| |
JBOC Comments: Abu'l Hasan
Ghaffari also known as Abu'l Hasan kashani and
Sani' al-Mulk
Auction Catalogue Description:
Sale Title ISLAMIC ART
Location London, King Street Sale Date Oct 11,
2005
Lot Number 138 Sale Number 7077
Creator IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Lot Title PRINCE IMAM VERDI MIRZA
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000 British pounds
Lot Description PRINCE IMAM VERDI MIRZA
IRAN, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Oil on canvas, the elderly prince with pronounced
white beard wearing a Kirman coat and holding a
stick in his right hand, a high black wool hat on
his head, identification cartouche above his
left, areas of repainting, two marks on the
surface, framed
41½ x 29in. (105 x 74cm.)
Lot Notes The inscription has been repainted. It
is partially unreadable, but the majority reads:
hasb al-farmayesh-e navvab-e mostatab-e ashraf-e
vala haji muhammad husayn hushmat al-saltanah
tasvir-e mobarak-e marhum-e maghfur shahzadeh
imam Verdi mirza kashikchi bashi-ye …
marhum-e maghfur-e fath’alishah-e qajar
"By the order of …. Haji Muhammad
Husayn Hishmat al-Saltana, the … portrait of
the deceased Prince Imam Verdi Mirza …the
Chief Guard of Fath 'Ali Shah"
When the original inscription was written over it
seems to have been misread. It is most probable
it meant Muhammad Husayn Hishmat al-Dawla.
Seen on www.Sothebys.com
|
