قاب آینه هشت ضلعی لاکی، رقم محمد اسماعیل، صحنه هایی مانند ضیافت، روحانیون ارمنی و نمازگزاران در مقابل یک کلیسا و با الهام از داستان شیخ صنعان و دختر ترسا،۲۷ در ۱۹ در ۱.۷ سانتی متر، نیمه دوم سده ۱۹ ترسایی A large octagonal lacquer mirror case, signed by Muhammad Isma'il, Persia, second half 19th century of octagonal form, richly decorated lacquer with European scenes, including a banquet above featuring members of the Armenian clergy and worshippers in front of a church, within foliate borders and floral bands, the other side with scenes inspired by the tale of Shaykh San’an and the Christian maiden, opening to reveal a mirrored surface 27 by 19.7 by 1.7cm. inscriptions ‘By the order of the most noble prince, the exalted, Ihtisham (sic), may his high fortune be everlasting. The work of the most humble Muhammad Isma’il’ Ihtisham, as referred to in the above inscription, must refer to Khanlar Mirza (d.1861-62), the seventeenth son of ‘Abbas Mirza Na’ib al-Saltanah. He received his title Ihtisham al-Dawlah in 1851-52. His various posts include the governorship of Yazd, Kerman, Hamadan, Mazandaran, Borujerd, Luristan and Kurdistan, Bakhtiyari and Isfahan. He was in charge of the army in the battle with the British in the south, which the Iranian army lost in 1857 AD (Mehdi Bamdad, Dictionary of National Biography of Iran, 1700-1960, vol.1, Tehran, 1966, pp.473-6). Around the edge in nasta’liq: verses from the famous tarji’-band of Hatif Isfahani (d.1783).
مریم و عیسی، قاب آینه لاکی، رقم محمد صادق، 1197 هجری قمری، 15.7 در 19.7 سانتیمتر A lacquer mirror case, signed by Muhammad Sadiq, Persia, Zand, dated 1195 AH/1780 AD of oval form with removable cover decorated on the front with a scene of the Holy family, signed and dated to top, and reverse with a scene of courtly courtship, the reverse of mirror case with another version of the Holy family, bordered with scrolling leafy flowers, mirror inside 19.7 by 15.7cm.
مریم و عیسی، قاب آینه لاکی، رقم محمد صادق، 1197 هجری قمری، 15.7 در 19.7 سانتیمتر A lacquer mirror case, signed by Muhammad Sadiq, Persia, Zand, dated 1195 AH/1780 AD of oval form with removable cover decorated on the front with a scene of the Holy family, signed and dated to top, and reverse with a scene of courtly courtship, the reverse of mirror case with another version of the Holy family, bordered with scrolling leafy flowers, mirror inside 19.7 by 15.7cm.
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I worked on the 51x61 mirror by combining high quality stained glass paints with tile and Mexican patterns. The result when I painted with a toothpick drop by drop was very pleasant for me. I think it will make a difference in the space with the tumbled gold wooden frame.
معراج نگاره، قاب آینه لاکی، نگارگر ناشناس، سده 19 ترسایی، 21 در 14.5 سانتیمتر A LACQUER PAPIER-MÂCHÉ MIRROR CASE IRAN, 19TH CENTURY the reverse with a depiction of the Prophet's flight on Buraq, two cherubs above and below, framed with cusped calligraphic cartouches in elegant gold nasta'liq script on black ground between two bands of floral motifs 21 x 14.5cm
قاب آینه هشت ضلعی لاکی، پشت رو گل و مرغ و داخل درب عیسی مسیح کودک با مریم عذرا و یوسف نجار را به تصویر می کشد، رقم احمد (شیرازی)،۱۵.۷ در ۱۸.۷سانتی متر، ۱۲۷۲ قمری A fine lacquer Mirror Case, signed by Ahmad Persia, dated AH 1272/ AD 1855-56 of octagonal form, decorated in polychrome to the front and reverse with birds perching amid floral sprays (gul o Morgh) consisting of roses, carnations, poppies and other flowers, the lid lifting to reveal a mirror, the interior of the lid depicting the Holy Family seated within a pavilion, the borders with geometric and floral and foliate motifs, signature and date to front cover 18.7 x 15.7 cm. FOOTNOTES Provenance: Swiss private collection. Inscriptions: raqam-e kamtarin ahmad 1272, 'Drawn by the smallest [servant of God] Ahmad AH 1272 (AD 1855-6)'. Ahmad is recorded as having been an artist probably from Shiraz. He was skilled at depicting portraits and scenes with birds and flowers (gul o Morgh) such as the present lot. His recorded works are dated between AH 1256/ AD 1840-41 and AH 1276/ AD 1859-60 and include an undated cover of one of the volumes of the One Thousand and One Nights at the Gulistan Palace Library in Tehran.
Chippendale-style wall mirror.Frame is made of polyurethane with a distressed gold-leaf finish32"W x 2"D x 40"T.Imported.Boxed weight, approximately 37.6 lbs.Online Inquiries: NMS21_H5QC1Store Inquiries: #401016153314
