A BIDRI BRASS AND SILVER INLAID SPHERICAL HOOKAH BASE
A BIDRI BRASS AND SILVER INLAID SPHERICAL HOOKAH BASE

BIDAR, CENTRAL INDIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A BIDRI BRASS AND SILVER INLAID SPHERICAL HOOKAH BASE
BIDAR, CENTRAL INDIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Of typical form, the cylindrical mouth with everted rim and pronounced collar, the spherical body with a broad band of different floral sprays with swaying blossoms and leaves, several smaller decorative registers above including one of scrolling vine, one with alternating silver and brass quatrefoils, another with similar drop shapes, one with chevrons and the final one with alternating palmettes and rosettes divided by trilobed motifs, some losses to inlay
6½in. (16.4cm.) high

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