Lot 260 , A late 17th century Mughal India gouache and ink gold and silver on paper drawing of an elephant with mahout and trainers, 4.25 x 6.5in

A late 17th century Mughal India gouache and ink gold and silver on paper drawing of an elephant with mahout and trainers, 4.25 x 6.5in., unframed
Estimate £3,000-5,000

Paper laid down onto a washline mount and paper backing, ground paper is discoloured fairly evenly to a light beige tone with darker specks showing in the paper and as dirt spots, watercolour and ink has faded to some extent but the image remains clear, no inscriptions present, not framed.
Label for Christie's Online Sale 'India On Paper' Lot 506 29th May - 12th June 2014 sold for £5,000 (10236)
Catalogued as

A FINE DRAWING OF AN ELEPHANT WITH MAHOUT AND TRAINERS
MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Pen, black ink, opaque pigments and gold and silver on paper, the elephant adorned with gold-embroidered saddle-rug and silver bridles, his tusks covered in gold, a turbanned mahout drives him with an ankus, two assistants before them, holding a flag and fireworks, laid down between gold-speckled cream borders with gold, black and white rules, the reverse with defaced inscriptions
Drawing 4? x 6 1/2in. (11 x 16.4cm.); folio 11? x 8in. (30.2 x 20.2cm.)


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