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The signature reads: Sani' Mirza Aqa-i Fursat Shirazi fi shuhur rajab sana' 1306
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BY FURSAT SHIRAZI, DATED AH 1306/1890-1 AD
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AN UNUSUAL QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE PENBOX (QALAMDAN)
By Fursat Shirazi, dated AH 1306/1890-1 AD
With rounded ends and sliding tray, the black ground of the top, sides and base enclosed within a fine golden ribbon entwined with a trail of flowering plants, the box also apparently tied with rope which serves as a trapeze for various acrobats, the underside with the various letters forming the signature also hanging from the rope, the tray with a simple lattice of gold branches, slight restoration, re-lacquered
8¾in. (22.3cm.) long
By Fursat Shirazi, dated AH 1306/1890-1 AD
With rounded ends and sliding tray, the black ground of the top, sides and base enclosed within a fine golden ribbon entwined with a trail of flowering plants, the box also apparently tied with rope which serves as a trapeze for various acrobats, the underside with the various letters forming the signature also hanging from the rope, the tray with a simple lattice of gold branches, slight restoration, re-lacquered
8¾in. (22.3cm.) long
Special notice
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