A SILVER FILIGREE ROSEWATER SPRINKLER AND TRAY
CUTTACK, ORISSA, INDIA, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
The sprinkler with ribbed rounded body, rising from a petalled base to a long tapering spout supported by a floral collar and bulbous base, the finial in the shape of a floral bud, the tray with cusped rim, decorated with dense floral scrolls
Sprinkler 11 1/8in. (28.2cm.) high; tray 6 5/8in. (16.7cm.) diam. (2)
Sale room notice
Please note the correst estimate for this lot should read GBP 2,000-3,000.
Lot Essay
A pair of very similar rosewater sprinklers is attributed to Cuttack, Orissa and illustrated in Silver Mughal Magnificence, exhibition catalogue, Charleroi, 1987, cat.94, p.86.