A set of Qajar Gold Damascened Steel Armour Persia, 19th Century comprising a helmet (khula-khud), a shield (sipar), an arm-guard (bazuband), engraved and decorated en-suite in gold overlay with vegetal interlace, the helmet and shield with inscription-filled cartouches, the shield with roundels containing hares and paired birds, with quilted red cotton lining and old collection label numbered '184', the helmet with camail with steel and brass rings forming a repeat design of diamond motifs, with associated armour panel (char-aina) with similar decoration, mounted the shield 45 cm. diam.(4) Footnotes: Provenance Private UK collection. Inscriptions: Persian verses describing a battle. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: R R For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com