A LACQUERED PORTRAIT OF FATH 'ALI SHAH ON HORSEBACK...
A LACQUERED PORTRAIT OF FATH 'ALI SHAH ON HORSEBACK AND A WOUNDED STAG Qajar Iran, 19th century Opaque pigments on paper, comprising a portrait of the Shah on horseback, with a kneeling soldier in mail grasping the stirrup of the king in a Persian gesture of loyalty and devotion to a commander, the king and white steed in full regalia, laid on cardboard within double pink and green inner borders, 16cm x 10cm; and a wounded stag, the background collaged from various images, 14cm x 11cm.
Estimated at £400 - £600
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
A LACQUERED PORTRAIT OF FATH 'ALI SHAH ON HORSEBACK AND A WOUNDED STAG Qajar Iran, 19th century Opaque pigments on paper, comprising a portrait of the Shah on horseback, with a kneeling soldier in mail grasping the stirrup of the king in a Persian gesture of loyalty and devotion to a commander, the king and white steed in full regalia, laid on cardboard within double pink and green inner borders, 16cm x 10cm; and a wounded stag, the background collaged from various images, 14cm x 11cm.
Estimated at £400 - £600
