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LOT 2330
Indian Gilded Glass Hookah Base
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (515 grams, 20.4 cm).
Globular in profile with gilt collar to the columnar neck; circumferential bands of gilt flowers to the shoulder, vertical clusters to the sidewall. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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