Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
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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