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A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE QALAMDAN
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A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE QALAMDAN

BY NAJAF 'ALI, IRAN, DATED AH 1265/1848-9 AD

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A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE QALAMDAN
BY NAJAF 'ALI, IRAN, DATED AH 1265/1848-9 AD
With rounded ends and sliding tray, the top divided into three panels, the central one repicting the Indian prince visiting a sage, flanked by two further figural scenes, the sides with hunting scenes, landscapes, Khusraw discovering Shirin bathing, and portrait roundels, the black base and tray with simple gold line border, signed in red top centre
9½in. (24cm.) long
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Lot Essay

For other works in lacquer by this celebrated artist and founder of a famous dynasty, and a discussion of his life and oeuvre, please see Nasser D. Khalili, B. W. Robinson and Tim Stanley, Lacquer of the Islamic Lands, London, 1997, vol.2, pp.22-29).

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