Asian Art II - 28th July 2021
Lot 639
TWO QAJAR POLYCHROME MOULDED TILES
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1100
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Description
TWO QAJAR POLYCHROME MOULDED TILES
19TH CENTURY
The larger tile decorated with a figure carrying a child and a parasol whilst riding on horseback, the smaller depicting a mounted archer beneath a pair of birds perched on scrolling branches, with buildings and flowers distributed throughout the scenes, 31.5cm x 24.5cm and 21.8cm x 14.9cm. (2)
Provenance: from a Scottish private collection.
Cf. Sotheby's London, 27th April 2005, lot 143 and 1st May 2019, lot 261 for tiles with comparable subjects.