards a man smoking in a house; a couple on a terrace overlooking a river landscape; three ladies and a boy attendant; and three portraits The largest 6in. x 8¼in (15cm. x 21.2cm.) (8)
Provenance
The first: With Maggs Bros Ltd. purchased 13th March 1970.
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