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PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY
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A QAJAR GOLD AND SILVER DAMASCENED STEEL CAT
PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY
Sitting with its tail curled around its legs, the head with gold damascened smiling expression turned over the left shoulder, the back with a cusped gold cartouche with pendants filled with flowering vine, a band of fine dense silver floral pendants around the body, silver scrolling bands around the forelegs, a gold scrolling collar around the neck, the entire surface of the steel lightly etched in imitation of fur, one ear very slightly dented
7½in. (19.1cm.) high
PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY
Sitting with its tail curled around its legs, the head with gold damascened smiling expression turned over the left shoulder, the back with a cusped gold cartouche with pendants filled with flowering vine, a band of fine dense silver floral pendants around the body, silver scrolling bands around the forelegs, a gold scrolling collar around the neck, the entire surface of the steel lightly etched in imitation of fur, one ear very slightly dented
7½in. (19.1cm.) high