A PORTRAIT OF A MUGHAL NOBLEMAN, NORTH INDIA, 18TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, wearing voluminous green coat, turban and sash, framed 16.5 x 10cm Provenance: Old labels on the back, one stating that this painting was the property of Jeanette Beatson de Levillier, a number, possibly with date, written in biro: 23/ 7.12.77 and a fragmentary old gallery label from Buenos Aires. Jeanette was the wife of the Argentinian diplomat and writer Roberto Levillier, who became the first director of the country's foreign service. Exhibited: A further label in Spanish records the painting's appearance in a charity exhibition of oriental art, presumably also in Argentina. Descriptions in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports and all lots are sold as viewed. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in good condition. Prospective bidders are recommended to request a condition report prior to bidding, wherever possible satisfying themselves in person at the gallery as to the condition of a lot.