Lot Essay
The cartouche at the centre of the tile is signed 'The Work of Ustad (Master) Safar 'Ali Fakhkhar (the Potter)'.
SIGNED USTAD 'ALI SAFAR 'ALI FAKHKHAR, TEHRAN, NORTH IRAN, CIRCA 1880
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A QAJAR MOULDED TILE
SIGNED USTAD 'ALI SAFAR 'ALI FAKHKHAR, TEHRAN, NORTH IRAN, CIRCA 1880
Of rectangular form with moulded decoration painted in blue, pink, black and turquoise over a white ground, a mounted prince with a falcon greets a mounted lady offering him a bouquet and holding a parasol, a dog leaps beneath them, around them beds of flowers and three shrines or palaces in the background, beneath a white border with scrolling foliage and nesting birds, a small cartouche with the makers signature between the two horses, framed
12½ x 14 5/8in. (31.7 x 37.1cm.)
SIGNED USTAD 'ALI SAFAR 'ALI FAKHKHAR, TEHRAN, NORTH IRAN, CIRCA 1880
Of rectangular form with moulded decoration painted in blue, pink, black and turquoise over a white ground, a mounted prince with a falcon greets a mounted lady offering him a bouquet and holding a parasol, a dog leaps beneath them, around them beds of flowers and three shrines or palaces in the background, beneath a white border with scrolling foliage and nesting birds, a small cartouche with the makers signature between the two horses, framed
12½ x 14 5/8in. (31.7 x 37.1cm.)
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