Pen Box with Flowers, Hazelnuts, and Birds
c. 1850-1875
Description
Cover and sliding compartment with rounded ends. The top is decorated in horizontal format. The top and sides are decorated with birds perching in branches bearing various blossoms and hazelnuts. The base and compartment are decorated with a gold arabesque on a red background.
Dimensions
4.1 × 4.3 × 24.9 cm (1 5/8 × 1 11/16 × 9 13/16 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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