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Lot 226

A blue and white hookah base
17th century

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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A blue and white hookah base

17th century
Of compressed globular form, the tall cylindrical neck with wide drip pan, with circular aperture to side, painted around the sides with a bird perched on rockwork amidst blossoming floral branches, with insects in flight amidst floral sprays at the neck, the drip pan with alternating wanzi and florets.
20.3cm (8in) high.

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