A Camel And Her Calf Safavid Iran, Second Half 17th Century Provenance – Christies Auction, London – Art Of The Islamic And Indian Worlds 8 October 2015 – Lot No. 36

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Location
London
Catalog Name
Sothebys London
Lot Number
36

A Camel And Her Calf Safavid Iran, Second Half 17th Century Provenance – Christies Auction, London – Art Of The Islamic And Indian Worlds 8 October 2015 – Lot No. 36

Ink and opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the camel, wearing an elaborate saddle cloth decorated with fierce creatures tends to her suckling calf, a wealthy merchant observes the scene holding a pomegranate and a long cane while a pot-bellied servant behind spins yarn from camel hair, slightly trimmed, set within gold-speckled borders on wide margins with gold scrolling vine on a ground of large rosettes and saz leaves, laid down on a card, trace of a red seal stamp in the lower left hand corner Drawing 3 7/8 x 6 5/8in. (9.8 x 16.8cm.); folio 8 1/8 x 12 5/8in. (20.5 x 32.1cm.)

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