Lot 228: A NORTH INDIAN SIKH SCHOOL MINIATURE PAINTING DEPICTING AN EQUESTRIAN PROCESSION, 19TH CENTURY.
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This North Indian miniature painting is executed in watercolour on paper, rendered in the Sikh or Pahari style. The composition depicts a processional scene featuring two haloed noble figures, possibly representing Sikh royalty or religious icons, mounted on blue chargers. Both figures are dressed in ornate tunics—one in pink and the other in orange—with elaborate turbans and golden haloes. The horses are adorned with decorative saddlecloths, large pink pommels, and fine bridles. They are accompanied by two attendants walking behind; one holds a chauri (fly-whisk) and the other carries a morchal (peacock feather whisk). A groom in the foreground, wearing a blue tunic and white turban, leads the horses. The background shows a landscape with a distant fort under a cloudy sky.
Approximately 30.7 x 24.5cm
Condition report:
The painting shows several condition issues including minor chipping and losses to the edges and corners. There is general surface toning and light abrasions throughout the painted surface. The verso exhibits significant water staining, heavy foxing, and remnants of old adhesive and backing paper from previous mounting.
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