BIDAR, CENTRAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY

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A BRASS-INLAID BIDRI DISH
BIDAR, CENTRAL INDIA, 17TH CENTURY
Of rounded form with curved rim, inlaid with a broad band of alternating radiating floral sprays interspersed with curved foliage and hanging flowers, between bands of stylised flowering vines, around a central rosette, the rim with scrolling flowers and a further band of flowering vines, slight loss of inlay to outer rim
12¾in. (32.5cm.) diam.

Literature

Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver & Bronze From Mughal India, London, 1997, pl.423, p. 249

The Indian Heritage. Court Life and Arts under Mughal Rule exhibition catalogue, London, 1982, pl482, p.142

Exhibited

London, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Indian Heritage. Court Life and Arts under Mughal Rule, 21 April - 22 August 1982

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Lot Essay

In the catalogue for the The Indian Heritage exhibiton, Simon Digby describes the flowering plants of this dish as recalling the pietra dura decoration of the great mid-17th century marble buildings of Agra and Delhi. He argues however that here they have acquired what he terms a 'baroque bravura' (op.cit., p.142).

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