Arts of the Islamic World & India

Arts of the Islamic World & India

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 169. A portrait of a Timurid ruler, probably Sultan Abu Sa'id Mirza, India, Deccan or Rajasthan, 18th century.

A portrait of a Timurid ruler, probably Sultan Abu Sa'id Mirza, India, Deccan or Rajasthan, 18th century

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

gouache heightened with gold on paper, laid down on buff borders, an inscription in black devanagari script in the upper border identifying the subject

painting: 16.5 by 12.2cm.

leaf: 24 by 18.7cm.

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