AN OPENWORK OCTAGONAL BRASS BOX

POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

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AN OPENWORK OCTAGONAL BRASS BOX
POSSIBLY HYDERABAD, DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
On four cylindrical feet, the slightly tapering body rising to an hinged raised lid, the openwork decoration consisting of repeating floral sprays within reciprocal pointed arches, the lid with calligraphic inscriptions to its border and raised central cartouche
7 7/8in. (20cm.) across

Engraved

Around the lid, Qur'an II, sura al-baqara, v.255
On the top of the lid, Qur'an LXI, sura al-saff, parts of v.13, 'Help from God and a speedy victory'

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Lot Essay

For a silver casket of similar design and with comparable pierced decoration see Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p.42, fig.15. That example is attributed to Rajasthan or Gujarat, 18th century. Another bass openwork casket sold in these Rooms, 20 October 2016, lot 119. That was catalogued as being from Hyderabad in the Deccan suggesting a similar provenance for ours.

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