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LOT 1914
Brass Spouted Lota
MUGHAL, 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (1.2 kg, 17 cm wide).
Composed of a squat body with raised medial bands, vertical ribbing above and below, broad neck with everted rim, splayed foot and collared spout; maker's mark or other motif to base.
Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, 29 April 2005, lot 369.
Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
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LOT 1914
Brass Spouted Lota
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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