FINE ISLAMIC ART HAMMER AUCTION APRIL 2026 | Apr 21, 2026
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Lot 256
A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY

Lot 256 A GROUP OF FIVE QAJAR LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ PEN CASES (QALAMDAN), 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3006948

Each of elongated oval form with a sliding drawer, richly decorated in gilt and polychrome. The tops and sides variously depict cartouches with portraits of Qajar figures, royal personages, and Christian saints, as well as lively hunting scenes with horsemen, figures with animals in landscapes, and European-style castles set within verdant settings. The undersides and trays are uniformly adorned with stylized floral scrolls or landscape motifs on grounds of red, black, or deep brown. Lengths ranging from 22 to 23.5 cm.

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