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Lot 47R
Fath Ali Shah Qajar (reg. 1797-1834) seated at a balcony window Qajar Persia, late 19th Century
14 November 2023, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£6,000 - £8,000
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Fath Ali Shah Qajar (reg. 1797-1834) seated at a balcony window
Qajar Persia, late 19th Century
Qajar Persia, late 19th Century
oil on canvas, nasta'liq inscription within cartouche at centre left
76.5 x 64 cm.
76.5 x 64 cm.
Footnotes
The inscription reads: al-Sultan Fath'ali Shah Qajar.
The portrait appears to derive from the depiction of Fath' Ali Shah enthroned, in a fresco in the Negarestan Palace, Tehran, in particular the crown with its patterning and the sarpech and the distinctive fan-like ornament above; the bazubands and other regalia on his upper body; and the hilt of the dagger.
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