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pair of chapani's front and back

double sided Chapanis with Koran containers that pull out on the sides, micro mosaic turquoise, coral and mother of pearl. Note tea pots perched on the top! 19th c or early 20th. Uzbekistan.
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  • Very interesting. Good on the back as well as the front. I could do without the teapots, myself - occasionally I think Uzbeki pieces have an "excessive" element that I don't warm to. A purely personal reaction, of course.
  • I love the teapots ! they are a bit much but the whole piece is over the top!
  • Love these- the teapots just knock me out! and love the engraving on the back. Beautiful!
  • These are funny ones with alot of interesting details. I sold many odd ball ones in this vein but after selling so many and then finding them hard to come by I kept these. they pull out on the sides like a lid of a box attached with chains on each side.  I love the tea pots and think it makes them very cultural obviously.
  • I have many uzbek pieces, but no teapot embellishment-- I will keep searching, however.
  • I used to think we could well do without the teapots, but in retrospect I see them more affectionately as "fun".
  • Hi, I think its' funny that the artist would incorporate something obviously so necissary to Central Asian life yet make them look as if they are dancing around. it is like giving a iron to a wife for her birthday... might as well make it as beautiful  a model as possible!

     

     

  • Yes, I agree - that is a good interpretation!
  • Wonderful piece...Linda! Thank you to share it!!
  • thanks, they are different on each side,  very unusual pieces.
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