9th Apr, 2025 12:00
Ethnographica
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AN INDIAN BIDRI BLACKSMITH
Company School style, Southern India, second half 19th century
AN INDIAN BIDRI BLACKSMITH
Company School style, Southern India, second half 19th century
Opaque pigments on wove paper, the vertical-format portrait possibly once part of an ethnographic album, depicting an Indian blacksmith seated on the floor, decorating vases and huqqa bases with bidri silver inlay, his attire reminiscent of South Indian craftsmen, the top left corner marked in pencil with the number '77'.
23cm x 18cm
Sold for £369
AN INDIAN BIDRI BLACKSMITH
Company School style, Southern India, second half 19th century
Opaque pigments on wove paper, the vertical-format portrait possibly once part of an ethnographic album, depicting an Indian blacksmith seated on the floor, decorating vases and huqqa bases with bidri silver inlay, his attire reminiscent of South Indian craftsmen, the top left corner marked in pencil with the number '77'.
23cm x 18cm
Auction: Ethnographica, 9th Apr, 2025
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