ID 1306524
Lot 155 | AN ENAMELLED AND DIAMOND-SET PANDAN TRAY AND BOXES
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
HYDERABAD, DECCAN, INDIA, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Comprising four boxes on a fitted tray standing on eight legs, the tray set with diamonds on a green enamel ground, octagonal panels where the boxes sit enamelled with red flowers on a white ground, the octagonal boxes with alternating panels of floral motifs in red, white, and green enamel, the finials set with a diamond, the interior of the box lids with green enamel, the interior of the boxes and base of tray undecorated, with associated knop
Tray 7 7/8 x 7 ¾ x 2 ¾in. (20 x 19.5 x 7cm.); each box 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 ¾in. (4 x 4 x 4.3cm.)
Provenance
By repute a gift from the Nizam of Hyderabad to Ranjit Singh, 1830s
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Diamonds, Enamel, Gold, Precious stones, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Diamonds, Enamel, Gold, Precious stones, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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