A late Safavid farman relating to the tax affairs of the local Armenia...
A LATE SAFAVID FARMAN RELATING TO THE TAX AFFAIRS OF THE LOCAL ARMENIAN COMMUNITY PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH BIBLIOPHILE Isfahan, Safavid Iran, dated Ramadan 1107 AH (April 1696 AD) Persian manuscript on ... More
A noble out hawking, school of Shaykh 'Abbasi, Safavid Isfahan, third ...
A NOBLE OUT HAWKING SCHOOL OF SHAYKH 'ABBASI, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, THIRD QUARTER 17TH CENTURY Gouache heightened with gold on paper, an elegantly noble dressed is depicted out hawking on horseback, a hawk chases a ... More
A white-eared bulbul, signed Reza 'Abbasi, Safavid Isfahan, Iran, circ...
A WHITE-EARED BULBUL SIGNED REZA 'ABBASI, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, CIRCA 1620 Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the bulbul perches on a rock with a tree behind it, signed on the right hand side, the... More
Amir Khan Shah's punishment, Isfahan, Iran, workshop of Mu'in Mosavver...
Amir Khan Shah's Punishment, Isfahan, Iran, workshop of Mu'in Mosavver, ca. 1680 Isfahan, Iran, workshop of Mu'in Mosavver, ca. 1680 Ink, gouache and gold on paper pasted on cartoline. Size : 29,7 x 20 cm shee... More
An illustrated and illuminated leaf from the Tarikh-i 'alam-ara-yi Abb...
An illustrated and illuminated leaf from the Tarikh-i 'alam-ara-yi Abbasi of Iskander Bayg Munshi: the Uzbek army storms the fort of Isfarain, Persia, Isfahan, Safavid, circa 1650 Gouache heightened with gold ... More
Five Qizilbash visiting a sheikh, Isfahan, Iran, workshop of Mu'in Mos...
Five Qizilbash visiting a sheikh, Isfahan, Iran, workshop of Mu'in Mosavver, ca. 1680 Isfahan, Iran, workshop of Mu'in Mosavver, ca. 1680 Ink, gouache and gold on paper. Sight: 24.5 x 15 cm per sheet Painting:... More
Oil painting on canvas. ‘An Afro-Iranian Soldier’, Iran, Isfahan; last...
Oil painting on canvas. ‘An Afro-Iranian Soldier’ Iran, Isfahan; last quarter of the 17th century 122 x 79.5 cm The young, black soldier wearing his hat at a rakish angle is well armed. Across his shoulder he ... More
Shah Isma'il hunting in jirga fashion, History of Shah Isma'il, Isfaha...
Shah Isma'il hunting in jirga fashion.,.A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript giving a history of Shah Isma'il Safavi. Source: Or. 3248, f.205 Caption: Shah Isma'il hunting in jirga fashio... More
Shah Isma'il's army fighting black soldiers attached to the Mamluk arm...
Shah Isma'il's army fighting black soldiers attached to the Mamluk army at Diyarbakir. ,A miniature painting from a seventeenth century manuscript giving a history of Shah Isma'il. Source: Or. 3248, f.242 Capt... More
Two illustrated folios from a copy of Bijan's Tarikh-i Jahangusha-yi K...
TWO ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A COPY OF BIJAN'S TARIKH-I JAHANGUSHA-YI KHAQAN SAHIBQIRAN ATTRIBUTABLE TO MU'IN MUSAVVIR, ISFAHAN, SAFAVID IRAN, CIRCA 1680 From a History of Shah Isma'il, the first illustration d... More
A rare Safavid oil painting depicting a lady (perhaps Hapsburg Empress...
A rare Safavid oil painting depicting a lady in European dress standing in an interior Persia, probably Isfahan, middle or second half of the 17th Century oil on canvas, with arched top the painting 178.5 x 15... More
The death of Bahram Chubina, signed Mu'in Musavvir, Safavid Isfahan, I...
THE DEATH OF BAHRAM CHUBINA SIGNED MU'IN MUSAVVIR, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, IRAN, CIRCA 1640 From the Shahnama of Firdawsi, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, added identification inscriptions above Bahram... More