A bird perched in a rose bush, with butterflies round about (Gul-o Bul...
A bird perched in a rose bush, with butterflies round about (Gul-o Bulbul), signed by Muhammad 'Ali Qajar Persia, dated [1]273/AD 1856-57 Watercolour on paper, signed lower right, dated lower left, laid down o... More
A maiden with a parrot, attributed to Muhammad Isma'il, Qajar Persia, ...
A maiden with a parrot, attributed to Muhammad Isma'il Qajar Persia, dated AH 1269/AD 1852-53 watercolour on paper, inscribed in nasta'liq script 332 x 193 mm. The inscription reads: farmayesh-e 'alijah Ibrah... More
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Asadi Tusi's Garshasp-nama de...
An illustrated leaf from a manuscript of Asadi Tusi's Garshasp-nama depicting Garshasp and his army fightning a sea battle with the son of Bhu, ruler of Sarandib (Ceylon) Qajar Persia, circa 1850 Persian manus... More
Calligraphic folio by Khanlar Mirza (Ehtesham-ed-Dowleh), dated 1858-9
FIVE CALLIGRAPHIC FOLIOS BY IHTISHAM AL-DAWLA, AH 1275 (1858-9 AD) Persian manuscript on paper, each folio copied in black shikasteh, on paper coloured pink, buff or ivory, three signed Ihtisham al-Dawla, two ... More
Mirza Ahmad Naqib al-Mamalik on a terrace with an attendant, Qajar Per...
Mirza Ahmad Naqib al-Mamalik on a terrace with an attendant Qajar Persia, dated AH 1272/AD 1855-56 Gouache on paper, identifying inscription and indistinct artist's signature in nasta'liq script within cartouc... More
Mirza Zayn al-`Abidin, by Abu al-Hasan Ghaffari Kashani Naqqash-Bashi,...
Dimensions: 31.8 x 19.5 cm (12 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks: Signed: Abu'l-Hasan naqqashbashi Kashani Ghaffari inscription: Shāhanshāhī muqarrab al-khāqān muʾtamin al-sulṭān Mīrzā Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn ... More
A courting couple by Mirza Baba al-Husayni, Qajar Iran, dated 1854-5
A COURTING COUPLE BY MIRZA BABA AL-HUSAYNI, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1271/1854-5 AD Gouache on paper, the young couple fashionably dressed in embroidered coats, he in tall black cap, she with bejewelled headpiece ... More
Close up of Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh
Close up of Solayman Khan Saham al-Dowleh
The Young Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar
Portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar
A Qajar enamelled portrait medallion of Nasir al-Din Shah, Persia, cir...
A Qajar enamelled portrait medallion of Nasir al-Din Shah, Persia, circa 1855 Gold and enamel 5.5cm. height 4.1cm. diam. Featuring a standing portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–96), within a fine gold frame
Portrait of Husayn Ali Khan Mu'ayyir al-Mamalik, Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari ...
PORTRAIT OF HUSAYN 'ALI KHAN MU'AYYIR AL-MAMALIK ABU'L HASAN GHAFFARI SANI AL-MULK AND STUDIO, IRAN, CIRCA 1855 Gouache on deep cream paper, the bearded nobleman stands in an interior on a carpet, wearing a ta... More