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A LACQUER PENBOX, SIGNED BY MUHAMMAD SADIQ, PERSIA, ZAND, DATED 1195 AH/1780-81 AD |
估價
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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描述
- 23 by 2.8cm.
lacquered papier-maché box with rounded ends and sliding tray, depicting ladies in bucolic scenery, the sliding compartment with a later gilt filigree ink pot decorated with a turquoise stone
Condition
In good condition, minor crackeleure and small stains, minor damage to one of the border, the inkpot with minor damage affecting the reverse, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
拍品資料及來源
inscriptions
ya sadiq al-wa’d 1195
'O you who are true to your promise 1195’ (1780-81 AD) The invocation ya sadiq al-wa’d ('O You who are true to your promise) has often been the signature of many pieces by Muhammad Sadiq, one of the most celebrated pupils of ‘Ali Ashraf, active in the second half of the eighteenth century.
He is described as a painter who worked in lacquer, watercolour and illumination and depicted flowers and birds, portraits, war and scenes of the hunt. He also executed large scale oil paintings including the battle of Chalderan, fought between Shah Isma’il and the Ottoman army of Selim, in the Chihil Sutun palace in Isfahan (M.A. Karimzadeh Tabrizi, The Lives & Art of Old Painters of Iran, vol.1, London, 1985, pp.259-64).The same signature is present on two oil paintings commissioned by Karim Khan and now in the Pars Museum (Khalili 1996 p.75). A penbox similarly signed and dated 1193 AH is in now in the Khalili Collection, inv.no. LAQ320, another one, dated one year after is published Melikian-Chirvani 1977 (mentioned in Khalili 1996 p.134).
ya sadiq al-wa’d 1195
'O you who are true to your promise 1195’ (1780-81 AD) The invocation ya sadiq al-wa’d ('O You who are true to your promise) has often been the signature of many pieces by Muhammad Sadiq, one of the most celebrated pupils of ‘Ali Ashraf, active in the second half of the eighteenth century.
He is described as a painter who worked in lacquer, watercolour and illumination and depicted flowers and birds, portraits, war and scenes of the hunt. He also executed large scale oil paintings including the battle of Chalderan, fought between Shah Isma’il and the Ottoman army of Selim, in the Chihil Sutun palace in Isfahan (M.A. Karimzadeh Tabrizi, The Lives & Art of Old Painters of Iran, vol.1, London, 1985, pp.259-64).The same signature is present on two oil paintings commissioned by Karim Khan and now in the Pars Museum (Khalili 1996 p.75). A penbox similarly signed and dated 1193 AH is in now in the Khalili Collection, inv.no. LAQ320, another one, dated one year after is published Melikian-Chirvani 1977 (mentioned in Khalili 1996 p.134).