No. 100010401

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India - Document - Four Annas - 1898
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India - Document - Four Annas - 1898

Rajput Procession on Antique Jaipur Court Fee Paper (Four Annas), c. 1898/99 Description (short): Vibrant Rajasthani miniature depicting a ceremonial procession with an elephant and attendants, painted on an original Jaipur Government court-fee document (“Four Annas”). The blue fiscal seal includes the Samvat date 1955 (c. 1898/1899 CE), with additional handwritten annotations in Urdu/Persian. A striking crossover between colonial-era bureaucracy and traditional Indian miniature painting. Technique / materials: gouache / watercolour & ink on antique paper (court fee stamp paper). Condition: aged paper with stains/toning; central punch hole within the seal; minor wear consistent with age. Origin: Jaipur (Rajasthan), India. Period: paper dated c. 1898/99; painting possibly later (traditional style). Frame : 41,5cm height, 30cm width Document : 33,5cm height, 22cm width

No. 100010401

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India - Document - Four Annas - 1898

India - Document - Four Annas - 1898

Rajput Procession on Antique Jaipur Court Fee Paper (Four Annas), c. 1898/99

Description (short):
Vibrant Rajasthani miniature depicting a ceremonial procession with an elephant and attendants, painted on an original Jaipur Government court-fee document (“Four Annas”). The blue fiscal seal includes the Samvat date 1955 (c. 1898/1899 CE), with additional handwritten annotations in Urdu/Persian. A striking crossover between colonial-era bureaucracy and traditional Indian miniature painting.

Technique / materials: gouache / watercolour & ink on antique paper (court fee stamp paper).
Condition: aged paper with stains/toning; central punch hole within the seal; minor wear consistent with age.
Origin: Jaipur (Rajasthan), India.
Period: paper dated c. 1898/99; painting possibly later (traditional style).

Frame : 41,5cm height, 30cm width
Document : 33,5cm height, 22cm width

Final bid
€ 55
Jonathan Devaux
Expert
Estimate  € 150 - € 200

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