TWENTY-FOUR SIKH ROYAL MINIATURE PORTRAITS IN KHATAMKAR CASE

TWENTY-FOUR SIKH ROYAL MINIATURE PORTRAITS IN KHATAMKAR CASE

NORTHERN INDIA, 1843-1849

Twenty-four miniature portraits of Sikh rulers, watercolour on ivory, arranged in a folding frame with a khatamkar geometric design on the cover, some areas of loss to the khatamkar cover design

Portraits on average 2 x 1½in. (5 x 4cm.); Folder 15¼ x 9 5/8 x 1 1/8in. (38.7 x 24.5 x 2.8cm.) (24)