KASHMIRI POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ TABLE
India, 19th century

Of round shape with scalloped edges, resting on an entwining like single stem with three feet, polychrome-painted, heightened in gold, and lacquered, the top and sides decorated with floral sprays and a birds, foliage and rosettes contained within cusped cartouches, arabesque medallions and geometric shapes, all set against a black-painted ground, 43.5cm diameter x 69cm high.