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Two Persian Circular Steel DhalsQajar, 19th Century
30 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,500 inc. premium
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Qajar, 19th Century
Qajar, 19th Century
Each of steel and of convex form, the first with four silver-damascened domed bosses, and an applied brass border, embossed and chased centrally with a gold-damascened sun-in-splendour (small hole), the rays damascened with gold scrollwork against a ground of chiselled foliage, the outer border with ovoidal and circular panels of chiselled silver-damascened Persian verses in cursive script between borders of foliage and running arabesques; the second of similar form, the outer surface etched with Persian seated courtly figures, utensils and birds between cartouche-shaped panels retaining some silver-damascening, the outer border etched with panels of Persian verses in cursive script en suite (some light pitting overall) (2)
45 cm. and 46.5 cm. diam.
45 cm. and 46.5 cm. diam.








