Bidspirit auction | A set of 7 small

A set of 7 small snuff boxes made of silver, decorated with Iraqi scenes in the Nile, Iraq, 1930, seven snuff boxes, 4 rectangular, 3 hexagonal. The boxes consist of two parts connected together by a hinge. The covers are decorated with Iraqi landscapes, made with the Nilo technique. 1- Tigris view, with a floating reed house and a sailboat. A palm tree in the foreground adds depth to the images; 2- Two sailboats and a small boat, sailing on the Tigris; 3- the iwan of Katiphon; 4- A pair of sailboats and another of rowing boats, and beside them are palm trees standing on small islands 5- Dome of a building 6- Nof Tigris, with a floating reed house and a sailboat. A palm tree in the foreground adds depth to the images; 7- In this Tigris scene there is the iwan of Catiphon on the right; a camel led by a man on the left; A palm tree on an island in the foreground. Dimensions: 3 hexagonal 5*3.5 cm, 4 rectangular 4.5*2.8 cm. Source: private collection.