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QAJAR IRAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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A LACQUERED WOOD JEWEL BOX AND PAPIER-MACHÉ MIRROR CASE
QAJAR IRAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each of rectangular form, the box with hinged flat lid, painted to imitate tortoiseshell, over-painted with gul-o bulbul designs, the base plain red, the interior plain wood; the mirror case with gul-o bulbul design on imitation tortoiseshell ground, the interior with a fine indoor seated portrait of the young Nasir al-Din Shah
The Box 12 x 4 ¾ x 7 ½in. (30 x 12 x 19cm.); mirror case 10 5/8 x 7 ¼in. (27 x 18,2 cm.)
QAJAR IRAN, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each of rectangular form, the box with hinged flat lid, painted to imitate tortoiseshell, over-painted with gul-o bulbul designs, the base plain red, the interior plain wood; the mirror case with gul-o bulbul design on imitation tortoiseshell ground, the interior with a fine indoor seated portrait of the young Nasir al-Din Shah
The Box 12 x 4 ¾ x 7 ½in. (30 x 12 x 19cm.); mirror case 10 5/8 x 7 ¼in. (27 x 18,2 cm.)
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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