Antique Indian Silver, An Exceptionally Rare Pierced Open-Work Silver Spittoon (Peekdaan or Thookadaan), Probably Golconda, Central-India, Circa 18th Century.

Description

For General information please visit our previous lot No. 167.

N.B:- Dear customers (Lots 167, 168 & 169) are sold together.

Condition: Very good, minor splits, cracks and silver tarnishing.

Dimensions:-

9 cm width.
11 cm the height.

References:-

For very similar open work silver spice box, that was believed to be made in Golconda, Diccan-India, please see sold lot 119 that was sold at Sotheby’s Auction House, the Stuart Cary Welsh Collection, Part One: Arts of the Islamic World, on the 6th of April 2011, London.

For very similar open work silver spice box, that was believed to be made in Central-India, probably of a Diccani origin, please see sold lot 140 that was sold at Christie’s Auction House, Arts of the Islamic & Indian Worlds, on the 10th of April 2014, London.