ID 1178286
Lot 101 | A FINELY LACQUERED MUGHAL CABINET
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
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.)
Provenance
UK Collection since the 1980s
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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