10-12-201310-12-2013
Skinner Auctions
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October 12, 2013 11:00 AMCalender
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Three Miniature Paintings of Women

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$7,800$6,500
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2678BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 12, 2013 11:00AM

Description:

Three Miniature Paintings of Women, Mughal India, late 18th/19th century, color and gold on paper, two portraits of a dancing woman, 6 3/4 x 4 3/4, and a courtyard scene depicting two women seated on a blanket by a pond, 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in., glazed and framed.

Provenance: Christie's New York, East, Sale 8275, Lot 387, September 1999.
Estimate $500-700

Note : All three portraits with label verso dating the framing to 1963.

Not examined out of frame but appear to be in good condition with minor loss of pigments and very slight creases, evidence of overpainting (especially on the painting with seated women).


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