Sale 6567
London
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23 April 2002
Price realised
GBP 7,170
Estimate
HUNTING SCENE Probably Shiraz, circa 1580 AD Gouache heightened with gold on paper, a leaf from a manuscript of poetry, two young huntsmen hunt deer on horseback, an older figure watches in the background, mounted on card with calligraphic and coloured margins, outer border of gold illumination Folio 11 x 9in. (32.8 x 22.8cm.)
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