19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A QAJAR GRISAILLE LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN)
Iran, inscribed with Ya Mustafa and dated 131(0) AH (1892 AD)
A QAJAR GRISAILLE LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN)
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION
Iran, inscribed with Ya Mustafa and dated 131(0) AH (1892 AD)
With rounded ends and sliding tray, painted in grey and black tones, gilt and lacquered, the top painted with a recurrent Persian literary topos of gol o bolbol (rose and nightingale), lush rose bushes livened by birds perched on the lower branches, in the middle the inscription Ya Musatafa and the date '131', the sides and underside repeating the same motif and elaborating it further with increased floral variety, irises, carnations and tulips featuring around the rounded edges, the inner tray black with gold fretwork around the borders.
22.5cm long
Provenance: purchased by the present vendor's family when stationed at the Foreign Office in Tehran, Iran, from 1970 until 1972.
Estimated at £500 - £700
A QAJAR GRISAILLE LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN)
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BRITISH COLLECTION
Iran, inscribed with Ya Mustafa and dated 131(0) AH (1892 AD)
With rounded ends and sliding tray, painted in grey and black tones, gilt and lacquered, the top painted with a recurrent Persian literary topos of gol o bolbol (rose and nightingale), lush rose bushes livened by birds perched on the lower branches, in the middle the inscription Ya Musatafa and the date '131', the sides and underside repeating the same motif and elaborating it further with increased floral variety, irises, carnations and tulips featuring around the rounded edges, the inner tray black with gold fretwork around the borders.
22.5cm long
Provenance: purchased by 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.
Mark your calendars and come to see us!
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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
