拍品 169
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A QAJAR PAINTED WOODEN CEILING
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A QAJAR PAINTED WOODEN CEILING

IRAN, DATED RABI II AH 1314/SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1896 AD

细节
A QAJAR PAINTED WOODEN CEILING
IRAN, DATED RABI II AH 1314/SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1896 AD
Made from adjoined planks of pine, the white ground decorated with green, red, gold and polychrome, with large central medallion completely filled with floral motifs and issuing palmettes and bouquets, enclosed within four spandrels decorated with similar floral motifs and forming a continuous border, slight buckling in parts,some retouching of decoration
102 x 110in. (259 x 280cm.)
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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.

拍品专文

The inscription in the four small panels right in the centre contains Persian verses in praise of the building together with Qur'an Surah Yusif (XII), parts of v.64 (a quotation used for protection) and the date Rabi' II 1314 (AD September-October 1896).