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    12 October 2004

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    • A LADY HOLDING A CUP
    Lot 175

    A LADY HOLDING A CUP

    SCHOOL OF MU'IN MUSAVVIR, SAFAVID IRAN, MID 17TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 8,962

    Estimate

    GBP 5,000 - GBP 7,000

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    A LADY HOLDING A CUP
    SCHOOL OF MU'IN MUSAVVIR, SAFAVID IRAN, MID 17TH CENTURY
    Gouache with gold heightening on paper, depicting a girl in red tunic with blue sleeves holding gold cup of wine and bottle on cream ground with gold foliage, mounted on album page, yellow card with yellow and blue border, small repaired tear in miniature
    Folio 10¾ x 7 3/8in. (27 x 18.6cm.); miniature 6½ x 3in. (16.5 x 8cm.)

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