Lot 18
A SAFAVID DRAWING OF A FANTASTICAL BEAST ‡
PERSIA, SECOND QUARTER OF 17TH CENTURY
Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
gouache on paper heightened in gold, laid down on a Mughal-style gold floral decorated album page, depicting a mythical purple creature in full flight with head turned to the right, silhouetted against a skyline with mountains, wildlife and vegetation beneath, with gold borders and black margin lines
Dimensions
folio 18.2cm x 28.1, image 9cm x 15cm
Provenance
Formerly, in a private UK collection.
Private American collection.
This painting forms the same private American collection as lots 66-77 in this sale.