AN INDIAN LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKBINDING
Possibly Kashmir or Deccan, India, late 18th - 19th century

AN INDIAN LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ DOUBLE-SIDED BOOKBINDING
Possibly Kashmir or Deccan, India, late 18th - 19th century

Of rectangular shape, made of two separate covers joint together by a burgundy leather spine, polychrome-painted, gilt, and lacquered, the front decorated with a pair of tall almond-shaped cypress trees in-filled with a dense floral triumph in polychromes against a turquoise ground, the reverse with a pair of stylised red poppy bouquets with lush foliage against an olive green ground, both sides enhanced with a decorative floral border in polychromes marking the outer edges, mounted on a double-glazed frame, each cover 15cm x 9.5cm, together 15cm x 19.8cm, 31.8cm x 36.5cm including the frame.

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Dimensions: each cover 15cm x 9.5cm, together 15cm x 19.8cm, 31.8cm x 36.5cm including the frame