Sold for:
$1,440
$1,440
Persian Lacquered Book Covers. Two boards decorated on the exterior surfaces with glitter, and sunken lozenges with floral designs, the interior surfaces decorated with fine lacquer paintings: the first depicts an elaborately dressed bearded water carrier, the other a crowned young man holding a white peacock, the paintings within black borders decorated with flowers, the lacquer a mellow amber tone, the boards each with a strip of leather attached along the gutter edge, 10 1/2 x 7 in. (2)
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
