Lot n° 130
Estimation :
300 - 500
EUR
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Result
: 470EUR
Qajar-period bookplate in the Safavid style - Lot 130
Qajar-period bookplate in the Safavid style
Pigments and gold on embossed leather
Iran, 19th century, Qajar period
29 x 19 cm
Reused as a book cover from a manuscript, this embossed leather cover features a Qajar-period painted decoration on one side depicting a scene in the Safavid style, with numerous figures and musicians set against a landscape. In the center are three embossed gilded mandorlas.
On the other side, a richly decorated design of floral motifs painted in gold, along with three central mandorlas and a deeply embossed, polychromatic framing frieze featuring scrollwork and fleurons.
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