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The Indo-Mughal Magic Worked

Result EUR702,000

Published on 13 December 2019, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 02 December 2019 - 13:30 (CET) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

The planets were perfectly aligned for this painting masterpiece, which justifiably broke the record for a Mughal artwork in France.

India, Mughal art, 1630-31, illustration of Shah Jahan's life, gouache and ink signed... The Indo-Mughal Magic Worked

India, Mughal art, 1630-31, illustration of Shah Jahan's life, gouache and ink signed Abid and set in Burhanpur with a quatrain by Emad al-Hassani written in calligraphy on the front, 47.5 x 32.3 cm.
Result: €702,000

The only question remaining a few minutes before this illustration of Shah Jahan (1628-1658) entering his palace in Burhanpur, executed in gouache and ink between 1630…

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