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A SAFAVID PAPIER-MÂCHÉ MIRROR CASE

Lot 57
27.10.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 81 900
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 828768
Lot 57 | A SAFAVID PAPIER-MÂCHÉ MIRROR CASE
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 70 000
A SAFAVID PAPIER-MÂCHÉ MIRROR CASE

BY MUHAMMAD ZAMAN, IRAN, LATE 17TH/ EARLY 18TH CENTURY

The front decorated with an embracing couple, the back with a gul-o-bulbul motif, on the interior is a seated couple with attendant in a woodland surrounded by an inscription with an Arabic blessing, on the front an attribution to Muhammad Zaman and dated AH 1110/1698-99 AD, the main Safavid panels extended and assembled in the present form in the Qajar period, some losses to the outer edges of the case

8 1/4 x 5 3/8in. (21 x 14cm.)





Provenance

Collection of Augustus Raymond Margary (1846-1875) thence to his direct descendants



Special notice


We will invoice under standard VAT rules and VAT will be charged at 20% on both the hammer price and buyer’s premium and shown separately on our invoice.
The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.

Medium:Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic
Art style:Safavid (1506-1722)
Place of origin:Iran, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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