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A Qajar papier mache polychrome lacquer mirro case
of rectangular form with separate cover, painted with seated princes among attendants and courtiers, the interior with a standing hunter identified as Nasrullah Bahadur Padshah Mawar al-Zaher, holding a bow and quiver of arrows, surrounded by peacocks and chained lions -- 10in. x 7¼in. (25.5cms x 18.5cms), circa 1850, signed ya Sadeq al Wa'ad', (slight restoration).
See Colour Plate 5.
Provenance: The Italian Ambassador to Persia, circa 1940 and thence by descent.
of rectangular form with separate cover, painted with seated princes among attendants and courtiers, the interior with a standing hunter identified as Nasrullah Bahadur Padshah Mawar al-Zaher, holding a bow and quiver of arrows, surrounded by peacocks and chained lions -- 10in. x 7¼in. (25.5cms x 18.5cms), circa 1850, signed ya Sadeq al Wa'ad', (slight restoration).
See Colour Plate 5.
Provenance: The Italian Ambassador to Persia, circa 1940 and thence by descent.