19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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A QAJAR-REVIVAL COFFEE-HOUSE STYLE PORTRAIT OF A COURTLY MAIDEN
Iran, first half 20th century
A QAJAR-REVIVAL COFFEE-HOUSE STYLE PORTRAIT OF A COURTLY MAIDEN
Iran, first half 20th century
Oil on canvas, depicting a large-sized portrait of a Qajar maiden, possibly a princess, dressed in a bejewelled courtly garb, wearing a feathered headdress, holding a delicate glass decanter in her left hand and a gold drinking cup or goblet in her right, her dress and headpiece meticulously embellished with rows of painted pearls and turquoise, the figure framed by curtains and set against a stylised interior with a balustrade, following the canon of Qajar interior scenes, signed on the lower left Sazkari (?), a form to state the painting was 'handmade', possibly a retailer's mark, the overall composition evocative of the elegant Qajar court portraiture style but echoing it from a melancholic distance, attributing the painting to a later period, possibly part of the coffee-house painting cycle.
78.5cm x 125cm
Sold for £566
A QAJAR-REVIVAL COFFEE-HOUSE STYLE PORTRAIT OF A COURTLY MAIDEN
Iran, first half 20th century
Oil on canvas, depicting a large-sized portrait of a Qajar maiden, possibly a princess, dressed in a bejewelled courtly garb, wearing a feathered headdress, holding a delicate glass decanter in her left hand and a gold drinking cup or goblet in her right, her dress and headpiece meticulously embellished with rows of painted pearls and turquoise, the figure framed by curtains and set against a stylised interior with a balustrade, following the canon of Qajar interior scenes, signed on the lower left Sazkari (?), a form to state the painting was 'handmade', possibly a retailer's mark, the overall composition evocative of the elegant Qajar court portraiture style but echoing it from a melancholic distance, attributing the painting to a later period, possibly part of the coffee-house painting cycle.
78.5cm x 125cm
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
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