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Indian Moghul Style Green Stone Bowl Indian Moghul Style Green Stone Bowl Indian Moghul Style Green Stone Bowl
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LOT 2213

Indian Moghul Style Green Stone Bowl

20TH CENTURY A.D.

6 in. (315 grams, 15 cm wide).

A carved twelve-fluted green onyx bowl with a slightly flared rim and basal ring. [No Reserve]

Provenance

London collection since the 1980s.
Ex property of a Canadian family.

Literature

Cf. Watt, G., Indian Art at Delhi, 1903, being the Official Catalogue of the Indian Art Exhibition, Delhi,1902-1903, Calcutta, 1903, fig. p.477, nos.3-4, for similar bowls.

CONDITION
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LOT 2213

Indian Moghul Style Green Stone Bowl

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £10 +BP*
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