Property from the Paul F. Walter Collection
Two wooden gunpowder bottle stoppers
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 18th/19th century
One of tapering pierced triangular form, the other with a stacked arched pavilions surmounted by a turned spire, each rising with tacky resinous stems.
13 1/4, 10 1/2 in. (33.6, 26.7 cm.) high
One of tapering pierced triangular form, the other with a stacked arched pavilions surmounted by a turned spire, each rising with tacky resinous stems.
13 1/4, 10 1/2 in. (33.6, 26.7 cm.) high
Sold for
US$ 750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The elaborate designs are suggested to have been inspired by the local architecture. See Aryan, Unknown Masterpieces of Indian Folk and Tribal Art, 2005, no. 449, p. 228.
Provenance:
Acquired from D'Orient et d'Ailleurs, 198
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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