INDIAN MINIATURE ON STAND, Delhi, c. 1865, painted with the Peacock throne in the Red Fort, Delhi, white metal bezel, in carved ebony frame with Indian silver bezel, 16 x 18cm, miniature 11.6cm Diam.Auctioneer's Note: Cf.Amin Jaffer, 'Furniture of British India and Ceylon', p. 274 for examples of miniature-mounted boxes similar to this frame. Decorative articles from Nagina and other carving centres were exported to Delhi where they were embellished with miniatures by local artisans.
INDIAN MINIATURE ON STAND, Delhi, c. 1865, painted with the Peacock throne in the Red Fort, Delhi, white metal bezel, in carved ebony frame with Indian silver bezel, 16 x 18cm, miniature 11.6cm Diam.Auctioneer's Note: Cf.Amin Jaffer, 'Furniture of British India and Ceylon', p. 274 for examples of miniature-mounted boxes similar to this frame. Decorative articles from Nagina and other carving centres were exported to Delhi where they were embellished with miniatures by local artisans.
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