A SEATED NOBLEMAN SMOKING A HOOKAH
INDIA, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL OR DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
brush drawing on paper without borders, the paper extended at the sides, depicts a seated nobleman, the late Sur Allah Khan smoking a hookah, identified by the bold Persian inscription above, taswir-i-sur allah khan marhum, verso with a label of the Royal Academy Exhibition, series no. 1058 (1?)
Dimensions
17.6cm x 11.9cm
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Dr Alma Latifi, CIE, OBE.
Private Collection UK.
Dr Latifi, a civil servant, amassed a substantial collection of Indian paintings from which several pieces were loaned to the Royal Academy exhibition entitled, The Art of India and Pakistan, 1947-48.
Exhibited:
Royal Academy, London, 1947-48, The Art of India and Pakistan.