ID 820121
Lot 658 | A GEM-SET GLASS HOOKAH BASE
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
INDIA, MUGHAL, 18TH CENTURY
Of typical form, the bell-shaped glass body gilt with a repeating peacock feather motif and inset with gemstones, encircled by further gilt decoration above and below comprising gemstones, gilt beading and leafy meander in relief
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high; 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm.) diameter at base
Provenance
Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 13 May 1980.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
| Medium: | Glass |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Glass |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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