Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Qajar

Description:

Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, Persia, 19th/20th century, seated with his consort behind his right shoulder inside an oval reserve with a scroll border, surrounded by white flowers painted on a blue ground, signed center right, ink, gilt, and opaque color on paper, framed in a painted wood frame (damaged),sight size 9 x 6 3/4 in.
Estimate $500-700

mounted on board of frame, frame and glass broken, paper buckled with some areas of staining.


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