AN ILLUSTRATED PAGE FROM A SAFINA MANUSCRIPT DEPICTING THE COURT OF THE FRANKS AND AN ALBUM PAGE WITH A PAINTING OF AN IRIS
27.10.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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ID 1031119
Lot 90 | AN ILLUSTRATED PAGE FROM A SAFINA MANUSCRIPT DEPICTING THE COURT OF THE FRANKS AND AN ALBUM PAGE WITH A PAINTING OF AN IRIS
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
ZAND AND QAJAR IRAN, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
The Court of the Franks, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, an identification inscription reading majlis al-firangi along the top edge, within gold and polychrome rules and blue-speckled margins, the verso with 14ll. black nasta'liq arranged in two columns; the iris opaque pigments on paper, set within gold-illuminated blue and red borders with wide blue margins, later ascription to Muhammad Zaman and the date of AH 1084/1673-74 AD, '56' in black ink in the top left, the verso plain
The largest 6 ¾ x 3 ¾in. (16.8 x 9.5cm.); folio 15 7/8 x 10 ¼in. (40.3 x 26.1cm.)
| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | ||||||
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