19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN IRANIAN (PERSIAN) JA'FAR SILVER SNUFFBOX
Isfahan, Iran, early 20th century, stamped Ja'far
AN IRANIAN (PERSIAN) JA'FAR SILVER SNUFFBOX
Isfahan, Iran, early 20th century, stamped Ja'far
Of hexagonal shape, each side and the lid delicately engraved with figural, animal, and bird motifs among dense floral sprays, featuring scenes of musicians and pairs of animals in garden landscapes, the top depicting a pair of musicians playing in an open-air setting, all framed within intricate borders of scrolling rosette sprays, the underside stamped in Persian ‘Ja’far’, a known Isfahani silversmith active in the early 20th century, the interior left plain.
7cm x 4cm
110.60gr.
Sold for £271
AN IRANIAN (PERSIAN) JA'FAR SILVER SNUFFBOX
Isfahan, Iran, early 20th century, stamped Ja'far
Of hexagonal shape, each side and the lid delicately engraved with figural, animal, and bird motifs among dense floral sprays, featuring scenes of musicians and pairs of animals in garden landscapes, the top depicting a pair of musicians playing in an open-air setting, all framed within intricate borders of scrolling rosette sprays, the underside stamped in Persian ‘Ja’far’, a known Isfahani silversmith active in the early 20th century, the interior left plain.
7cm x 4cm
110.60gr.
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
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