A LACQUERED AND GILT PAPIER-MÂCHÉ KASHMIRI PEN CASE AN EYE FOR DETAIL: PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ESTATE IN NORTHERN LONDON Possibly Srinagar, Kashmir, North India, late 19th – early 20th century With rounded ends and a sliding tray, painted in polychromes, gilt and lacquered, the top and sides decorated with a lush gold floral bloom with interlocking vegetal stems against a light green ground, the underside and the interior of the sliding tray with blue, yellow and gold-painted floral sprays all set against a bold red ground, 29.5cm long.

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