An enthroned prince holding a sarpech, Delhi, India, 19th century, gouache on paper heightened with gold, the kneeling ruler wearing a resplendant gold floral coat over a similar green tunic haloed and holding a flower and seated in a gold raised canopied throne, his attendant behind holding a fly whisk and wearing a white floral robe, with green ground and orange floral carpet beneath, 24.5 x 20.5cm. Provenance: Sir Robert A.W. Dent, C.B. (1895-1983), Cumbria; Sotheby’s, London, 11 April 1972 lot 33; Charles Ewart, London; Estate of W.R. Appleby and Elinor Appleby, New York, until 2020 Please refer to department for condition report