ID 1178329
Lot 85 | A PORTRAIT OF NAWAB ASAD KHAN
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1760
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, set within red and green borders and polychrome rules, identification in black nasta'liq in the lower red border, the margins with a repeating red and gold floral spray on a white ground, the verso with 11ll. red nasta'liq arranged in two columns set within a black border illuminated with gold and gold and polychrome rules, within pink gold-speckled margins, water damage to the margins and flaking
Painting 9 7⁄8 x 7 5⁄8in. (24.7 x 19.8cm.); folio 15 ½ x 11in. (39.5 x 28cm.)
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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