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17TH/18TH CENTURY
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**A RARE MUGHAL PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE 'GEM'-INLAID EWER AND COVER
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The shoulder of the tapering oval body, bottom and top of the faceted neck and bottom of the faceted spout carved in low relief with leaf borders, with a graceful leafy flower stem forming the handle and another issuing from the bottom of the spout, the flowers of each inlaid with a ruby 'cabochon', the sides later inlaid in gold wire and rubies, turquoise, opal, coral and glass, raised on a spreading oval foot surrounding a flower head carved on the base, the faceted domed cover decorated en suite
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high, box
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The shoulder of the tapering oval body, bottom and top of the faceted neck and bottom of the faceted spout carved in low relief with leaf borders, with a graceful leafy flower stem forming the handle and another issuing from the bottom of the spout, the flowers of each inlaid with a ruby 'cabochon', the sides later inlaid in gold wire and rubies, turquoise, opal, coral and glass, raised on a spreading oval foot surrounding a flower head carved on the base, the faceted domed cover decorated en suite
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high, box
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.