TWO DERBY BOWLS FROM THE SERVICE MADE FOR FATH 'ALI SHAH

ROBERT BLOOR & CO, ENGLAND, DATED AH 1234/1818-19 AD

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TWO DERBY BOWLS FROM THE SERVICE MADE FOR FATH 'ALI SHAH
ROBERT BLOOR & CO, ENGLAND, DATED AH 1234/1818-19 AD
Marked 'BLOOR DERBY' on the underside, both intact
Each 7 5/8in. (19.3cm.) diam.

Engraved

Inside both bowls: al-Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, 1234, 'Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar, 1234 [1818-19 AD]'

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Lot Essay

A pair of bowls from this service is in the Khalili Collection (Stephen Vernoit, Occidentalism, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, London, 1997, no.86, p.151). Another set recently sold at auction, Christie’s, South Kensington, 9 October 2015, lot 450.

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