• Arts & Textiles of the Islamic auction at Christies

    Sale 10428

    Arts & Textiles of the Islamic & Indian Worlds

    London, South Kensington

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    24 April 2015

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    • A NOBLE MAN AND HIS FALCON
    Lot 13

    A NOBLE MAN AND HIS FALCON

    NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 750

    Estimate

    GBP 800 - GBP 1,200

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    A NOBLE MAN AND HIS FALCON
    NORTH INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
    Opaque pigments and pen on paper, standing and facing right, wearing a white turban and plain tunic held with a gold thread sash embroidered with floral sprays, a kard and a shamshir at his sides, looking straight at his falcon perched on his gloved left hand, the lanyard and a floral bud in his right, blue margins with gold floral tendrils, in red, yellow and gold rules, laid on pink speckled card, framed and glazed
    Visible 8 ½ x 5 5/8in. (21.6 x 14.2cm.)

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