19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A PORTRAIT OF THE OTTOMAN SULTAN MEHMED V REŞAD (r. 1909 - 1918)
Possibly Ottoman Turkey or France, early 20th century
A PORTRAIT OF THE OTTOMAN SULTAN MEHMED V REŞAD (r. 1909 - 1918)
Possibly Ottoman Turkey or France, early 20th century
Polychrome gouache on paper, depicting the penultimate sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Mehmed V Reşâd (r. 1909 - 1918), in ceremonial attire, adorned with an elaborately embroidered military jacket and decorated with Ottoman and European-style orders and medals, wearing a red fez hat characteristic of the late Ottoman period, the portrait rendered with fine detail and vibrant colours, suggestive of a court-style or commemorative piece, set on a grey cardboard mount.
The folio 28cm x 22.5cm, 37.5cm x 31.6cm including the mount
Provenance: Private European collection by repute.
Estimated at £300 - £500
A PORTRAIT OF THE OTTOMAN SULTAN MEHMED V REŞAD (r. 1909 - 1918)
Possibly Ottoman Turkey or France, early 20th century
Polychrome gouache on paper, depicting the penultimate sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Mehmed V Reşâd (r. 1909 - 1918), in ceremonial attire, adorned with an elaborately embroidered military jacket and decorated with Ottoman and European-style orders and medals, wearing a red fez hat characteristic of the late Ottoman period, the portrait rendered with fine detail and vibrant colours, suggestive of a court-style or commemorative piece, set on a grey cardboard mount.
The folio 28cm x 22.5cm, 37.5cm x 31.6cm including the mount
Provenance: Private European collection by repute.
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
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
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18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
