22nd Jan, 2025 9:30

FINE ART & ANTIQUES

 
Lot 186
 

186

AN ILLUSTRATED FOLIO FROM A PROVINCIAL SHAHNAMA, IRAN, PERSIA, 17TH CENTURY

Isfandiyar dispatches Kuhram and Andariman, opaque pigments heightened with gold and black ink on paper, a mounted knight releases arrows onto hung prisoners on a plain covered with flowers in full bloom, courtiers and knights watching the scene unfolding from hilltops, four columns of Nastaliq script between double black rules filled in gold above and below, the reverse with 19ll. Visible sheet 19.5cm by 10.5cm

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£500 - £700
 

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Isfandiyar dispatches Kuhram and Andariman, opaque pigments heightened with gold and black ink on paper, a mounted knight releases arrows onto hung prisoners on a plain covered with flowers in full bloom, courtiers and knights watching the scene unfolding from hilltops, four columns of Nastaliq script between double black rules filled in gold above and below, the reverse with 19ll. Visible sheet 19.5cm by 10.5cm

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Auction: FINE ART & ANTIQUES, 22nd Jan, 2025

We are delighted to announce our first auction of 2025, taking place on 22 and 23 January. This exceptional sale features a remarkable single-owner collection of Asian art and an exquisite silver collection by the renowned Omar Ramsden. Additional highlights include a Charles II silver toilet box by Robert Cooper, London 1676 (estimate £7,000–9,000), a fine French gold-mounted and enamelled lacquer case in a Cartier case (estimate £6,000–8,000), Giuseppe Gambogi’s stunning white marble carving of a reclining female nude (estimate £2,000–3,000), René Lalique's elegant 'Suzanne' statuette (estimate £3,000–4,000), and a gents steel Rolex Air King bracelet watch (estimate £2,000–3,000).

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