TWO QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE MIRROR CASES, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
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TWO QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE MIRROR CASES, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY

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TWO QAJAR POLYCHROME LACQUER PAPIER MACHE MIRROR CASES, IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Both of rectangular form with cover, one with front and back almost completely covered by an intricate interlace pattern over gold ground, the interstices filled with floral arabesques, the inside cover decorated with a scene painted in the 16th century style, with two figures in a tree house, the second with hinged cover, both front and back with gul-o bulbul, the inside cover with with single floral spray- 8½ x 5½in. (21.8 x 14.2cm.) and 8 3/8 x 5¼in. (21 x 13.5cm.) (2)
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