Auction on
15 May 2019 - 13:30 (CEST) -
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Glittering results for two miniatures from a 17th century Mughal illuminated manuscript chronicling the life of Emperor Akbar.
Attributed to Dhanraj, Mughal India, ca. 1597, Akbar hunting on the road to Lahore in 1560, painting mounted on a page of a dictionary of 1619, 33.4 x 22.4 cm (miniature). Result: €400,000
Attributed to Dhanraj, Mughal India, ca. 1597, Akbar hunting on the road to Lahore in 1560, painting mounted on a page of a dictionary of 1619, 33.4 x 22.4 cm (miniature). Result: €400,000
Two paintings, one attributed to the artist Dhanraj, the other to Dharmdas, both executed in around 1597, literally rocketed in this sale when they were knocked down for €400,000 and €275,000 respectively: prices rarely achieved in the Paris market…
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