Pair of Miniature Portrait on Bone Plaques

Description:

Pair of Miniature Portrait on Bone Plaques, India, early 19th century, depicting a Mughal king and queen, Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, holding a flower, each portrayed in color and gold on an oval bone plaque, framed in silver and glazed, contained in a conforming velvet-covered box, each plaque max. dia. 3 1/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,000

painting in good condition; minor tarnishing to silver frame, one frame with broken hinges.


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