COFFRET DE STYLE "NÉO-ACHÉMÉNIDE"

IRAN, QAJAR ART, late 19th CENTURY Of quadrangular form, resting on four feet, with fish-shaped metal clasp lid, in wood covered with micro-mosaic (khatamkari) and inlaid with bone and ivory, embellished with repoussé silver plates. Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory and that in accordance with European regulation 2021/2280 of December 16, 2021, the export of goods containing this material outside the EU is prohibited, with the exception of a purchase by a cultural or museum institution, for non-commercial purposes. Rim Enchères will be able to issue the purchaser with the intra-Community certificate (CIC, K permit) that conditions the sale and circulation of this good within the European Union. Dimensions: 31.2 x 21 x 11.5 cm. Passed down through several generations of the same family to the present owner. The neo-Achaemenid style was initially confined to Qajar stone reliefs, the most famous of which were commissioned by Fath'Ali Shah. It became popular after the 1880s (Fellinger, L'Empire des roses, Chefs d'œuvre de l'art persan du XIXe siècle, Musée du Louvre-Lens and ed. Snoek, Ghent, 2018, p. 61). Inspired by Achaemenid sculptures from Persepolis and Sassanid bas-reliefs, this style was all the rage in the Shiraz region. A carved alabaster mantel panel features the same scene as on the lid of the casket (Lerner, Three Achaemenid "Fakes": A reevaluation in the light of 19th century Iranian architectural sculpture, Expedition Magazine, Penn Museum, 1980, pp. 13-15).