A LESSER COUCAL (CENTROPUS BENGALENSIS) ON A FRANGIPANI (PLUMERIA ALBA) BRANCH

Lot 132
27.10.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 504 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 132 | A LESSER COUCAL (CENTROPUS BENGALENSIS) ON A FRANGIPANI (PLUMERIA ALBA) BRANCH
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£ 80 000 – 120 000
A LESSER COUCAL (CENTROPUS BENGALENSIS) ON A FRANGIPANI (PLUMERIA ALBA) BRANCH

SIGNED SHAYKH ZAYN AL-DIN (FL. 1777-1782), CALCUTTA, INDIA, DATED 1777

Translucent pigments on English paper, inscriptions in pen in black nasta'liq and English in the bottom left and numbered "15" in the top left corner, pasted onto card, the verso plain

21 x 29 5/8in. (53.3 x 75.2cm.)





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The Collection of Sir Elijah and Lady Impey
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