RICHARD RICE ESTATE MILITARIA
Tuesday, 30 April - Monday, 13 May 2024
A good 19thC Persian Qajar circular convex steel shield (sipar), with raised sun mask bosses to the centre, gold damascened and engraved,
Estimate $700 - $1,400
Realised: $700 plus premium
Lot Details
a border of cartouches engraved with Persian verses in Arabic script, in the interstices paired angel figures raise royal crowns. The bosses retain in position the inside handle rings. Dia.515mm. Provenance: Webb’s Auckland, 2011
