19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A COMMEMORATIVE ROYAL SILVER DISH FOR THE PAHLAVI 2500-YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
Iran, circa October 1971
A COMMEMORATIVE ROYAL SILVER DISH FOR THE PAHLAVI 2500-YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
Iran, circa October 1971
Of shallow rounded shape, finely incised with a repeating pattern of flowers and interlaced vines around the border, the central medallion applied with a gilt and enamelled plaque depicting the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great (Pasargadae) within a laurel wreath and surmounted by the Pahlavi royal arms, the inscription in Persian commemorating the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, dated 1350 SH (1971–72 CE), the reverse plain,
22cm diameter
362.7gr.
Persian inscription (transliterated):
دو هزار و پانصد مین سال بنیانگذاری شاهنشاهی ایران
Du hezār o pansadomin sāle bonyāngozāri-ye shāhanshāhi-ye Irān
Translation:
“Two thousand five hundredth year of the founding of the Iranian monarchy”
Provenance: likely produced as an official gift or memento for dignitaries and participants in the grand celebrations organised by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi at Persepolis in 1971, commemorating the foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great.
Sold for £1,107
A COMMEMORATIVE ROYAL SILVER DISH FOR THE PAHLAVI 2500-YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
Iran, circa October 1971
Of shallow rounded shape, finely incised with a repeating pattern of flowers and interlaced vines around the border, the central medallion applied with a gilt and enamelled plaque depicting the mausoleum of Cyrus the Great (Pasargadae) within a laurel wreath and surmounted by the Pahlavi royal arms, the inscription in Persian commemorating the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, dated 1350 SH (1971–72 CE), the reverse plain,
22cm diameter
362.7gr.
Persian inscription (transliterated):
دو هزار و پانصد مین سال بنیانگذاری شاهنشاهی ایران
Du hezār o pansadomin sāle bonyāngozāri-ye shāhanshāhi-ye Irān
Translation:
“Two thousand five hundredth year of the founding of the Iranian monarchy”
Provenance: likely produced as an official gift or memento for dignitaries and participants in the grand celebrations organised by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi at Persepolis in 1971, commemorating the foundation of the Persian Empire by Cyrus the Great.
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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