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QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PENCASE (QALAMDAN)
QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with separate lid, the sides with courtly scenes depicting a couple entertained by musicians and dancer in a palace, the lid with Mohammad Shah Qajar in full military regalia, a footman and a city in the background, the reverse with a seated prince in a countryside landscape, a peacock at his feet and a fortified building on a hilltop, the base with intricate gilt floral scrollwork on red ground
10 3/8in. (26.5cm.) long
QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with separate lid, the sides with courtly scenes depicting a couple entertained by musicians and dancer in a palace, the lid with Mohammad Shah Qajar in full military regalia, a footman and a city in the background, the reverse with a seated prince in a countryside landscape, a peacock at his feet and a fortified building on a hilltop, the base with intricate gilt floral scrollwork on red ground
10 3/8in. (26.5cm.) long