THREE HANGING LANTERNS WITH OPENWORK TINNED COPPER TERMINALS
Iran or Bukhara, Central Asia, mid to late 19th century

Comprising a large hanging lantern, of cylindrical shape, made of foldable waxed linen, the tinned copper terminals pierced and engraved with scrolling floral trellis, rosette roundels, arabesque motifs, vegetal and geometric decorative bands, and a calligraphic cartouche running around the edge of the top cover, with a curved handle at the top, 33cm diam.; a similar lantern, smaller in size and engraved with riders on horseback on the top, 28.5cm .; and a much smaller lantern, with simpler openwork vegetal motifs on each terminal, 18.2cm diam.