LOT 146 *A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE (QALAMDAN)
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*A QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASE ( QALAMDAN ) PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION Iran, 19th century With square ends and hinged lid, the top painted in a vertical composition with a courtship scene depicting an elegant youth serving an enthroned crowned princess against a natural landscape, observed by a voyeur in the trees, the sides with idealised scenes of domestic nomadic life, including an European-style Rest on the Flight into Egypt with the Virgin and Child riding a donkey led by Joseph, the interior of the lid with The Sacrifice of Isaac in a vertical composition in European style, the interior in dark green, the base in lacquer red decorated with gold scrolling lotus motifs, shell-shaped hinges, chains on sides, hook front closure, 27cm x 6cm x 5cm.
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