19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
200
A QAJAR OPENWORK SILVER-INLAID BRASS DISH
Iran, 19th century
A QAJAR OPENWORK SILVER-INLAID BRASS DISH
Iran, 19th century
Of shallow rounded shape, the brass surface pierced and meticulously inlaid with silver in a complex floral and arabesque openwork design, the composition radiating from a central eight-petalled rosette enclosed within a ring of stylised palmettes, each segment interlaced with scrolling vines and flowering motifs, the rim bordered by a band of alternating floral festoons and birds in halved roundels.
26cm diameter
Sold for £98
A QAJAR OPENWORK SILVER-INLAID BRASS DISH
Iran, 19th century
Of shallow rounded shape, the brass surface pierced and meticulously inlaid with silver in a complex floral and arabesque openwork design, the composition radiating from a central eight-petalled rosette enclosed within a ring of stylised palmettes, each segment interlaced with scrolling vines and flowering motifs, the rim bordered by a band of alternating floral festoons and birds in halved roundels.
26cm diameter
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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13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
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