Lot 13
A SAFAVID ILLUSTRATION: TWO ANGELS OFFERING GIFTS TO ONE ANOTHER
PERSIA, SHIRAZ, CIRCA 1570-80
Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
gouache and gold on paper, mounted on to a gold-speckled album page, depicting two winged-figures by a pond, the figure to the right holding a bottle in his left hand, his right hand extended to the winged figure on the left who is holding a cup in his right hand, against a blue floral background with a gold skyline
Dimensions
folio 26cm x 18.4cm, image 16.3cm x 10cm
Provenance
James Wood (1889-1975); thence by descent to his grandson.
James Wood was a British painter, draughtsman and writer who developed a deep interest in Persian art during the 1930s. This led him to study the Persian language and become an art adviser to the Persian government.