Pen Box with Foliate and Floral Scrolls in Gold
1886-1887
Artists
Description
Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top and sides are covered in a gold arabesque painted on a black background. On the base, gold flowers are painted on a red background.
Dimensions
3.6 × 3.8 × 22.3 cm (1 7/16 × 1 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2014. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.
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