19th C. Indian Mughal Painting Royal Procession
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**Originally Listed At $300**
South Asia, India, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A colorful painting on fabric, perhaps silk, that depicts a Mughal elephant royal procession before a white palace with blue skies above, the ruler sitting in a luxurious golden chair carried upon an elaborately adorned elephant, the sacred animal bedecked with jewels and enveloped with luxurious textiles, accompanied by a procession of men in turbans, long robes, and sashes who carry banners and weapons for the occasion. All is surrounded by a floral-patterned border in salmon pink and silver on a black ground. Size: 10.5" L x 6.875" W (26.7 cm x 17.5 cm); 11.875" L x 8.25" W (30.2 cm x 21 cm) framed
Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
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#158255
South Asia, India, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A colorful painting on fabric, perhaps silk, that depicts a Mughal elephant royal procession before a white palace with blue skies above, the ruler sitting in a luxurious golden chair carried upon an elaborately adorned elephant, the sacred animal bedecked with jewels and enveloped with luxurious textiles, accompanied by a procession of men in turbans, long robes, and sashes who carry banners and weapons for the occasion. All is surrounded by a floral-patterned border in salmon pink and silver on a black ground. Size: 10.5" L x 6.875" W (26.7 cm x 17.5 cm); 11.875" L x 8.25" W (30.2 cm x 21 cm) framed
Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#158255
Condition
Normal fraying to edges of the fabric. Painting is vivid and the fabric is set upon an onion-skin like paper that shows an impression of the painted imagery.
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19th C. Indian Mughal Painting Royal Procession
Estimate $600 - $900
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