Sale 2551
New York
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21 March 2012
Price realised
USD 2,000
Estimate
A Portrait of a Nobleman with Shield India, Kishangarh, circa 1770 A nobleman in a jeweled turban standing and facing left, his left hand resting on a curved sword and shield, his right hand holding a straight sword, wearing white robes decorated with gold foliate designs, a nimbus behind his head with salmon-pink borders Opaque pigments and gold on wasli 8 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (20.6 x 13.7 cm.), framed
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