(Islamic & Indian Art, 29th October 2020) A SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLER (GULAB PASH) WITH PEACOCK HANDLES India, late 19th - early 20th century A SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLER (GULAB PASH) WITH PEACOCK HANDLES India, late 19th - early 20th century Of typical bulbous shape, resting on a gently flared circular foot and rising to a tall tapering, faceted neck, the mouth decorated as a bouquet of fully blossomed roses with a large stylised lotus flower in the centre, the repoussé decoration on the body with two main cartouches on each side, one with a haloed Hindu saint and engraved with the primary monosyllable "AUM", and the latter with a pair of birds frolicking in the wilderness, two peacock handles on the shoulders, several ring-punched numeral marks on the neck and body, and one on the foot with the Western initials "C. T.", 28cm high. 28cm high
(Islamic & Indian Art, 29th October 2020) A SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLER (GULAB PASH) WITH PEACOCK HANDLES India, late 19th - early 20th century A SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLER (GULAB PASH) WITH PEACOCK HANDLES India, late 19th - early 20th century Of typical bulbous shape, resting on a gently flared circular foot and rising to a tall tapering, faceted neck, the mouth decorated as a bouquet of fully blossomed roses with a large stylised lotus flower in the centre, the repoussé decoration on the body with two main cartouches on each side, one with a haloed Hindu saint and engraved with the primary monosyllable "AUM", and the latter with a pair of birds frolicking in the wilderness, two peacock handles on the shoulders, several ring-punched numeral marks on the neck and body, and one on the foot with the Western initials "C. T.", 28cm high. 28cm high
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