The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection
The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection
Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur riding his elephant Atash Khan, attributed to Farrukh Beg (Farrukh Husayn), India, deccan, Bijapur, circa 1600; verso with a falconer riding a composite horse, India, Mughal, early 17th century
Auction Closed
October 25, 12:38 PM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
gouache with gold on paper, borders of pale green and cream paper flecked with gold, verso with composite horse and rider, with similar borders
recto painting: 14.1 by 10.1cm. (5 ⁹⁄₁₆ by 4 in.)
with borders: 29.7 by 25.3cm. (11 ¹¹⁄₁₆ by 10 in.)
verso painting: 14.3 by 11cm. (5 ⅝ by 4 ⅝ in.)
Private Collection, London, before 1974
Sven Gahlin, London, 1974-75
Acquired by Cary Welch from Sven Gahlin, March 1975
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India, Art and Culture 1300-1900, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985
Masters of Indian Painting, Rietberg Museum, Zurich, 2011
Wonder of the Age, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2011
Sultans of Deccan India 1500-1700, Opulence and Fantasy, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2015