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A Meshed pictorial rug, Northeast Persia,
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- A Meshed pictorial rug
- approximately 207 by 137cm; 6ft. 10in. by 4ft. 6in.
with ten inscribed pictorial medallions of famous Persian personalities, the central medallion depicting Ahmad Shah and reading: 'The unequalled portrait of His Majesty, the one who has power decreed by God, the fortunate monarch Sultan Ahmad Shah Qajar, may God make his kingdom and authority everlasting';
the remaining inscriptions reading: 'The deceased 'Abbas Mirza'; 'The deceased Nadir Shah Afshar'; 'The deceased Aqa Muhammad Khan Qajar'; 'His Majesty the deposed Muhammad 'Ali Shah'; The deceased Muhammad Shah Qajar'; 'The deceased Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar'; 'The deceased Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar'; 'Karim Khan Zand the protector of the subjects'; 'Mirza Taqi Khan Amir-e Nezam, Atabak-e A'zam'
the remaining inscriptions reading: 'The deceased 'Abbas Mirza'; 'The deceased Nadir Shah Afshar'; 'The deceased Aqa Muhammad Khan Qajar'; 'His Majesty the deposed Muhammad 'Ali Shah'; The deceased Muhammad Shah Qajar'; 'The deceased Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar'; 'The deceased Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar'; 'Karim Khan Zand the protector of the subjects'; 'Mirza Taqi Khan Amir-e Nezam, Atabak-e A'zam'