Captioned portrait of Prince Salim, future Emperor Jahangir, Mughal India, 18th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting the emperor standing three-quarters to the right, arms crossed. He is wearing an orange turban with aigrette and a translucent jama held in place by a gold belt with colorful vegetal and geometric motifs, over white pants. Mounted on an album page with colored borders decorated with gilded floral motifs and a beige margin with gold-painted rinceaux decorated with flowers and tchi clouds. Painting size: 11.5 x 5.5 cm; page size: 34 x 21.2 cm Minor polychromatic shifts, small accidents and stains, small repaints, margin enlarged on the right-hand side. Provenance: Sotheby's sale, London Sotheby's sale, London, Kevorkian Foundation Collection, December 6, 1967, lot 148. Although captioned in Persian in the floral border "Jahangir", this portrait is actually that of the young Prince Salim before his accession to the throne in 1605 under the name of Jahangir. Paris private collection, lots 166 to 193.
Estimate
€800 - €1,200
Result
€7,150
Buyer's premium
30%
Captioned portrait of Prince Salim, future Emperor Jahangir, Mughal India, 18th century
Gouache and gold on paper depicting the emperor standing three-quarters to the right, arms crossed. He is wearing an orange turban with aigrette and a translucent jama held in place by a gold belt with colorful vegetal and geometric motifs, over white pants. Mounted on an album page with colored borders decorated with gilded floral motifs and a beige margin with gold-painted rinceaux decorated with flowers and tchi clouds.
Painting size: 11.5 x 5.5 cm; page size: 34 x 21.2 cm
Minor polychromatic shifts, small accidents and stains, small repaints, margin enlarged on the right-hand side.
Provenance: Sotheby's sale, London
Sotheby's sale, London, Kevorkian Foundation Collection, December 6, 1967, lot 148.
Although captioned in Persian in the floral border "Jahangir", this portrait is actually that of the young Prince Salim before his accession to the throne in 1605 under the name of Jahangir.
Paris private collection, lots 166 to 193.
Sale
Friday 13 December 2024・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris