A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUERED PAPIER MACHE MIRROR CASE of rectangular form with hinged cover, the front depicting a terrace with a mother and child surrounded by other ladies and an old man, an extensive landscape visible beyond, the back with a similar scene, the interior depicting a young prince visiting an elderly sage in a similarly lush landscape, all within black and gold leafy and floral borders, circa 1830-1850 (minor repairs,) | Christie's

Lot 124

124

A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUERED PAPIER MACHE MIRROR CASE of rectangular form with hinged cover, the front depicting a terrace with a mother and child surrounded by other ladies and an old man, an extensive landscape visible beyond, the back with a similar scene, the interior depicting a young prince visiting an elderly sage in a similarly lush landscape, all within black and gold leafy and floral borders, circa 1830-1850 (minor repairs,)

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A QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUERED PAPIER MACHE MIRROR CASE of rectangular form with hinged cover, the front depicting a terrace with a mother and child surrounded by other ladies and an old man, an extensive landscape visible beyond, the back with a similar scene, the interior depicting a young prince visiting an elderly sage in a similarly lush landscape, all within black and gold leafy and floral borders, circa 1830-1850 (minor repairs,)
9 x 5 7/8in. (22.9 x 14.9cm.)

Lot Essay

This would appear to have been conceived as a pair with the following lot. Both have very similar compositions on the exterior, one concerned with men and the other with women, while the interiors are almost identical.

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