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Item Ships From: France
A Papier-Mâché Lacquered Vase , Kashmir, 19th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Lacquered papier -maché vase ,Kashmir,19th c."
A baluster vase with a flared neck, in painted and lacquered papier-mâché, decorated in polychrome and gold with a complex and varied floral design.
Minor damage to the base.
Modern base
The papier-mâché technique was first adopted in Kashmir in the 14th century by Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, a Sufi mystic, who came to Kashmir during the late 14th century along with his followers, many of whom were craftsmen. These craftsmen used hand-made paper pulp from Iran.
Kashmir papier-mâché has been used to manufacture boxes (small and big), bowls, trays, étagères, useful and decorative items, models, birds and animals, vases, lights, corporate gifts...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique France - Lacquer
Materials
Paper
Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Kushibako
Located in PARIS, FR
Kushibako (comb box) in black lacquer with gold lacquer decoration of arrows and my in the shape of three assembled commas " mitsudomoe " (Okabe; Itakura; Kuki; Hijikata; Arima famil...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique France - Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Lacquered and Gilded Rocaille Planter, 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Exceptional entrance planter with its bevelled glass all lacquered gilded in Venetian rockery style very close to the Louis XV style of the 19th century. This planter is perforated o...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique France - Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
