ArtChart | A late Safavid lacquered papier mache qalamdan signed and dated (11)31AH/1718-19AD, Iran by Unknown Artist
  • A late Safavid lacquered papier mache qalamdan signed and dated (11)31AH/1718-19AD, Iran 1718 - 1719
  • Handicrafts and classics, Wood. lacquer
  • 25.1 cm
  • of typical form with rounded ends, with standing portrait of an amorous couple in a wooded landscape, signed in gold above, to sides flowers, the base with gold leaves on an olive green ground, the interior plain. Provenance: Property from an Important Private Collection The signature and the date are rubbed but likely read ‘painted by the humble (Muhammad) Sabir. Muhammad Sabir was active at the beginning of the 18th century. A similar qalamdan, signed as the current and dated 1131 AH/1718-19 AD, is similarly decorated with Indian characters wearing very lavish dresses and it is now in the Nasser D. Khalili Collection, inv.no.LAQ131; published in Khalili, Robinson and Stanley, Lacquer of the Islamic Lands, Part I, p.248,no.201. Provenance: Property from an Important Private Collection
Antiquities, Islamic & Indian Arts - Rosebery's Auction
1 April 2022
Estimation
£400
526 USD
- £600
790 USD
Realized Price
£5,500
7,239 USD
1000%
ArtChart | A Qajar lacquered papier mache qalamdan, signed Muhammad ‘Ali Ashraf, Iran, dated Rajab 1200 AH/1786 AD by Unknown Artist
A Qajar lacquered papier mache qalamdan, signed Muhammad ‘Ali Ashraf, Iran, dated Rajab 1200 AH/1786 AD
Estimation
£500
658 USD
-
£800
1,053 USD
Realized Price
£5,500
7,239 USD
746.154%
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Sale Date
Rosebery's Auction - 1 April 2022