Qashgai Antique Persian Salt-Bag: 41cm x 39cm sub-Curios Froggatt was said to have

Froggatt was said to have been a good friend of Harry Houdini and to have supplied Houdini with many of the handcuffs and leg irons that he used in his act

Yet their products were infinitely more diverse

There is some chipping to the wood and part of the hand painted image is missing

and by a daughter from his first marriage

which are smaller

Qashgai Antique Persian Salt-Bag: 41cm x 39cm sub-Curios Froggatt was said to haveThis type of bag, traditionally used for storing personal possessions or indeed salt, but also sometimes as a cushion stuffed with feathers. The Qashqai nomadic tribes of the Fars province in southwestern Iran weave these pieces with an assured dexterity and skill. They are not normally made for export, but for domestic use; that is the reason they are often carefully and beautifully made, and they can be very decorative. The front face is carpet and