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LOT 0258

Large Iranian Ceramic Plate with Enthroned Nobleman

EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

13 1/2 in. (1.24 kg, 34.1 cm wide).

With running foliage border enclosing a scene with a bearded nobleman sitting on a four-legged throne with lion-head finials and flanked by two attendants; flowers and other details in the field.

Provenance

Ex private collection, Belgium.
with d'Arts d'Orient et Orientalisme, Paris, France, 1 June 2015, no.73.
Ex Weber Kunsthandel, Cologne, Germany, 2015.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12131-218137.

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LOT 0258

Large Iranian Ceramic Plate with Enthroned Nobleman

Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)

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