ANGLO INDIAN CARVED BOX WITH PAINTED SCENIC PANELS
overall floral and leaf carving, the hinged lid with centered inset bone oval depicting a finely painted Taj Mahal surrounded by nine small ovals with various painted views; all four sides with an additional fourteen painted ovals of various architectural views of the Taj Mahal, Agra and Delhi; interior cedar lined, 4"h; 9.75"w; 7.25"d
Prout's Neck, Maine estate. Acquired during Grand Tour to India in the late 19th c., and descended through the family.
Mughal emperor Shan Jahan commissioned the Taj Mahal marble mausoleum complex in Agra in 1631 for his wife who died in childbirth. Construction was completed in 1648.
One glass cover to side oval missing; one top oval painting faded.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Realized: $1,500 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 79 : ANGLO INDIAN CARVED BOX WITH PAINTED SCENIC PANELS
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