05 | Arts of the Islamic World & India
Sun, Jan 9, 2022 12:00PM EST
Lot 13
A GEM-SET SILVER-GILT HUQQA BASE, INDIA, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Estimate: $12,000 - $27,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $200 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $25,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
DESCRIPTION: A GEM-SET SILVER-GILT HUQQA BASE, INDIA, EARLY 18TH CENTURY OF BULBOUS FORM SURMOUNTED BY AN EVERTED RIDGED NECK, CHASED AND ENGRAVED WITH FLORAL STEMS WITHIN ARCHED PANELS, THE PETALS AND LEAVES SET WITH RUBIES AND EMERALDS. PROVENANCE SOTHEBYS 20 APRIL 2016 SALE. N.B. A HUQQA BASE DECORATED IN THE SAME TECHNIQUE WITH FLORAL PATTERN CHASED IN RELIEF BUT WITHOUT ANY GEMSTONES IN THE AL-SABAH COLLECTION, KUWAIT NATIONAL MUSEUM, INV. NO. LNS 1102M. THE COMBINATION OF THE RELIEF PATTERN SET WITH COLOURFUL GEMSTONES CAN BE SEEN ON A SWORD HILT, POCKET AND CHAPE IN THE SAME MUSEUM, INV. NO. LNS 2158 JA-C
Condition
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