A PARCEL-GILT SILVER HUQQA MOUTHPIECE
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER HUQQA MOUTHPIECE

NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1800

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER HUQQA MOUTHPIECE
NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1800
The elegant piece modelled with a gemset elephant's head, his trunk wraped around the stem, with stopper in the form of a floral bud, a peacock stands above the elephant, with gilt highlights, the stopper retained by a chain
5½in. (14cm.) long

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