A large Qajar lacquer book binding, probably made by Armenian craftsmen, depicting the Baptism of Christ, with a mother and child attended by angels Persia, probably Isfahan, mid-19th Century


gouache and gold on a lacquer papier mache panel, floral border, the reverse with a large central cartouche depicting a mother and child, two smaller cartouches with landscape scenes, all on a red ground with floral motifs in gold 30 x 47.5 cm.