indian game huning
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A pair of Kashmiri lacquered boards, depicting Indian game hunting animals, possibly produced to commemorate a hunt,
Kashmir, North India, likely first half of the 19th century.
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$2,396.00
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$2,396.00
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A very unusual set of lacquered boards presented in the form of a portfolio with backstrip and remains of cotton ties, featuring illustrations of animals most probably featured in a local hunt with this album presented as a commemoration of the event.
A pair of conjoined wooden boards, hand-painted and lacquered, the front cover painted in the centre in black with the head of an ibex, against a gold ground inside a foliate painted in each corner with flower panels, the rear cover painted in black with heads of nine horned animals against a gold ground filled with iron-red flowers, leather strip joining boards together and remains of black ties in place, extremities rubbed, covers slightly scuffed and faded. Measurements; 420 x 310mm (16½ x 12¼ inches).
A pair of conjoined wooden boards, hand-painted and lacquered, the front cover painted in the centre in black with the head of an ibex, against a gold ground inside a foliate painted in each corner with flower panels, the rear cover painted in black with heads of nine horned animals against a gold ground filled with iron-red flowers, leather strip joining boards together and remains of black ties in place, extremities rubbed, covers slightly scuffed and faded. Measurements; 420 x 310mm (16½ x 12¼ inches).
Stock code 114841
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A pair of Kashmiri lacquered boards,
Regular price
$2,396.00
Sale price
$2,396.00
Regular price