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1950s Indian Painted Fabric with Courtly Scene and Floral Frame
1950s Indian Painted Fabric with Courtly Scene and Floral Frame

1950s Indian Painted Fabric with Courtly Scene and Floral Frame

Located in Marbella, ES

The artwork is framed by a wide decorative border with repeated floral motifs, painted in vibrant shades of yellow, green, and pink, characteristic of the Indian textile painting tra...

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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Fabric

"Little Indian Sioux" Cream of Wheat Ad, Saturday Evening Post, 1920
"Little Indian Sioux" Cream of Wheat Ad, Saturday Evening Post, 1920

"Little Indian Sioux" Cream of Wheat Ad, Saturday Evening Post, 1920

By Edward Vincent Brewer

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1920 Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 24.00" x 16.00" Signature: Signed Lower Right Cream of Wheat advertisement for the Saturday Evening Post, June 5, 1920. In 1980, Dave ...

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1920s Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil
Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil

Indians in a Canoe on Lake Tahoe with Snow Covered Mountains - 19th Century Oil

By William Weaver Armstrong

Located in Soquel, CA

He also owned a carriage painting business as an adult. He was extremely prolific during his life and is now remembered for his many paintings of California scenery.

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

(2) Indian miniature portraits of noble figures, 18th c.
(2) Indian miniature portraits of noble figures, 18th c.

(2) Indian miniature portraits of noble figures, 18th c.

Located in Long Island City, NY

Each depicting a noble male figure in formal attire with a flower or cup in hand. Both portraits are embellished with gold and detailed borders, with inscriptions in Persian along th...

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18th Century Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

18th Century Indian School Gouache on Paper Garden Scene Country House
18th Century Indian School Gouache on Paper Garden Scene Country House

18th Century Indian School Gouache on Paper Garden Scene Country House

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A gouache on paper Indian school garden scene, in very much untouched country house condition. Housed in a later 19th century glazed maple frame, with silver gilt slip. Age relate...

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18th Century Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paper

Study of an Indian Model
Study of an Indian Model

Study of an Indian Model

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Davies’s mystical, mysterious paintings hearken back to 19th-century romanticism, even while Davies aligned himself with American artists advancing the most radical ideals of their d...

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1920s Ashcan School Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Chalk, Pastel

19th Century Circa 1860 Button Miniature Portraits Indian Mutiny
19th Century Circa 1860 Button Miniature Portraits Indian Mutiny

19th Century Circa 1860 Button Miniature Portraits Indian Mutiny

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Indian Mutiny, a framed display of hand-painted button miniatures of 6 Indian leaders who escaped execution after the Indian mutiny, c. 1860, circular head and shoulders miniatures p...

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19th Century Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Glass, Paper

Chamba School Miniature Painting of Rāj Singh with Hawk
Chamba School Miniature Painting of Rāj Singh with Hawk

Chamba School Miniature Painting of Rāj Singh with Hawk

Located in Chicago, IL

This exquisite Indian miniature painting is a 19th-century reproduction of the Chamba School painting "Portrait of Rāj Singh of Chamba," dated circa 1785.

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19th Century Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Alarmed Oil Painting on Canvas by Ewing Flying Iron, Signed, 1928
Alarmed Oil Painting on Canvas by Ewing Flying Iron, Signed, 1928

Alarmed Oil Painting on Canvas by Ewing Flying Iron, Signed, 1928

Located in New York, NY

Ewing Flying Iron (American Indian) Title: Alarmed Materials: oil on canvas Size: 14 x 16 inches Markings: Signed lower left and dated 1928 Ewing Flying Iron is an American Indian ...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Female American Impressionist New Mexico Southwest Santa Fe Painting COLORFUL
Female American Impressionist New Mexico Southwest Santa Fe Painting COLORFUL

Female American Impressionist New Mexico Southwest Santa Fe Painting COLORFUL

By Susan Ricker Knox

Located in New York, NY

Subjects included the Hopi, Apache, and Pima Indians. Her Native American paintings stirred much interest including a work titled "In Salt River Valley", which depicted Pima Indians ...

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1920s American Impressionist Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Antique Indian Miniature Doors, Hand-Painted Folk Art
19th Century Antique Indian Miniature Doors, Hand-Painted Folk Art

19th Century Antique Indian Miniature Doors, Hand-Painted Folk Art

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Indian miniature doors, Folk Art shutters These Beautiful framed doors are beautifully and brightly hand painted with Indian Characters in traditional dress. The pair of doors ha...

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Late 19th Century Anglo Raj Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Reverse Glass Painting of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh from the Pal Collection
Reverse Glass Painting of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh from the Pal Collection

Reverse Glass Painting of Shiva, Parvati and Ganesh from the Pal Collection

Located in Dallas, TX

It has substantially increased in value over the years as a RARE piece from the ‘renowned’ Pal Family Collection and a RARE piece of antique Asian Indian Art. The rear of the painti...

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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Glass

18th Century Oil on Canvas French Battle Painting Alexander the Great and Porus
18th Century Oil on Canvas French Battle Painting Alexander the Great and Porus

18th Century Oil on Canvas French Battle Painting Alexander the Great and Porus

Located in Vicoforte, IT

Monumental 18th-century French battle. Oil painting on canvas depicting the Battle of Hydaspes, in which Alexander the Great defeated the Indian king Porus.

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1750s Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pair of Red, Black and Gold Indian Album Pages, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda, C
Pair of Red, Black and Gold Indian Album Pages, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda, C

Pair of Red, Black and Gold Indian Album Pages, Deccan, Bijapur or Golconda, C

Located in London, GB

These Indian miniature paintings showcases an elegantly dressed Indian man and a lady, the lady elegantly dressed in a traditional sari and adorned with intricate jewellery, the man ...

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18th Century Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mughal School, 19th century Empress Nur Jahan hunting an Indian Gazelle.
Mughal School, 19th century Empress Nur Jahan hunting an Indian Gazelle.

Mughal School, 19th century Empress Nur Jahan hunting an Indian Gazelle.

Located in Middletown, NY

Circa 1890. Pencil and black ink on cream laid paper with a border drawn in light blue ink, 6 x 5 1/8 inches (153 x 130 mm). Scattered light surface soiling and multiple soft horizon...

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19th Century Rajput Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Gold

Pair of Antique Indo Persian Illustrations of Cultural Events
Pair of Antique Indo Persian Illustrations of Cultural Events

Pair of Antique Indo Persian Illustrations of Cultural Events

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Pair of intriguing 18th Century Indo Persian gouache paintings on paper of Indian culture. Presented under glass in silver tone wood frames.

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Mid-18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

Framed Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript
Framed Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript

Framed Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Culturally significant 18th Century Indo Persian manuscript hand painted in gouache depicting historical events. Presented under glass in a parcel gilt frame.

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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paint

Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript of an Elephant
Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript of an Elephant

Antique Indo Persian Illustrated Manuscript of an Elephant

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Charming 18th Century illustrated manuscript of an elephant with passengers executed in gouache on paper on the front and exposed manuscript on the back. Presented in a gold tone woo...

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Mid-18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paint

"AFTER GLOW"  NATIVE AMERICAN GIRL W/DOLL (1926-2019) Arizona / California
"AFTER GLOW"  NATIVE AMERICAN GIRL W/DOLL (1926-2019) Arizona / California

"AFTER GLOW" NATIVE AMERICAN GIRL W/DOLL (1926-2019) Arizona / California

Located in San Antonio, TX

Spending time on reservations with members of the Paiute and Apache tribes, he began his ongoing focus of painting Indian figures and portraits. Moving from commercial to fine art ha...

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Early 1900s Realist Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1880
Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1880

Chinese Export Reverse Glass Portrait Painting of an Opium Maiden, circa 1880

Located in Kinderhook, NY

A wonderful and extremely rare last quarter 19th century Chinese export for the Anglo-Indian market reverse glass portrait painting of an opium-smoking 'maiden' or young lady painted...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paint

19th century Indian Seven Mughal Rulers Miniature Paintings
19th century Indian Seven Mughal Rulers Miniature Paintings

19th century Indian Seven Mughal Rulers Miniature Paintings

Located in Malmö, SE

Indian artists adopted the technique of painting portrait miniatures with watercolors from British artists living and working in India in the middle of 19th century.

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1880s Indian Other Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Gold, Silver

Miniature Mughal of Emperor Akbar And His Wife  In His Courtyard, 19th Century
Miniature Mughal of Emperor Akbar And His Wife  In His Courtyard, 19th Century

Miniature Mughal of Emperor Akbar And His Wife In His Courtyard, 19th Century

Located in Islamabad, PK

The Mughal miniature painting, executed with an exceptionally fine single-hair brush, is a testament to the meticulous craftsmanship and exquisite detail characteristic of Mughal art...

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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

18 Karat Gold 1820s Indian Miniature Painting Cannetille Brooch
18 Karat Gold 1820s Indian Miniature Painting Cannetille Brooch

18 Karat Gold 1820s Indian Miniature Painting Cannetille Brooch

Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE

A fine cannetille brooch with an Indian/Persian miniature painting in the centre. The miniature features a royal or nobleman with a hookah pipe.

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1820s British Romantic Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

18k Gold

19th Century Portrait of Nantucket Wampanoag Abram Quary, circa 1851
19th Century Portrait of Nantucket Wampanoag Abram Quary, circa 1851

19th Century Portrait of Nantucket Wampanoag Abram Quary, circa 1851

Located in Nantucket, MA

Extremely Rare and Important Portrait of Abram Quary of Nantucket, circa 1851, attributed to Hermine Borchard Dassel (German-American: 1821 – 1857), original oil n canvas half-length...

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Mid-19th Century Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Rajput Ragamala miniature of woman with bell&rattle.  Rajasthani School, 19th C.
Rajput Ragamala miniature of woman with bell&rattle.  Rajasthani School, 19th C.

Rajput Ragamala miniature of woman with bell&rattle. Rajasthani School, 19th C.

Located in Middletown, NY

Its root word, raga, means color, mood, and delight, and the depiction of these moods was a favored subject in later Indian court paintings. The celebration of music in painting is a...

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19th Century Rajput Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Gold

HUGE Hand Painted 19th Century Indian Wedding Dowry Trunk
HUGE Hand Painted 19th Century Indian Wedding Dowry Trunk

HUGE Hand Painted 19th Century Indian Wedding Dowry Trunk

Located in Las Vegas, NV

The artwork and color palette reflect classic Indian folk and palace-style painting traditions.

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19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Wood

Mughal Indian Miniature
Mughal Indian Miniature

Mughal Indian Miniature

Located in New York, NY

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-dimension...

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18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Indian Paintings

Materials

Paper

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Antique Indian Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique Indian paintings is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique Indian paintings was constructed with extraordinary care, often using paint, fabric and wood. Antique Indian paintings have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique Indian paintings bearing Folk Art or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique Indian paintings are appealing in their simplicity, but Elbridge Ayer Burbank, Asian Style and B.J. Center produced popular antique Indian paintings that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Indian Paintings?

Prices for antique Indian paintings start at $125 and top out at $450,000 with the average selling for $2,500.