Lot 223

Indo-Persian Silk Miniature - Court Scene

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Indo-Persian Silk Miniature - Court Scene

Estimate: $500 - $750

Starting Bid: $200

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by Artemis Fine Arts
August 7, 2026 9:00 AM MDT
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Louisville, CO, US 80027

South Asia, Indo-Persian tradition, ca. 20th century CE. A luminous durbar unfolds across cerulean silk: a robed dignitary seated at center receives the attentions of turbaned courtiers while attendants crowd the steps and white horses wait below, indifferent to the politics above them. Painted in opaque watercolor on silk, the composition follows conventions long established in Mughal and Safavid manuscript illustration, with the characteristic blue ground, tiered architectural setting, and flattened perspective that workshop painters in Rajasthan and Lucknow adapted well into the modern era for the collector market. The border, enlivened with ink-drawn botanical sprays, frames the scene with the understated elegance of a page that once knew a book. Size of painting: 6" W x 8" H (15.2 cm W x 20.3 cm H); of frame: 9.6" W x 11.6" H (24.4 cm W x 29.5 cm H)

Provenance: private San Pedro, California, USA collection

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Item # 193544

  • Condition: Some minor smudging and stains, as well as fraying to edges of silk. Mounted in custom frame with suspension wire on verso for display. Expected age wear to frame with loss to tabs making painting sit loosely in frame. Otherwise, in overall vwery good condition with vibrant pigments and clear imagery.

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