A pair of Bohemian enamelled and gilded cut glass candleholders for the Persian market
19th Century
On hexafoil lobed foot inset with red glass, rising towards a baluster stem suspending glass pendants and supporting a large trumpet-shaped candle-holder, all decorated with gilt floral and geometrical motifs and red and green glass beads, the sides with a medallion with the portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah, and a medallion including the arms of the Qajar dynasty of Persia, a few minor chips
61.5 cm. high (2)
A pair of Bohemian enamelled and gilded cut glass candleholders for the Persian market
19th Century
On hexafoil lobed foot inset with red glass, rising towards a baluster stem suspending glass pendants and supporting a large trumpet-shaped candle-holder, all decorated with gilt floral and geometrical motifs and red and green glass beads, the sides with a medallion with the portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah, and a medallion including the arms of the Qajar dynasty of Persia, a few minor chips
61.5 cm. high (2)
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