Hand-painted Qajar Lacquer Box with Chaugun (Polo) Players painting on tim There is one patch of

There is one patch of a bit of loss along an outside edge of the bone on one side

I think this paperweight is just great looking

There is some paint loss on one side

gathered from the surrounding jungle

it  makes it feel almost as if this pup on his pillow were a stand in for Jesus

Hand-painted Qajar Lacquer Box with Chaugun (Polo) Players painting on tim There is one patch ofSo many lovely boxes in the world. This one is Persian, and I believe specifically Qajar period (1789 to 1925), late 19th c. or so I believe. Hand painted on lacquered papier mache, one might first think the painting on the lid depicts a battle scene, but in fact these men on horseback are playing "Chaugan," more commonly known as polo, which is believe to have originated in ancient Persia thousands of years ago; look closely and you can see they hold