Cupbearer, Safavid Iran, Isfahan, Mid-17th Provenance – Ader Auction, Important French Collection – Ader – Lot No. 194

The Poet Ansari with a disciple, Iran, Isfahan, c. 1630 Cupbearer, Safavid Iran, Isfahan, mid-17th centuryGold and stain on an album page depicting a cupbearer with a bottle and a cup, wearing a bright orange robe tied with a thick sash and covered with a green mantle. Above him are two cartouches illuminated in gold and polychrome and inscribed with verses in Turkish in black ink, in nasta’liq calligraphy. Miniature mounted in a margin with floral scrolls illuminated in gold on a lapis blue background. Miniature size: 15.8 x 8.3 cm; page size: 27.5 x 17.3 cmBends , light stains, residue of illuminated floral motifs on reverse.