A neglected maiden consoled by a confidante Pahari, perhaps Guler, mid/second half of the 19th C...

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A neglected maiden consoled by a confidante Pahari, perhaps Guler, mid/second half of the 19th Century gouache and gold on paper, red border 270 x 210 mm. Footnotes: Provenance Private US collection. For the composition on which our painting is very closely based, Guler, circa 1750, see W. G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London 1973, Guler, no. 32 (i), in the Victoria and Albert Museum (IM 75-1912), entitled prositapatika nayika by Archer, one of two paintings from a Nayaka nayika series. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A neglected maiden consoled by a confidante Pahari, perhaps Guler, mid/second half of the 19th C...

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