A SILVER ENAMELLED OPENWORK PIECE FROM A WATER PIPE

LUCKNOW, INDIA, CIRCA 1800

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A SILVER ENAMELLED OPENWORK PIECE FROM A WATER PIPE
LUCKNOW, INDIA, CIRCA 1800
Of squat globular form rising from short vertical base, the separate lid with bulbous finial, the fine green and blue enamelled decoration formed with floral sprays and avian designs, interspersed with four open-work lobed medallions filled with floral motifs, the lid similar, some minor losses of enamel
3¼in. (8.2cm.) high

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For a related enamelled silver piece from a water pipe attributed to the late 18th or early 19th century, see India's Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow, exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles, 2010, cat.90, p.208).

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