Lot Essay
Though similar to Ghaffari's style, the painting lacks the usual disparity between the fine detailing of the head and the often hazy lines of the clothes.
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Portrait of a noble
watercolour on paper, in the style of Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari, in an interior the bearded noble sits wrapped in a boteh-pattern coat, green robe and tall black hat, blue and black marbled border between gold and coloured rules, beige outer border, mounted on cream card, Qajar Persia, 19th century, (negligible water-staining, one small tear) - 12 x 7½in. (30.5 x 19.1cm.)
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watercolour on paper, in the style of Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari, in an interior the bearded noble sits wrapped in a boteh-pattern coat, green robe and tall black hat, blue and black marbled border between gold and coloured rules, beige outer border, mounted on cream card, Qajar Persia, 19th century, (negligible water-staining, one small tear) - 12 x 7½in. (30.5 x 19.1cm.)
See illustration