An Indian Bidri ware silver and brass inlaid huqqa base, Bidar, circa 1800
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About this Item
An Indian Bidri ware silver and brass inlaid huqqa base, Bidar, circa 1800
commissioned for the European market, the bell-shaped body inlaid with a rope-twist medallion centred by the initials CW, suspended from a leaf-and-berry swag, the reverse inlaid with regimental emblems including a standard, cannon balls, a drum, trumpet, sword, dagger, a mace and a spear, with acorn and leaf border, some damage to the rim, 21cm high; and another metal and inlaid silver huqqa base, mid 19th century, the waisted body with garlic-shaped mouth and spout united by a serpent-shaped handle, densely inlaid with stylized poppy heads and foliage, raised on three tubular feet, 16cm high
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Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.
Literature
cf. Susan Stronge (1985) Bidri Ware, inlaid metal work from India, Victorian and Albert Museum, Butler & Tanner Ltd, Frome and London, illustrated on page 61, illustration 24 where a similar example is illustrated in black and white
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