19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN UNMARKED IRANIAN (PERSIAN) SILVER TRAY
Shiraz or Kermanshah, Iran, first half 20th century
AN UNMARKED IRANIAN (PERSIAN) SILVER TRAY
Shiraz or Kermanshah, Iran, first half 20th century
Of rectangular shape, with an upward-curved rim chased in high relief, both the main field and the rim decorated with typical Achaemenid-revival archaistic rows of figures, standing in profile, the middle figure usually representing one of the Persian rulers of Antiquity, one fighting a beast (rim), another holding the ring of power (rim) associated with the Avestan khvarenah / Parthian farh, a divine mystical force or power projected upon and aiding the appointed ruler, and the others (rim and interior) seated on a throne receiving gifts from emissaries and envoys, further embellished with dense floral sprays and vegetal scrolls, unmarked.
36.7cm x 48cm
1.718kg
Sold for £1,476
AN UNMARKED IRANIAN (PERSIAN) SILVER TRAY
Shiraz or Kermanshah, Iran, first half 20th century
Of rectangular shape, with an upward-curved rim chased in high relief, both the main field and the rim decorated with typical Achaemenid-revival archaistic rows of figures, standing in profile, the middle figure usually representing one of the Persian rulers of Antiquity, one fighting a beast (rim), another holding the ring of power (rim) associated with the Avestan khvarenah / Parthian farh, a divine mystical force or power projected upon and aiding the appointed ruler, and the others (rim and interior) seated on a throne receiving gifts from emissaries and envoys, further embellished with dense floral sprays and vegetal scrolls, unmarked.
36.7cm x 48cm
1.718kg
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.
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