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For two similar silver repoussé huqqas see Christie's, 12 October 1999, lot 135 and Christie's South Kensington, 20 April 2007, lot 167.
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KUTCH, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
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AN IMPRESSIVE SILVER HUQQA
KUTCH, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
With spherical water vase on rounded base with four feet, long stem with two circular trays, bulbous furnace and openwork windscreen, all with suspended beads, with silver-gilt birds around the base, trays and at top, with long straight pipe, the repoussé decoration with dense floral lattice, originally inlaid with red paste, silver tested, apparently unmarked
38in. (96.5cm.) high
KUTCH, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
With spherical water vase on rounded base with four feet, long stem with two circular trays, bulbous furnace and openwork windscreen, all with suspended beads, with silver-gilt birds around the base, trays and at top, with long straight pipe, the repoussé decoration with dense floral lattice, originally inlaid with red paste, silver tested, apparently unmarked
38in. (96.5cm.) high
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