Lot 158

INDIAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY (2)

Portrait miniature of a Shah Jahan; and a companion portrait miniature of a Mumtaz Mahal on ivory (Shah ref. 3U2XT228), (Mumtaz ref. WL9MFMPV)
each 4.7cm
(2)

Estimate: £150 - £250
Hammer price: £380
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

It was upon the death of Mumtaz Mahal in 1631, that Shah Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal, completed in 1648.


Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.
See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection

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