A COLLECTION OF LETTERS OF ABU AL-HASSAN KHAN MIRZA (D.1846 AD)

WITH SIGNATURE OF ABU AL-HASSAN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED JUMADA I AH 1261/MAY-JUNE 1845 AD

细节

A COLLECTION OF LETTERS OF ABU AL-HASSAN KHAN MIRZA (D.1846 AD)
WITH SIGNATURE OF ABU AL-HASSAN, QAJAR IRAN, DATED JUMADA I AH 1261/MAY-JUNE 1845 AD
Persian manuscript on coloured paper, 18 fly-leaves plus 90ff. each folio with 14-16ll. of black nasta'liq script written horizontally or diagonally, some words picked out in red, text within blue and red rules, one folio signed, others dated, numerous blank folios, the doublures with later added notes giving information about the author and the work, in gilt red morocco binding
41xt panel 6 5/8 x 4¼in. (16.8 x 10.8cm.); folio 9 1/8 x 6¼in. (23.1 x 15.8cm.)

拍品专文

Abu al-Hassan Khan Mirza became famous as the Ambassador of the Shah of Iran to the Prince Regent of Great Britain in 1809-1810. Portraits of him were painted by William Beechey and Sir Thomas Laurence.

A small portrait on ivory panel of Abu al-Hassan Khan Mirza will be offered as part of The Saeed Motamed Collection - Part I at Christie's South Kensington, 22 April 2013, lot 186.