A repoussé gold tea Caddy
India, circa 1900
India, circa 1900
of 22ct gold, with domed lid, the surface profusely decorated with large floral sprays, scrolling vines and seated figures of Lakshmi, Krishna and Ganesha within borders of plain bands and repeating leaf motifs, the lid with similar decoration around a central plain roundel
10cm. high; 224g (without insert)(2)
10cm. high; 224g (without insert)(2)
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
€7,000 - 9,300
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,000 - 9,300
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: Formerly in the possession of Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (1892 1988), the English composer, music critic, pianist, and writer.
Examples of early gold repousse work are a cylindrical covered bowl and huqqa and stand, both in the Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait and attributed to late 16th-early 17th century Deccan India (Manuel Keene, Treasury of the World, Thames & Hudson, London, 2001 pp. 44-45).
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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