ID 1178383 
Lot 123  | THE ELEPHANT MAWLA BAKHSH
Estimate value
£ 180 000 – 220 000 
A 'FRASER ALBUM' ARTIST, DELHI, NORTH INDIA, 1815-19
Opaque and transparent pigments on paper heightened with gold, inscribed in black nasta'liq in the upper left, and in pencil to the left of the elephant's front leg, mounted, framed and glazed
Folio 12 ¼ x 16 ½in. (31 x 42cm.)
Provenance
James Fraser (1783-1856) and William Fraser (1784-1835)
With Malcolm R. Fraser, Esq, and thence by descent until sold,
Sotheby's London, 7 July 1980, lot 16
The Ismail Merchant Collection, Christie's South Kensington, 7 October 2009, lot 139
Anon Sale, Bonhams London, 8 April 2014, lot 300
Literature
Mildred Archer and Toby Falk, India Revealed: The Art and Adventures of James and William Fraser, 1801-35, London, 1989, p. 110, pl.98.
Inscribed
In the upper left in black ink and repeated in pencil in nasta'liq, Mawla Bakhsh
In the centre left in nasta'liq in pencil, fil mawla bakhsh-e khassa-ye hozur-e vala, 'The elephant Mawla Bakhsh of the royal majestic presence'
| Applied technique: | Watercolor on paper | 
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings | 
| Applied technique: | Watercolor on paper | 
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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