A steel Bottle
A Qajar gold-damascened engraved steel perfume Bottle
Persia, 19th Century
of pear-shaped form on a splayed foot with a long flaring neck and domed lid with pointed finial, engraved and inlaid with gold with intricate floral interlace and palmette motifs
43.5 cm. high
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,800 - 2,300
US$ 2,300 - 3,000

Footnotes

  • Provenance: Christie's Paris, Arts des Terres d'Islam, 5 November 2008, lot 313.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art


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