Lot 273

TWO INDIAN MINIATURES: MUGHAL EMPEROR HOLDING COURT; EMPEROR JEHANGIR AND NOUR JEHAN ON A BOAT
DELHI, INDIA, CIRCA 1900





Auction: 16 March 2022 from 10:00 GMT
£500
Description
gouache and gold on paper, the inscribed in ink on a blue ground with one line in nasta’liq, floral border; boat scene with a wide border containing sixteen inscription-filled cartouches in nasta’liq; this lot includes a PERSIAN 20TH CENTURY MINIATURE depicting a hunting scene with riders holding umbrellas
Dimensions
largest: 30.1cm x 24.1cm
Provenance
Provenance: Private English collection, acquired before the First World War in India, thence by descent




