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LOT 2133
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.
ProvenanceChristie's South Kensington, 29 April 2005, no.369.
Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
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LOT 2133
Brass Spouted Lota
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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