Qajar Persia, 19th Century — A youth reading a poem in a garden

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Estimate: £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,478–$3,717
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Sale: Bonhams — Islamic and Indian Art, London, New Bond Street · 23 May 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-489242
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Youth Reading A Poem In A Garden, Qajar Persia, 19th Century. Bonhams, 23 May 2023, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-489242.

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A Youth Reading A Poem In A Garden, Qajar Persia, 19th Century. Bonhams, 23 May 2023, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-489242.

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From the same sale Islamic and Indian Art · May 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century	A Qur'an Leaf Written In Kufic Script On Vellum	£10,000–£15,000
Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 14th Century	A Large And Finely Illuminated Frontispiece From A Manuscript Of The Qur'an	£3,000–£4,000
Safavid Persia, Shiraz, second half of the 16th Century	An Illuminated Qur'an	£30,000–£40,000
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Persia, probably Mashhad, late 16th Century	A Court Scene In An Interior, With A Young Prince Being Served Wine By Attendants	£2,000–£3,000
Persia, perhaps Qazwin, circa 1550-70	An Illustrated Leaf From A Manuscript Of The Barzu-nameh Of Shams Al-din Muhammad Kawsaj, Depicting Faramarz Lassooing Barzu	£1,000–£1,500

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