Lot 118*,R
A collection of items relating to the 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire held by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Persia and Europe, circa 1971(4)
25 October 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,500 - £3,500
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A collection of items relating to the 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire held by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Persia and Europe, circa 1971
Persia and Europe, circa 1971
comprising a copy of the official menu of the state dinner, printed on vellum by Tolmer, Paris; a cased silver box with applied gold crown marked 'Husayn', 'Isfahan' and '84'; a cased Spode porcelain 'Imperial Plate of Persia' with printed description in original envelope; a cased gold plated replica of an Achaemenid sword; placement for 'S. Exc. M. Alan John Oxley'
the plate 27 cm. diam.(4)
the plate 27 cm. diam.(4)
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Provenance
Alan John Oxley, South African Consul in Tehran (1970-1973) and thence by descent.
The lavish menu included: crayfish mousse, roast lamb with truffles, quail's eggs stuffed with caviar, roast peacock stuffed with foie gras, and a sorbet of vieux champagne (Moet 1911), prepared by Maxim's of Paris.
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