ID 1033083
Lot 88 | A KHATT-I NAKHUNI (FINGER NAIL) PORTRAIT MOUNTED IN AN ILLUMINATED ALBUM PAGE
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
THE PORTRAIT QAJAR IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY; THE ALBUM PAGE SAFAVID IRAN, 17TH CENTURY
A khatt-i nakhuni portrait of a lady in a cusped arch on paper, mounted within gold and polychrome rules, gold and polychrome headpiece above, margins illuminated with gold and polychrome scrolling floral arabesques, later floral outer margins, the reverse plain with two stickers at the top
Portrait 4 ¼ x 2 ½in. (10.6 x 6.3cm.); folio 10 7/8 x 7 ¼in. (27.2 x 18cm.)
| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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