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Nasir al-Din was the Shah of Iran from 1848 until his assignation in 1896.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF BOHEMIAN GLASS ISLAMIC MARKET OIL-LAMPS
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each of ruby-tint with baluster-shaped shade and petal-cut rim, enamelled with flowers above a printed portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah, within green and ruby 'jewelled' cartouche, the reverse with the crest of a gilt lion rampant holding a sword before a sunburst within similar 'jewelled' cartouche, suspending facet-cut clear pendant drops, the stem and domed foot cut with stars, enriched in ruby staining, gilding and applied with similar 'jewelling'
28¼ in. (71.5 cm.) high approx. (2)
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Each of ruby-tint with baluster-shaped shade and petal-cut rim, enamelled with flowers above a printed portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah, within green and ruby 'jewelled' cartouche, the reverse with the crest of a gilt lion rampant holding a sword before a sunburst within similar 'jewelled' cartouche, suspending facet-cut clear pendant drops, the stem and domed foot cut with stars, enriched in ruby staining, gilding and applied with similar 'jewelling'
28¼ in. (71.5 cm.) high approx. (2)
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Joy McCall
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