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Four illustrations of the godess Devi, North India, first half 19th century,  gouache heightened...

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Lot 349

Four illustrations of the godess Devi, 
North India, first half 19th century, 
gouache heightened...

Price Realised: £6,035

Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 349

Description

Four illustrations of the godess Devi, 
North India, first half 19th century, 

gouache heightened with gold on paper, reverse with inscriptions in black Devanagari script, flyleaves with folio number and Mandi library stamp, 

leaf: 29.6 by 20cm. (the largest) 

Provenance:

Acquired from the Royal Library of Mandi in 1969.
Ex-private collection, Germany. 
Sotheby's New York, 19 March 2008, lot 202.

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