Hand-Painted Persian Octagonal Lidded Bone Box — Qajar-Style Court View Watchlist >
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Lot # F591
System ID # 29308703
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Hand-Painted Persian Octagonal Lidded Bone Box — Qajar-Style Court
An octagonal lidded box with each facet hand-painted in fine miniature, rendered in the Qajar revival style long associated with Isfahan workshops. The domed lid carries a courtly assembly scene — turbaned elders seated before a kneeling figure, a robed attendant at a brick enclosure — while the swelling, lobed body panels depict garden vignettes of seated men, blossoming trees, and tiled rooftops. Gilt borders separate each cartouche, and the scalloped, fretwork base lifts the form on shaped feet. A turned bone finial crowns the lid.
Constructed of beef bone panels over a wooden carcass, a substitution craft tradition that emerged as elephant ivory became restricted. The interior is velvet lined, and the lid lifts free to reveal the octagonal well. Unmarked. The painting is detailed throughout — individual faces, patterned textiles, and stippled foliage worked in a tight, controlled hand.
CONDITION
Good. Chipping and minor chips to the high-gloss finish and paint in places. Surface gilding shows light wear consistent with handling. Lid seats properly; velvet lining intact.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- 3" H × 4.75" Diameter
- Material: Beef bone over wood
- Interior: Velvet lined
- Markings: Unmarked
- Total Pieces: 1 (box with removable lid)
