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ANTIQUE #SA973723

19th Century Qajar Steel Peacock

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd

19th Century Qajar Steel peacock having naturalistic form with a wide detachable fan-tail. Highly decorative engravings with scrolling floral designs radiating from a central motif and continuing throughout. Standing on a square plinth.
 
In classical mythology the peacock, most regal of birds, was the attribute of Juno, the queen of the gods.
 
The Qajar era is renowned for the vast and highly-skilled production of gold-damascened steel vessels and ornaments. Steel (pulad) was widely available in Iran and had been in use in these lands since the pre-Islamic period.
 
 
Internal Reference: 2986
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA973723
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 55cm (21.7inches)
Width is 30cm (11.8inches)
Depth is 69cm (27.2inches)
Antique SA973723 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Lee Wright Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Leicestershire
United Kingdom
Tel: 01858 882005 or
07811 127428
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD