Qajar dynasty

Persian culture is rich and deep. The Persian history is a VAST topic to say the least, I have tried my best to summarize what in my view are some of the most important Qajar jewels and artifacts that people should know about.

شاهزاده با یک شاهین، شیوه محمد حسن، حدود ۱۸۲۰ ترسایی، رنگ و روغن روی بوم، قاب ۱۹۱ در ۷۵ سانتیمتر A prince holding a falcon, style of Mohammad Hasan, Persia, circa 1820 oil on canvas, framed 191 by 75cm. This fine portrait is painted in the style of Mohammad Hasan, one of the foremost portrait artists working during the period of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar (r.1798-1834). Two of his most accomplished works were in the Amery Collection, now housed in the Negaristan Museum, Tehran, published by S.F…

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Handstand (painting Qajar Iran 20th Century)

An exhibition at the Louvre-Lens gathers 19th-century Persian artworks, design objects, fashion, photos, and more, many of them on view outside Tehran for the first time.

A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ MIRROR CASE IRAN, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY THE COVER AND REVERSE DECORATED WITH A YOUNG COUPLE LEANING AGAINST A BOLSTER AND BEING ENTERTAINED BY MUSICIANS AND WAITED UPON BY SERVANTS, THE COVER'S REVERSE WITH A YOUNG INEBRIATED COUPLE AT NIGHT ENJOYING POMEGRANATES AND WINE, THE LADY RECLINING ON A CUSHION, A SERVANT IN THE BACKGROUND, THE BORDERS WITH GOLD PALMETTES ON BLACK GROUND 7½ X 11¾IN. (19 X 30CM.)