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Lot 12

A detached illustrated bifolio from an epic, possibly the Iskandarnama : a battle scene Kashmir,...

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Lot 12

A detached illustrated bifolio from an epic, possibly the Iskandarnama : a battle scene
Kashmir,...

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Estimate: £200 - £300

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Lot 12

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A detached illustrated bifolio from an epic, possibly the Iskandarnama : a battle scene

Kashmir, North India, 19th century

Opaque pigments heightened with gold and black ink on paper, a mounted king heading a cavalry charge engages an enemy in a hilly landscape, two columns of black nasta'liq script above and below, within thin gold margins in thin polychrome rules, the text to the reverse and the other loosely attached folio similarly laid, the wide borders ornate with a gold scrolling foliated vine on blue ground, a flyleaf between

23.5 x 15.7cm.

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The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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