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A Qajar oil on canvas three piece painting mid 19th century. The central piece with green background and gold borders is a rendering of gol-o-bolbol (the rose and the nightingale) and the two adjoining narrow pieces are naive portraits of nasserdin shah and his first wife mahd olia, surrounded by floral gold motifs and baskets of flowers. dimensions: central piece 46 x 81 cm ( 18 x 32 "). two sides: 28 x 81 cm ( 11 x 32") |