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NORTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
细节
A MUGHAL IVORY PENCASE
NORTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
Hollowed out of a single block of ivory, of rectangular form with rounded hinged cover on four very low feet, the cover with a central band of meandering flowering iris and carnations within a border band of meandering flowering vine, the sides of the box depicting fleeting animals flanked by occasional stylised flowers, in a flowering meandering border, the silver hinges with engraved birds and floral sprays, the interior divided into compartments for pens and ink, originally with an extra tray, surface rubbed, slight damages
9in. (22.7cm.) long
NORTH INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
Hollowed out of a single block of ivory, of rectangular form with rounded hinged cover on four very low feet, the cover with a central band of meandering flowering iris and carnations within a border band of meandering flowering vine, the sides of the box depicting fleeting animals flanked by occasional stylised flowers, in a flowering meandering border, the silver hinges with engraved birds and floral sprays, the interior divided into compartments for pens and ink, originally with an extra tray, surface rubbed, slight damages
9in. (22.7cm.) long