A FINELY LACQUERED MUGHAL CABINET

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£ 80 000
Auction dateClassic
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 1178286
Lot 101 | A FINELY LACQUERED MUGHAL CABINET
A FINELY LACQUERED MUGHAL CABINET

INDIA, CIRCA 1600

Comprising nine figural lacquer panels with later knops with rosette mounts, the figural scenes include a hunter armed with a musket stalking lions; a seated prince entertained by dancing girls; a European man hunting a crocodile; two Shivite yogis at an ashram; a couple embracing; a lady having henna applied to her feet; a man fishing; two men in conversation; and a couple seated on a chariot pulled by a bull and a horse, each painting on a ground of floral sprays outlined in gold, and set within red borders, the wooden frame decorated with gold scroll work on a red ground, the structure of the drawers and the rear panel of the casket later, mounted within a clear acrylic case

19 5⁄8 x 18 ¼ x 14 ½in. (50 x 46.3 x 36.8cm.)





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UK Collection since the 1980s
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