Lot 319 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY OF HAJ SAYYID ALI, 1320 AH/ 1902AD
Reference: ART3006554
A very rare album was prepared by Haj Sayyid Ali, known as the King’s Right Hand. He was the Minister of Finance during the rule of Farmanfarma and had a deep passion for art and photography. He embarked on a journey around the world with Atabak Al-Azam, the former Prime Minister of Iran during the reign of Mozaffar al-Din Shah. In the year 1320 AH, he entered Saudi Arabia via the Suez Canal and proceeded to Mecca. In Mecca, he met with its then-ruler, Sharif Hussein. All the photographs in this album were taken by him, and this album is historically the only surviving copy from the Qajar period prepared by an Iranian.”
Album: 32 by 26 cm.
Photo's 21 by 17 cm.