GUJARAT, 17TH CENTURY

Details

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL DISH
GUJARAT, 17TH CENTURY
Of rounded form with cusped edges, made of pinned sections, various damages and losses
6 5/8 in. (16.9 cm.) diameter

Special notice

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Lot Essay

A number of similar small dishes in this technique are known. Two comparable examples are in a private collection (The Heritage of Rauluchnatim, exhibition catalogue, Lisbon, 1996, nos. 13 and 14, pp. 202-3). A similar dish sold in these Rooms 31 March 2009, lot 212.

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