TWO PERSIAN DECORATED REFLEX COMPOSITE BOWS, QAJAR,... Lot n° 22

TWO PERSIAN DECORATED REFLEX COMPOSITE BOWS, QAJAR, 18TH/19TH CENTURY each formed of wood, bone, and sinew, the first decorated over the majority of its surface with courtly hunting scenes in gilt polychrome, and a pair of tigers on each side of the grip, (small losses, early repairs); the second decorated over the greater part of its surface with flowers and foliage in gilt polychrome on a blackened ground (small losses and chips); the first: 73.0 cm (2)