A mother-of-pearl and silver powder flask. Western India, possibly Gujarat - image-1
A mother-of-pearl and silver powder flask. Western India, possibly Gujarat - image-2
A mother-of-pearl and silver powder flask. Western India, possibly Gujarat - image-1A mother-of-pearl and silver powder flask. Western India, possibly Gujarat - image-2

Lot 589 Dα

A mother-of-pearl and silver powder flask. Western India, possibly Gujarat

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €

A mother-of-pearl and silver powder flask. Western India, possibly Gujarat

A mother-of-pearl and silver powder flask, the flat oval body covered with scale-like inlays accentuated at the centre by a dot of golden metal in the manner of a peacock feather, the mouth and stopper of engraved silver. Western India, possibly Gujarat.
Height 20.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, The Netherlands