Lot 87
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A LATE SAFAVID OR AFSHARID CARVED AXE (TABARZIN) HEAD
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A LATE SAFAVID OR AFSHARID CARVED AXE (TABARZIN) HEAD

IRAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A LATE SAFAVID OR AFSHARID CARVED AXE (TABARZIN) HEAD
IRAN, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Of typical form slightly flaring from the tubular shaft to the curved blade, each face carved with a panel of various animals within a gold meandering floral border, the shaft covered with a similar cartouche containing birds and a scrolling leaf, the hammer back also with birds and a floral spray, gilding rubbed, very slight corrosion
5¼in. (13.3cm.) long
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This axe is carved very much after the style of Lotf'ali who signed a number of similar examples dated between 1735 and 1739 AD. (Melikian-Chirvani, A.S.: "The tabarzins of Lotf'ali", in R. Elgood: Islamic Arms and Armour, London, 1979, pp.116-135).

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