A BIDRI SPITTOON
A BIDRI SPITTOON

BIDAR, DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

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A BIDRI SPITTOON
BIDAR, DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
Of typical form, the inlaid decoration with an intricate lattice of cusped medallions encompassing stylised palmettes
3½in. (8.4cm.) high, 4½in. (11.5cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

For a similar small bell-shaped spitoon, although date to 17th century, see Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver and Bronze, from Mughal India, London, 1997, ill. 263, p.181.

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