Pair of Antique Islamic Qajar Period Ottoman Persian Silver & Carnelian Boxes 1880 Sold Please see the following link

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The vessel in two parts

Zacharia Mbutha ’s work is the product of his experimentation and the occasional library books on modern art that he has read

The chair having a carved crest with a shell motif to the center flanked by a pair of finials

4" tall X 4" diameter

Pair of Antique Islamic Qajar Period Ottoman Persian Silver & Carnelian Boxes 1880 Sold Please see the following linkPair of Antique Islamic Qajar Period Ottoman or Persian silver & carnelian Boxes, circa 1880. An unusual pair of antique Islamic Ottoman or Persian silver lidded boxes, circa 1880, each box being of conical shape and having a 'minaret' shaped finial to the lid, both boxes are finely engraved with Arabesque & leaping deer, interspersed with calligraphy. The bases have corresponding engraving and both the lids and bases are gem set with cabochon