Lot 92
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A MUGHAL CARVED WHITE MARBLE HOOKAH BASE of spherical form rising through a raised shoulder to a narrow neck, flaring collar and widening cylindrical mouth, the exterior cold-painted with diagonal rows of bold gold leaf motifs, similar bands around the shoulder and mouth, the base plain red, 18th century (very slight chipping, painting slightly rubbed)

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A MUGHAL CARVED WHITE MARBLE HOOKAH BASE of spherical form rising through a raised shoulder to a narrow neck, flaring collar and widening cylindrical mouth, the exterior cold-painted with diagonal rows of bold gold leaf motifs, similar bands around the shoulder and mouth, the base plain red, 18th century (very slight chipping, painting slightly rubbed)
8in. (20.2cm.) high

Lot Essay

A green glass hookah base of the same shape and with almost identical motifs against a gold background is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. IM 15-1930)

Skelton, R. (ed.): The Indian Heritage - Court Life and the Arts under Mughal Rule, London 1982, no.388, p.125

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