Lot 235*
A gilt-silver filigree rosewater sprinkler (Gulabpash) and tray India, 18th Century(2)
25 October 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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A gilt-silver filigree rosewater sprinkler (Gulabpash) and tray
India, 18th Century
India, 18th Century
of piriform on a splayed foot, the tapering neck with a floral base, the stopper surmounted by a floral finial, the gilt-silver core overlaid with panels of filigree forming scrolling vines and floral motifs; the tray on four floral feet with a central flowerhead and crown pistil, surrounded by concentric bands containing spiral and heart motifs
sprinkler 32.5 cm high; 665g.; tray 28 cm. diam; 650g. (2)
sprinkler 32.5 cm high; 665g.; tray 28 cm. diam; 650g. (2)
Footnotes
Long-necked bottles used for sprinkling rosewater or gulab over guests were produced from the early 17th Century onwards in gold, silver, and glass. Originating in Persia they gained immense popularity in India and were used as part of court rituals, most notably to welcome guests. The forms of the floral decoration on the present lot demonstrate the influence of European botanical prints which would have been in circulation at the time. For an almost identical sprinkler sold at Sotheby's see, Arts of the Islamic World, 24 April 2013, lot 219.