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A portrait of a beautiful Mughal princess,
possibly Princess Zainat Afza Begum, standing at a palace window.
Mughal, circa
1740.
Gouache on paper, mounted on an album page with gilt-decorated borders.
230 x 170mm.(9 x 6.7 ins).
MI000031£2000 |
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Siva rides a Nandi composed of birds
and animals, seated astride a bullock.
Mughal, early
seventeenth century.
Drawing on paper, mounted on an album page with gilt-sprinkled borders.
112 x 117mm. (4.4 x 4.6ins).
MI000032£1000 |
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Zebunnissa Begum, daughter of the Mughal
Emperor Aurangzeb, seated under a canopy on a terrace, instructing
a female attendant.
Provincial Mughal, circa 1800.
Gouache on paper, nasta'liq inscription in lower left corner. (Some
flaking).
215 x 170mm. (8.5 x 6.7ins).
MI000033£1200 |
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Malsri or Gauri ragini. A maiden seated in a rural
setting holding a lotus bloom.
Provincial Mughal, late eighteenth century.
Gouache on paper. 130 x 85mm. (5.1 x 3.3ins).
MI000034£750 |
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A Pitta bird with yellow and green plumage and black
markings.
Drawing with touches of colour on gazelle skin. Provincial Mughal,
late eighteenth century.
Drawing on paper. 122 x 94mm. (4.8 x 3.7ins).
MI000035£450 |
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An important and interesting
Provincial Mughal miniature of an assembly of noblemen and saints.
A group of noblemen and saints in discussion on a palace terrace.
Provincial Mughal, possibly Jaipur, circa 1750.
Gouache on paper, individuals identified by nasta'liq inscriptions
on painted surface. 280 x 195mm. (11 x 7.7 ins).
MI000036£9500 |
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A fine and detailed architectural
drawing of the mausoleum of Itmad-ud Daula at Agra
Built 1622-1624 with its elaborate pietra dura inlays set in marble.
Company School, Delhi, circa 1820.
Watercolour on paper. 104 x 181mm. (4.1 x 7.1ins).
MI000037£1500 |
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A fine and detailed architectural
drawing of the Taj Mahal.
Highlighting the pietra dura inlays set in marble. Company School,
Delhi, circa 1820.
Watercolour on paper. 185 x 147mm. (7.3 x 5.8ins).
MI000038£1500 |
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A fine and detailed architectural drawing
of the Taj Mahal, trees on either side.
Company School, Delhi, circa 1820.
Watercolour on paper. 103 x 156mm. (4 x 6.1ins).
MI000039£1000 |
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A detail of floral mosaics which
decorated Mughal mausoleums in Delhi and Agra.
Company School, Delhi, circa 1820.
Watercolour on paper. Contemporary English inscription in the lower
margin of the original mount. 180 x 132mm. (7.1 x 5.2ins).
MI000040£1000 |
