A Qajar gilt-copper openwork and enamelled ghalian section, Persia, 19th century

of tapering form, the gilt-copper openwork designed as floral scrolls amidst which pink coloured birds fly and two rabbits can be seen in lobed medallions, polychrome enamel stylised borders above and below

Vente aux Encheres, Hotel George V, Paris, 6 April 1990, lot 48. 
Sotheby's New York, 8 February 1985, lot 173.

In overall good condition, some minor dents as consistent with age and use, oxidisation to surface of reverse, minor breaks in enamel decoration, notably to flowers on border and minor sections of animals, light scratches to enamel, as viewed.
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