MUGHAL INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF A LADY

Ca. AD 1700 - 1900 An opaque watercolour heightened with gold on paper, depicting an elegant lady standing on a terrace at night, dressed in a green robe over orange trousers. She holds a firework in her right hand, with sparks and smoke rising into the dark sky. A balustrade lined with rows of small lamps extends behind her beneath a star-filled sky with birds in flight. The painting is set within a red border flecked with gold. For similar see: Sotheby's, Arts of the Islamic World, 23 October 2019, Lot 174. Size: 260mm x 190mm; Weight: 30g Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Dutch art market, before 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimate:£1,200

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