A Kutch repoussé silver Ewer India, late 19th Century
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A Kutch repoussé silver Ewer
India, late 19th Century
of bulbous form on a splayed foot with flaring neck, pouring spout and hinged lid with acanthus leaf finial, the handle made up of two intertwined snakes, profusely decorated in repoussé with floral interlace with mounted hunters pursuing a boar around the body, with enamelled inscription filled plaque to the front
31 cm. high; 1105 g.
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,700 - 7,100
US$ 6,100 - 9,100

Footnotes

  • The inscription reads shekar-gah-e saltanati or 'Royal hunting ground'.

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  • Please note that this lot is subject to 5% import tax on the hammer price.

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art

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