Bidspirit auction | A Qajar Court Portrait of

A Qajar Court Portrait of a Mustachioed Nobleman, Persia, 19th Century. - A finely executed Qajar period miniature portrait depicting a dignified male court figure, shown bust-length and facing forward against a pale blue ground. The sitter is portrayed wearing an elaborately patterned uniform and a tall black kolah headpiece, his neatly groomed mustache rendered with the stylised precision characteristic of Qajar portraiture. The composition is framed within a polylobed architectural cartouche, bordered by gilded floral motifs and delicate calligraphic panels, all set on burnished paper. The restrained palette—dominated by blues, blacks, and gold—emphasises both rank and formality, aligning with official court imagery of the period. Approximately 31.5 x 26.5cm (incl. frame)