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THE MUGHAL EMPEROR FARRUKH
SIYAR
SIGNED MIHR 'ALI, QAJAR IRAN,
CIRCA 1803-04 AD
Oil and gold leaf on canvas, originally of
arched format, Farrukh Siyar depicted
facing left wearing a yellow turban, a katar
in his sash, signed kamtarin Mihr 'Ali in the
lower right hand corner, reduced at top,
relined, stretched and framed
67æ x 33Ωin. (172 x 85cm.)
£120,000-180,000
US$170,000-250,000
€140,000-210,000
PROVENANCE:
Christie’s London, 11 April 1989, lot 41
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