Two Sialkhot gold koftgari steel bottles (surahi) North India, 19th Century

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Two Sialkhot gold koftgari steel bottles (surahi) North India, 19th Century each of compressed globular form on splayed feet with long slightly flaring necks, the stoppers of domed form with bud finials, profusely decorated in gold overlay with a lattice of split palmettes filled with foliate interlace, the feet with chevron designs 29.5 cm. high Footnotes: A Sialkhot casket with similar decoration is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, inv. no. IM.227-1921. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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Two Sialkhot gold koftgari steel bottles (surahi) North India, 19th Century

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Two Sialkhot gold- and silver-koftgari steel shields (dhal) North India, 19th Century (2)

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