19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A SAFAVID FLORAL BROCADE PANEL WITH QAJAR BORDERS
Iran, the central field second half 17th century, the borders circa 1840s – 1880s
A SAFAVID FLORAL BROCADE PANEL WITH QAJAR BORDERS
Iran, the central field second half 17th century, the borders circa 1840s – 1880s
Of rectangular shape, the central field woven with a repeating diamond lattice enclosing stylised floral bouquets in gilt and polychrome silk thread, typical of Safavid weaving in the later 17th to early 18th century, surrounded by later borders of Qajar-period silk brocade decorated with large boteh (paisley) motifs and stylised floral sprays in deep blue and red, a striking example of the re-use and framing of earlier luxury Safavid textiles within 19th-century Qajar households.
66cm x 82cm
Provenance: previously in an important private London home and recently purchased at auction.
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
A SAFAVID FLORAL BROCADE PANEL WITH QAJAR BORDERS
Iran, the central field second half 17th century, the borders circa 1840s – 1880s
Of rectangular shape, the central field woven with a repeating diamond lattice enclosing stylised floral bouquets in gilt and polychrome silk thread, typical of Safavid weaving in the later 17th to early 18th century, surrounded by later borders of Qajar-period silk brocade decorated with large boteh (paisley) motifs and stylised floral sprays in deep blue and red, a striking example of the re-use and framing of earlier luxury Safavid textiles within 19th-century Qajar households.
66cm x 82cm
Provenance: previously in an important private London home and recently purchased at auction.
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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