A FINE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ CASKET IRAN, MID 19TH CENTURY Of rectangular form on four feet with stepped lid, the finely painted decoration in gold and polychrome, the raised top panel depicting the Adoration of the Maji, the borders decorated with applied cusped medallions against a gul-u bulbul ground, some with figures in European dress alternating with other medallions showing ladies in courtly outdoor settings, the decoration around the sides of the box comprising courtly scenes of men in European dress, ladies and elders as well as the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus, the cover's interior with a scene of two nobles sitting on a carpet, one with a lion and hookah, surrounded by three courtiers, the borders with further cusped medallions of rural and hunting scenes, the interior plain green, the base with floral scrolls on a red ground, silver mounts, some small chips to the lacquer, otherwise in good condition 16 1⁄4 x 11 1⁄2 x 8 5⁄8in. (41 x 29 x 22cm.)
A FINE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ CASKET IRAN, MID 19TH CENTURY Of rectangular form on four feet with stepped lid, the finely painted decoration in gold and polychrome, the raised top panel depicting the Adoration of the Maji, the borders decorated with applied cusped medallions against a gul-u bulbul ground, some with figures in European dress alternating with other medallions showing ladies in courtly outdoor settings, the decoration around the sides of the box comprising courtly scenes of men in European dress, ladies and elders as well as the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus, the cover's interior with a scene of two nobles sitting on a carpet, one with a lion and hookah, surrounded by three courtiers, the borders with further cusped medallions of rural and hunting scenes, the interior plain green, the base with floral scrolls on a red ground, silver mounts, some small chips to the lacquer, otherwise in good condition 16 1⁄4 x 11 1⁄2 x 8 5⁄8in. (41 x 29 x 22cm.)
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