Featured 10 lac work stacking boxes

Hi all,

Here is another one of my finds.From my research i have found out that these are lac work boxes from sindh, but i cannot find any similar eg of these stacking boxes to compare them to.i think they date to 19th century or early 20th century.they all sit or stack into eachother.

Does anyone here have any knowledge or expertise on these?sorry pictures are not against plain white backgrounds.

Thanks in advance

 

Had to look up Sindh, a province in Pakistan. The site of Mohenjo-Daro, a city with a population of 40,000... 4500 years ago.

 

I know nada about them but they are super fun!!!!

 

Yea i thought that too when i came across them sort of like a set of Russian dolls but from Sindh

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165087006600

Martin-So far your knickknacks look pretty good,at this rate you'll be buying a vacation home !
PS-Have you researched any of your items ?

 

I'm sure your wife is a lovely lady.........but I like your boxes better !!!

you seen to have a good eye for quality...!!

 

Those are cool! But I have no idea if they are 50 years old or made last year, LOL! The design on them looks to have some Persian influence.

 

Thats alot of money to ask for an old box!My boxes look to be slightly different in shape and have a bit of damage to some of them tho
Not much research done on most of my stuff but im starting now to do alot more with the great help here.When i pick up my stuff i usually put it straight in the attic or out in garage so its out of site because my wife gets anoyed when she sees it come into the house.i

 

I will give the wife away for free! Only joking shes a great woman.
Yea i seems i probably do have a good eye for some things but i can assure you i have picked up some junk over the years too.

 

haven't we all !!!!!!!

 

Martin - if you have been doing your research on the web, it might be helpful if you could post some links for us so we could follow up on your work. The costume of the riders on the red and green box does not look Pakistani or Indian, with the high crown, wide brimmed hats and boots - more Central Asian to my eye. But I have been trying to determine where a combination of that type of costume, with camels and horses, might occur where lacquer is also used. Is there a chance that the decoration is simply painted, rather than lacquer?

 

This box, identified as Kashmiri, appears quite similar in form -



https://www.etsy.com/listing/972591128/antique-kashmir-wooden-domed-shape-hand

And Kashmir might have the likely Persian/Indian/Pakistan/Central Asian influences for the decoration on yours.

 

Here are more pictures of my boxes

 

Martin-You sound like an undercover picker.Hopefully you can start generating some cash soon from your obsession-a good spouse is a comfort.
PS-I recall someone here mentioning an Estate Sale where a fellow sort of became estranged from his family (Wife & kids),so he could devote more time & space to collecting.
He did end up alone but with a house stuffed w/ toys.

 

Time for a Chat!

 

There are worse fates...

 

Maybe @Any Jewelry can weigh in on this one.

 

Heres a picture of the inside of one of my boxes and picture of top of one showing some of the damage if that helps

 

It is a charming set, probably meant to store tea and spices. Wonderful to have such a large set.

I think you're right about the region and the date.
Lacquer is made in several regions of Pakistan, Kashmore in Sindh is one of them. The lacquer made there tends to have a more naive, 'folksy' decoration than in other regions of Pakistan and India.
Also, the dromedaries point to an arid region, part of the Thar Desert is in Kashmore.

I think that box is from Rajasthan. Rajasthan is just east of Kashmore, in neighbouring India.

Most Indian lacquer is from Kashmir, so that is the first association people have. But India has several lacquer manufacturing regions, just like Pakistan does.
Kashmiri lacquer designs are more Mughal/Indo-Persian than the ones on that box.

 

I thought you would know.