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Thu, Aug 4, 2022 02:00PM EDT
Lot 85

Indian Minature Painting (Circa 19th Century)

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Yogini (female Yogi) meditating, holding a rosary and on a tiger skin in a Yoga pose..

Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper and cream cardboard and with gold specks. Illuminated calligraphic text in Arabic on verso. 13 x 9 inches (overall).

Provenance: From the personal collection of J.A.S. Monks (American painter, 1850 - 1917) and to the present consignor, his great-grandson. This watercolor was acquired by J.A.S. Monks in the late 19th Century during his travels and has remained in his personal collection of drawings and watercolors ever since.

Condition

Two skinning spots at top (where JAS Monks had affixed the artwork into a Victorian Era scrapbook. (Please note, this is not a full condition report. Please email us at: info@Vallots.com for a detailed condition report or for additional photographs. Every lot is sold as-is.)

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