A FINELY LACQUERED MUGHAL CABINET INDIA, CIRCA 1600
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.)
Provenance
UK Collection since the 1980s
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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.)
Provenance
UK Collection since the 1980s
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
