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LOT 2159
Neoclassical Glass Cameo of a Bearded Man
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (21 grams, 39 mm).
Portrait cameo of a facing bearded male bust with carefully executed collar-length wavy hair, short beard, deep-set eyes, wearing a jacket with drop-collar tight to the throat. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
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Qajar Portrait of Naser al-Din Shah
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Painted onto bone china in polychrome and gilt, showing the ruler facing, dressed in royal attire. 27 grams total, 64 mm high (82 x 82 mm including box)
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar was the fourth Shah of Qajar, and the third longest reigning ruler in Iranian history. He was assassinated in Tehran on 1st May 1896. He is known for being the first modern Persian monarch to have formally visited Europe and to have written about his travels in his memoirs.
