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LOT 2165
Hindu Brass Ewer
INDIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 3/4 in. (1.09 kg, 32.5 cm high).
Engraved with figural scenes, animals, floral and foliate motifs, raised roundels with floral motifs inlaid with garnets, floral and foliate openwork lid, thumbpad modelled as a peacock in the round, handle as a stylised sinuous beast with a head at the top and foot, u-section spout.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 2000s.
Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
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LOT 2165
Hindu Brass Ewer
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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