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Lot 19783:

A Fine Qajar "Taq-e Bostan" 900 Silver Tray, Persia, Late 19th Century

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $1,500 - $2,000

Buyer's premium: 20%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Description: Engraved with scenes
from the Sassanian Taq-e Bostan site of rock reliefs, including representations
of the investitures of Ardeshir II (379–383) and Shapur III (383–388), banquet
and hunting scenes.

The raised rim with repoussé work
decorated with a frieze of figures in banquet scenes intermittent with floral
motifs and cartouches. Inscribed “Taq-e Bostan” in Persian.

Dimensions: 35 x 27 cm, weight: 908
gr.

Condition: Good