A Qajar lacquer Mirror Case Persia, late 19th Century
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A Qajar lacquer Mirror Case
Persia, late 19th Century
rectangular, decorated in polychrome and gilt, the outer covers decorated with scenes of festivities in a landscape including youths drinking wine, playing music and dancing within a border of scrolling floral interlace, the inner cover with a man dressed in robes decorated with ducks and holding a spear, 29.3 x 20 cm.; and a Qajar lacquer Mirror Case, Persia, mid-19th Century, rectangular, decorated in polychrome and gilt, the outer covers with medallions depicting youths drinking wine in a landscape, above and below two roundels with faces, surrounded by spandrels containing simurghs, and a band of scrolling floral interlace, the inner cover with a young couple drinking wine under a tree flowering with blossom, with date [AH] 1032
21.7 x 14 cm.(2)
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,000
US$ 3,800 - 4,500
€2,900 - 3,500

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art

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