拍品 118
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A rare gold lidded box (pandan) with serving tray
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A rare gold lidded box (pandan) with serving tray

細節
A rare gold lidded box (pandan) with serving tray
West India, probably Kutch, circa 1900
The circular tray with chased foliate motifs to the hexagonal box with domed cover decorated with similar motifs
tray 10 in. (25.5 cm.) diameter, box 5¼ in. (13.5 cm.) high (2)
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
拍場告示
Total weight 1,420 grams 11 oz. (Tray weight 765 grams, Box and lid 655 grams).

拍品專文

The pierced work and fine casting, chasing and engraving on the pandan and tray is of the finest quality from the Kutch region. Most gold objects owned and subsequently sold by important households were melted down; to find a set intact is very rare.

Scratch marks on the base of both items suggest the obliteration of a previous owners name.

Cf. An 18th century Mughal silver gilt bedroom set in the Clive collection, Powis Castle (Mughal Silver Magnificence, exhibition catalogue, Brussels, 1987, page 55).