A pair of Indian miniature paintings on abalone shells. The first depicting a finely detailed courtly scene with a royal couple seated in a gazebo receiving visitors while clusters of fantastical animals and birds surround them. The second is a scene of a group of dancers and musicians celebrating in a tented encampment while a donkey and a camel rest in the foreground. Each shell is approx. 6-1/4"H x 6-1/4"W, of naturally irregular shell shape, approx. 1-1/2"D. Not signed.
2,000/3,500 Sold $1,610.00
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