African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021
Lot 86
Two Qajar hunting whistles
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £180
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Description
Two Qajar hunting whistles
Iran, 19th century
carved with rams' heads and recumbent rams above arabesque panels, one with an elephant head terminal, both inset turquoise, with horn or brass tubes and applied duck feathers,
15cm and 17cm long. (2)
Provenance
Christie's, London, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, 20 Apr 2007, lot 290.
Oliver Hoare, London.