Arts of the Islamic World and India, including Fine Rugs and Carpets

An illustration from a Nayak-Nayika series: Vipralabdha Nayika, India, Punjab Hills, Guler, circa 1750

Auction Closed

April 26, 01:36 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

gouache heightened with gold on paper

painting:20.9 by 15cm.

Ex-collection Joseph Leroy Davidson, (1908-80).
Sotheby's New York, 25 March 1987, lot 160.

H. Gardener, Art Through the Ages, 6th ed., 1975, pl.18-2.
E. Markevitch, Indian Jewellery, Bijoux Indiens, Switzerland, 1987, p.83.

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