A Qajar moulded pottery tile depicting Khosrow spying Shirin bathing, with signature, Persia, 19th century
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March 31, 12:40 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
fritware tile of rectangular form moulded and painted in underglaze cobalt blue, pink, turquoise and brown, outlined in black depicting Khosrow and an attendant on horseback spying Shirin bathing, set amidst a leafy glade with grape vines and palaces in the background, with a border of floral scrolls
41 by 53cm.
Ex-collection Cecil Jermyn Brown, Professor at Lucknow University, 1900-20.
inscriptions
'The Servant of the Court of Aga Jan wrote it'
A similar Qajar tile depicting the same subject is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inv. no.228-1887.
'The Servant of the Court of Aga Jan wrote it'
A similar Qajar tile depicting the same subject is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inv. no.228-1887.