Lot n° 5
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
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Result
: 150EUR
Album page with miniature and calligraphic quatrain - Lot 5
Album page with miniature and calligraphic quatrain
Ink, polychrome pigments and gold on paper
India, 19th century
Page: 29 x 19.5 cm
On the recto, a miniature of a turbaned old man leaning on a thin stick on a brown background, with two flowery spandrels in the upper part, decorated with polychrome rinceaux in bloom on a red background. The miniature is set in blue margins speckled with gold.
On the reverse, a quatrain is written in broad nasta'liq calligraphy on a background of golden leaves, flowers and scrolls, framed by a fine calligraphic frieze, set in purple margins speckled with gold.
(Restored tears on the miniature, altered corners).
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