A gold and silver-gilt pandan taken at the Siege of Seringapatam
South India, 18th Centuryof square form, the four lobed compartments with hinged raised lids topped with bird finials, one lobed compartment containing three betel nuts, the central screw with a finial in the form of a large peacock with raised tail, the lids and sides pierced with openwork floral and foliate decoration, the underside of the base engraved to resemble a stylised flower, the birds with later imitation pearls in their beaks
7.7 cm. high; 325 g. total weightFootnotesProvenance
Major Thomas Hart of the East India Company, acquired in the days following the siege of Seringapatam, and thence by descent until sold by the family in March 2019.
A rare repeating flintlock sporting gun from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan, also acquired by Major Thomas Hart at the Siege of Seringapatam, was sold in these rooms (Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 25 October 2021, lot 222). For a similar lobed South Indian openwork pandan, see Christie's, Arts of India, 12 June 2018, lot 56.
A gold and silver-gilt pandan taken at the Siege of Seringapatam
South India, 18th Centuryof square form, the four lobed compartments with hinged raised lids topped with bird finials, one lobed compartment containing three betel nuts, the central screw with a finial in the form of a large peacock with raised tail, the lids and sides pierced with openwork floral and foliate decoration, the underside of the base engraved to resemble a stylised flower, the birds with later imitation pearls in their beaks
7.7 cm. high; 325 g. total weightFootnotesProvenance
Major Thomas Hart of the East India Company, acquired in the days following the siege of Seringapatam, and thence by descent until sold by the family in March 2019.
A rare repeating flintlock sporting gun from the personal armoury of Tipu Sultan, also acquired by Major Thomas Hart at the Siege of Seringapatam, was sold in these rooms (Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 25 October 2021, lot 222). For a similar lobed South Indian openwork pandan, see Christie's, Arts of India, 12 June 2018, lot 56.
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