BY NAJAF 'ALI, PERSIA, CIRCA 1850

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A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE PENBOX (QALAMDAN)
By Najaf 'Ali, Persia, circa 1850
With rounded ends and sliding tray, the top painted with a vertcal composition depicting a young lady standing fanning herself within an extensive landscape with animals and trees, buildings visible by a river in the background, signed above "Ya Shah-i Najaf", the sides with landscapes containing hunting scenes or ramblers, the red underside and tray with gold meandering palmette vine, restoration to ends, re-lacquered
9in. (23cm.) long

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Ensayo del lote

The original of the Indian lady on the top of this penbox appears to be by 'Ali Quli Jubadar. He painted a very similar figure on a penbox now in the Khalili Collection (Khalili, Nasser D., Robinson, B.W. and Stanley, Tim: Lacquer of the Islamic Lands, part 1, London 1996, no.28, pp.61-3).

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