ID 932153
Lot 48 | PORTRAIT OF ZAHIR AL-DAWLA
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
ABU'L HASAN (YAHYA) IBN SANI AL-MULK GHAFFARI (D.1866), TEHRAN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED RABI' II AH 1301/JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1884 AD
Oil on canvas, oval format, signed and dated in nasta'liq lower left, identification inscription lower right, mounted in gilt wood frame
Painting 39 x 30 3/4in. (99 x 78cm.); frame 54 x 44in. (137 x 111.5cm.)
Special notice
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
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| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas |
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| Historical era: | Qajar dynasty |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Iran, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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