Fine miniature painting of Mecca, illuminated miniature on bone [India (probably Delhi), c. 1890]

Fine miniature painting of Mecca, illuminated miniature on bone [India (probably Delhi), c. 1890]

single miniature painted on oval panel, depicting the central square of Mecca with figures in the foreground and the city behind, in apparently excellent condition, c. 70 by 100 mm.; in ornately carved frame of arabesque designs, under glass and unexamined out of contemporary frame, total with frame 150 by 130 mm.

This detailed miniature painting is a fine example of Indian skill and craftsmanship, produced towards the end of the nineteenth century, and here in a beautiful and ornate contemporary hand-carved frame.