19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) WITH A QAJAR PRINCE
Qajar Iran, 19th century
A LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) WITH A QAJAR PRINCE
Qajar Iran, 19th century
With rounded ends and sliding tray, polychrome-painted, heightened with gold, and lacquered, the top painted with a vertical-format figural scene of a Qajar prince with a gem-studded crown seated in an outdoor garden, dressed in a pink robe, holding a gold bowl in his hand while attended by two young men amidst a background of dense golden foliage and stylised trees, the composition enclosed within a scrolling foliate border, the sides of the case decorated with a continuous rural narrative featuring courtly couples, shepherds, farmers, and various youths, the underside and interior painted in plain red with gilt lotus scrolls and flower sprays, containing a brass dawat (inkwell) with lidded ink compartment,.
24cm long
Estimated at £600 - £800
A LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) WITH A QAJAR PRINCE
Qajar Iran, 19th century
With rounded ends and sliding tray, polychrome-painted, heightened with gold, and lacquered, the top painted with a vertical-format figural scene of a Qajar prince with a gem-studded crown seated in an outdoor garden, dressed in a pink robe, holding a gold bowl in his hand while attended by two young men amidst a background of dense golden foliage and stylised trees, the composition enclosed within a scrolling foliate border, the sides of the case decorated with a continuous rural narrative featuring courtly couples, shepherds, farmers, and various youths, the underside and interior painted in plain red with gilt lotus scrolls and flower sprays, containing a brass dawat (inkwell) with lidded ink compartment,.
24cm long
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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Viewing:
13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
