Two album pages with portraits of men, Mughal India, 18th century
Gouaches and gold on paper, each depicting a full-length man standing on a pink-purple background. The first, facing left with hands clasped, wearing a turban and a white jama; the second, facing right, wearing a turban and an almost translucent white jama over yellow pants, a bottle in his right hand. Green frame and wide brick margin on the first; yellow, blue and orange frames and wide green margin powdered with gold on the second inscribed in nagari in black ink in the lower part. On the back of each, identical compositions, the center showing a trace of tearing of what must have been a calligraphy, an inscription in nagari in the margin.
Total size: 32 x 22.5 and 33.8 x 21.5 cm; size of paintings: 13.3 x 10.1 and 10.8 x 5.3 cm
Folds, polychromatic jumps, traces of tearing, retouching, traces of binding, second page shortened in width and annotated.

Two Mughal Album Pages with Portraits of Men, India, 18th century
Live Friday 10 March 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 219

Two album pages with portraits of men, Mughal India, 18th century Gouaches and gold on paper, each depicting a full-length man standing on a pink-purple background. The first, facing left with hands clasped, wearing a turban and a white jama; the second, facing right, wearing a turban and an almost translucent white jama over yellow pants, a bottle in his right hand. Green frame and wide brick margin on the first; yellow, blue and orange frames and wide green margin powdered with gold on the second inscribed in nagari in black ink in the lower part. On the back of each, identical compositions, the center showing a trace of tearing of what must have been a calligraphy, an inscription in nagari in the margin. Total size: 32 x 22.5 and 33.8 x 21.5 cm; size of paintings: 13.3 x 10.1 and 10.8 x 5.3 cm Folds, polychromatic jumps, traces of tearing, retouching, traces of binding, second page shortened in width and annotated. Two Mughal Album Pages with Portraits of Men, India, 18th century

Estimate
€600 - €800
Result
€768
Buyer's premium
28%
Two album pages with portraits of men, Mughal India, 18th century Gouaches and gold on paper, each depicting a full-length man standing on a pink-purple background. The first, facing left with hands clasped, wearing a turban and a white jama; the second, facing right, wearing a turban and an almost translucent white jama over yellow pants, a bottle in his right hand. Green frame and wide brick margin on the first; yellow, blue and orange frames and wide green margin powdered with gold on the second inscribed in nagari in black ink in the lower part. On the back of each, identical compositions, the center showing a trace of tearing of what must have been a calligraphy, an inscription in nagari in the margin. Total size: 32 x 22.5 and 33.8 x 21.5 cm; size of paintings: 13.3 x 10.1 and 10.8 x 5.3 cm Folds, polychromatic jumps, traces of tearing, retouching, traces of binding, second page shortened in width and annotated. Two Mughal Album Pages with Portraits of Men, India, 18th century
Sale Friday 10 March 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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