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A PAIR OF LACQUERED AND GILT PAPIER-MÂCHÉ KASHMIRI...

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A PAIR OF LACQUERED AND GILT PAPIER-MÂCHÉ KASHMIRI VASES Srinagar, Kashmir, Northern India, 20th century Each of a bell-like shape, with a fluted body resting on a splayed circular base, rising to a short cylindrical neck, the exterior decorated with three overlapping registers repeating the same motif of a lobed arch in-filled with three chinar leaves, the national symbol of Kashmir, in different colour gradations from green to red, against a dense gold scrollwork background, the arch spandrels decorated with more golden vegetal motifs, the tallest 22cm high.