A MUGHAL STYLE EWER MADE FOR THE QAJAR MARKET
INDIA AND PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £500 - £700
Auction: 11 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
of squat pear-shape, with long protruding spout and S-shaped handle, profusely incised and decorated in low relief in the Qajar-style with images from a Persian Epic, including figures in the central tear-shaped medallion on either side, the remaining body with interlace, cartouches with animals and their prey, and a ground of vegetal designs, two bands of inscription around the neck, comprising verses from the preface of Sa'di's Gulistan
Dimensions
27.1cm high