THE EMPEROR FARRUKHSIYAR IN DURBAR

Sold
£ 16 380
Auction dateClassic
31.03.2022 10:30UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 727392
Lot 74 | THE EMPEROR FARRUKHSIYAR IN DURBAR
THE EMPEROR FARRUKHSIYAR IN DURBAR

PROVINCIAL MUGHAL, POSSIBLY AWADH OR DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1720-30

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicting the Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar holding Durbar with important courtiers named in black nasta'liq, set between gold and black rules with pink floral margins, the reverse with an illuminated panel of animals and flowers against a pink ground

Painting 12 x 8 7⁄8in. (30.5 x 22.5cm.); folio 16 x 11in. (40.3 x 28cm.)







Special notice


These lots have been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
26.03.2022 – 30.03.2022
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms