ONLINE ONLY ESTATE COLLECTABLE AUCTION
Thursday, 30 June - Monday, 4 July 2022
Early 20thC artist unknown
Current Bid $140 (20 bids, reserve met)
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Lot Details
interior scene, posed royal (Indian) family group, watercolour, detailed in Hindi script and dated 1934(?). 420 x 570mm. CONDITION REPORT: Painted on heavy paper with pigments including Chinese White, some pigment appears to have been fugitive (possibly from dampness) most noticeable on the subjects faces; the central figure's face appears to have vitiligo (skin pigment loss). Their costumes retain the appearance of shimmery silk. The architectural elements are painted with overly strict draughtman's-like detail. The backing board of heavy card and the paper is wavy/damp warped. The blue of the draperies are speckled suggesting damp loss to pigment. There's a few watermark spots (left hand tiles front) ( 3cm left of signature). The frame is gold painted rather than gilded.
