AN INDIAN RING-NECKED PARAKEET, COMPANY SCHOOL, CALCUTTA, INDIA, LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY

AN INDIAN RING-NECKED PARAKEET
COMPANY SCHOOL, CALCUTTA, INDIA, LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Transparent pigments on paper, numbered ‘No. 21’ (upper centre) and inscribed ‘Chunnunna Toota’ (lower centre), the paper with watermark comprising stylised letters 'JW' under a fleur-del-lys within a shield surmounted by a crown, borders trimmed
21 1/8 x 14 1/8in. (53.6 x 36cm.)

Saleroom Notice
Please note amended provenance information for this lot:
Warren Hastings, Governor General of India (1774-1785), by repute
Sold Bonhams, London, 23 January 1985, lot 38
With Eyre and Greig Ltd., London where purchased in January 1986 by Teddy Millington-Drake, thence by descent
The painting was also exhibited by Eyre and Greig, in December 1985, ‘Birds of an Indian Feather’, cat.no.1, where it was attributed to the artist Shaykh Zayn al-Din of Patna, and dated to circa 1785.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION