Sale 4914
London, South Kensington
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27 April 2012
Price realised
GBP 1,250
Estimate
A QAJAR SEAL IN THE NAME OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN IRAN, DATED 1839 AD Of rectangular form with rounded corners, the inscription in elegant nasta'liq script reading John Rogers Sahib Din Panah (John Rogers Sahib Defender of the Faith), in gold mounts 0 7/8in. (2.4cm.) across
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