TWO PAINTINGS OF COURT GATHERINGS Iran, 18th century Opaque...
TWO PAINTINGS OF COURT GATHERINGS Iran, 18th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the two vertical compositions depicting lively garden scenes, the first portraying a scholar holding a book, seated under a blue-domed building with an attendant serving tea, accompanied by musicians and visitors indulging in drinks and fruits, on the verso poetic text in Persian nasta'liq calligraphy, mounted on white cardboard, 32cm x 23cm; the second painting depicting a nobleman under a green dome embellished with floral decoration, surrounded by female musicians and companions drinking, mounted on cream-coloured cardboard, 32cm x 23cm.
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TWO PAINTINGS OF COURT GATHERINGS Iran, 18th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the two vertical compositions depicting lively garden scenes, the first portraying a scholar holding a book, seated under a blue-domed building with an attendant serving tea, accompanied by musicians and visitors indulging in drinks and fruits, on the verso poetic text in Persian nasta'liq calligraphy, mounted on white cardboard, 32cm x 23cm; the second painting depicting a nobleman under a green dome embellished with floral decoration, surrounded by female musicians and companions drinking, mounted on cream-coloured cardboard, 32cm x 23cm.
Sold for £1,200
Includes Buyer's Premium
