LOT 324 A STUDY OF AN INDIAN BARN OWL (TYTO ALBA)
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A STUDY OF AN INDIAN BARN OWL ( TYTO ALBA ) Possibly Kolkata (Calcutta) or Patna, Company School, Bengal, Eastern India, first half 19th century Opaque pigments on paper, the vertical composition depicting a study of an Indian Barn owl, perched on a branch in its natural habitat, on a blank ground, the verso with an erroneous inscription in black ink White Owl , the laid paper watermarked IHS I VILLEDARY, mounted on a cream cardboard frame decorated with brown and faded blue rulings, 72.5cm x 54.4cm including the mount. The watermark I VILLEDARY is normally associated with the French paper maker Jean Villedary. His watermark covers a period of 150 years. Most specifically, it was in use from 1668-1758 in France in the mills of Angoumois, Vraichamp, Beauvais or La Couronne. Later on, from 1758-1812, the production moved to the mills of Hattem, Gelderland, in Holland. It is plausible that the paper could have reached Bengal during the time the region was a Dutch colony (1627 - 1825).
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