19th C. Persian Qajar Glazed Tiles
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 19th to early 20th century CE
The central composition features a mounted figure amidst a mountainous backdrop, surrounded by graceful antelope, deer, a loyal dog, and a playful rabbit, each intricately rendered to evoke the allure of a traditional Persian tableau.
Size of tile (all about the same): 9.8" L x 9.8" W (24.9 cm x 24.9 cm); of whole: 28" L x 28" W x 1.25" H (71.1 cm x 71.1 cm x 3.2 cm) Provenance: ex-Litchfield Auctions, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA; ex-Seymour Stein estate (1942-2023); ex-Christie's, July 25, 1996, lot 611 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Losses to lower right tile. Five tiles have been professionally repaired with some minor losses and chipping along visible break lines.
Some chips, nicks, and stable hairline fissures throughout.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- glazed ceramic
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 9.8" L x 9.8" W
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 191619112
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.