A large collection of 156 Indian Miniatures on mica [c.1850-60]

A large collection of 156 Indian Miniatures painted in gouache on mica

156 bright and colourful Indian miniatures depicting gods & goddesses, rituals, festivals, regalia of royal courts, castes, occupations, architecture, birds, flora & fauna, 16 numbered paper ‘booklets’ each with these mounted original painted images, 60 images have contemporary manuscript ink titles on mounts, 52 images have slight varying degrees of damage, mostly cracking, images c. 105 x 150 to 170 x 130mm. [Company School’ Tiruchchirappalli,], Trichinopoly, S. India, [c. 1850-60]

***Provenance: A private collection who have not presented these to market before.

***A full condition report of each booklet is available upon request.

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