Arts of the Islamic World & India

Arts of the Islamic World & India

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 191. A heroic battle scene, India, Mughal, late 16th or early 17th century.

A heroic battle scene, India, Mughal, late 16th or early 17th century

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

gouache heightened with gold on paper, narrow gold borders with coloured rules, gold speckled buff margins

painting: 26 by 14cm; leaf: 44 by 29cm.

Christie's London, 18 December 1968, lot 79

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