**Originally Listed At $600**

Central Asia, Iran, Persia / Islamic culture, Qajar to Pahlavi era, ca. 1920s to 1930s CE. A lovely and unused wooden and paper photo album, the lacquered wood covered hand painted with arabesque and cartouche motifs - at the center are men on horseback. The large panels are bound with cloth covered cardboard and a cord. The 18 pages are blank and most still have the tissue paper that would have protected the photos. Size: 16.5" L x 9.5" W (41.9 cm x 24.1 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Pasadena, California, USA collection

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Some chips and fading to painted pigmetns on covers. Chip and loss to wood surface on interior corner of one panel. Pages are blank and unused. Discoloration and foxing from age. Binding is delicate and fraying, not recommended for use unless binding is replaced.