A Qajar lacquer casket
Persia, 19th Century
of rectangular form on four feet with hinged, stepped lid with chain to either side, decorated in polychrome and gilt, the exterior with Gul-o Bul Bul within floral and foliate borders, the base and feet with gilt floral sprays on a black ground, the interior of the lid with a central panel depicting an Indian prince with an attendant offering a posy to a princess in a palace courtyard, set within a floral border, with Persian steel padlock
32 x 22.2 x 15.6 cm.
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