A Set of 12 Antique Indian Company School Miniature Paintings

An antique Indian Mughal school painting depicting a nobleman, executed in opaque colors on paper, represents an exquisite example of Mughal miniature artistry. Mughal miniatures are renowned for their meticulous details, vibrant pigments, and portrayal of nobility and courtly life. In this artwork, the nobleman is depicted in opulent attire, reflecting his high social status. Mughal miniatures often focused on capturing the regal splendor of their subjects. Matted and framed. Dates to the late 18th or early 19th century. Antique Indian Paintings...

An antique Indian Mughal Empire miniature painting, executed in pigments and embellished with gold paint on paper, portrays a raja in the company of nobles. These Mughal miniatures are celebrated for their meticulous detail, vibrant colors, and the use of gold accents to enhance the opulence of the scene. In this artwork, the raja is surrounded by nobles, creating a visual representation of the royal court and highlighting the regal splendor of the Mughal Empire. Dates to the early 19th century. Matted and framed. Antique Indian Paintings...

An antique Indian miniature painting. Early Mughal Empire period, 16th to 17th century. The artwork depicts a harem scene, semi-nude ...

An antique Indian miniature painting, executed in pigments and adorned with gold paint on paper, portrays a raja with a maid. Such paintings are significant examples of Indian artistry, characterized by meticulous detail, vibrant colors, and the use of gold accents to enhance the regal and luxurious aspects of the scene. This particular artwork captures a moment of royal life, showcasing the presence of the raja and his relationship with the maid, providing a glimpse into the social and cultural dynamics of the time. Matted and framed. Dates to the late 19th century. Antique Indian Paintings...

An antique Indian miniature painting portraying a seated sultan holding a sword. Miniature paintings like this one are renowned for their intricate detailing, vibrant colors, and storytelling elements. In this artwork, the seated sultan is depicted with regal attire, holding a sword, symbolizing his authority and martial prowess. Inscribed on top. This particular miniature painting serves as a valuable historical artifact, providing insights into the artistic and cultural heritage of India. Circa the mid late 19th century. Matted and framed. Antique Indian Paintings...

A beautiful antique miniature on paper painting depicting a scene from Indian palace life, depicting the meeting of noble maidens in colorful traditional attire, circa the late 18th century. Hand painted in gouache heightened with gold on paper. This colorful image belongs to the Rajput school, 16th to 19th centuries, spread in Central India and Rajasthan on the territory of the Rajput principalities. Its main centers are Bundi, Mewar, Marwar, Malwa, Kishangarh. Antique Indian Miniature, Illustration, Vintage Oriental Art...

Lot of nine 19th century Indian "Company School" miniature gouache paintings on mica. Shows nine men in different white attire. "Company School" paintin...

This group of three miniatures are of outstanding quality. He is clearly an important noble shown in richly embroidered clothes with a dagger and pearl necklace. He is probably Akbar...

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian miniature Mica paintings C.1830 Indian Company School A pair of 19th Century Indian gouache paintings on mica. M...

Pair Antique 19th Century Indian Miniature Mica Paintings C.1830 Indian Company School A pair of 19th Century Indian mica gouache paintings on mica. Depicting the water carrier and of a Purdah bullock...

A colorful and varied collection of Indian miniatures with one possibly a Persian piece. Collection of four vintage miniatures presented in various frames. One with translation adher...

This Mughal miniature was painted at one of the princely courts of India. It depicts a raven-haired princess in a gold-trimmed saffron-colored silk sari. Under a glowering evening sky she dawdles on a white marble terrace, with a pet fawn on a leash, before a landscape dotted with buildings nestled amongst trees beyond a river. Her hair, falling loosely about her shoulders, rather than carefully dressed on her head, indicates that she is a maiden. The overall mood is one of expectancy. Perhaps walking a pet and catching an evening breeze is a pretext to escape palace scrutiny for a lovers’ assignation. In Mughal India tender sentiments were a bridge to the erotic – and if this seems contradictory, so too is the balance of realism and caricature, and naturalism with the schematic. Both are hallmarks of miniatures painted in this place and time. The earliest Mughal Indian miniatures date to the 16th century. They were inspired by those painted at the refined Moslem courts of the neighboring Persian empire. They incorporated figures in spite of the Moslem faith’s proscription against depicting the human form. Such was the nature of sophisticated courtly life everywhere that beauty and pleasure trumped systems of morality. This was no less the case at the provincial Indian courts, where our miniature, marked by a charming pictorial naiveté, was most likely painted. Yet the artist was undeniably accomplished. His command of perspective, introduced by Jesuit missionaries in the 17th century, is seen in the landscape, which rolls back to a distant horizon, contrary to the flat two-dimensional ones following Indian-painting traditions. And if Mughal artists were influenced by Western art, the compliment was returned by Rembrandt and Sir Joshua Reynolds, among others, who collected Indian miniatures (as did, perhaps, Giovanni Bellini who painted in Mughal style the famous miniature of a Persian man...