Lot Essay
For a discussion on Najaf 'Ali, see lot 167 in this sale.
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SCHOOL OF NAJAF 'ALI, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
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A LACQUER PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PENBOX (QALAMDAN)
SCHOOL OF NAJAF 'ALI, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Of typical elongated form, the polychrome lacquer decoration arranged in long cusped cartouches, the top with a lady and child overlooked by an old man and tended by a maid, the sides with seated figures in a countryside landscape flanked with portraits of young Qajar ladies dressed in European style, the sliding tray with gold intricate floral scrolls on red ground, the base with similar decoration on black ground, with gold plated inkwell
9 3/8in. (21.2cm.) long
SCHOOL OF NAJAF 'ALI, QAJAR IRAN, 19TH CENTURY
Of typical elongated form, the polychrome lacquer decoration arranged in long cusped cartouches, the top with a lady and child overlooked by an old man and tended by a maid, the sides with seated figures in a countryside landscape flanked with portraits of young Qajar ladies dressed in European style, the sliding tray with gold intricate floral scrolls on red ground, the base with similar decoration on black ground, with gold plated inkwell
9 3/8in. (21.2cm.) long