19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) WITH GOL O BOLBOL MOTIF
Iran, late 19th century
A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) WITH GOL O BOLBOL MOTIF
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION
Iran, late 19th century
With rounded ends and sliding tray, painted in polychromes, gilt and lacquered, the top and sides painted with the typical Persian literary topos of the rose and the nightingale (gol o bolbol), lush floral bouquets livened by small birds, contained in elongated oval cartouches against stylised gold vegetal meanders on black, the underside and inner tray with elaborate floral scrollworks with gold rosettes and lotus flowers against a black ground, the inner tray containing a small card from the office of the British diplomat Sir Denis Wright (1911 - 2005), Former British Ambassador to Iran in office 1963 - 1971, stating that the pen case came from Massoud and Farhad Foroughi, location and date Abadan 20/10/71.
21.5cm long
Provenance: gifted to the present vendor's family when stationed at the Foreign Office in Tehran, Iran, from 1970 until 1972.
Sold for £172
A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN) WITH GOL O BOLBOL MOTIF
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION
Iran, late 19th century
With rounded ends and sliding tray, painted in polychromes, gilt and lacquered, the top and sides painted with the typical Persian literary topos of the rose and the nightingale (gol o bolbol), lush floral bouquets livened by small birds, contained in elongated oval cartouches against stylised gold vegetal meanders on black, the underside and inner tray with elaborate floral scrollworks with gold rosettes and lotus flowers against a black ground, the inner tray containing a small card from the office of the British diplomat Sir Denis Wright (1911 - 2005), Former British Ambassador to Iran in office 1963 - 1971, stating that the pen case came from Massoud and Farhad Foroughi, location and date Abadan 20/10/71.
21.5cm long
Provenance: gifted to the present vendor's family when stationed at the Foreign Office in Tehran, Iran, from 1970 until 1972.
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
