An enameled silver Huqqa Base Lucknow, 18th Century
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An enamelled silver Huqqa Base
Lucknow, 18th Century
of elongated pear-shaped form on a flared foot, the neck flaring from a raised ring, the polychrome enamel decoration consisting of three bands of lobed medallions containing floral sprays, the spandrels with foliate interlace, interspersed by bands of scrolling floral vines
20 cm. high
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • A similar huqqa base was sold at Christies, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 6 October, 2009, lot 257.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art

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