A SMALL BIDRI SILVER-INLAID LIDDED VASE
Bidar, Deccan, Central India, 19th century

Of compressed pyriform shape, resting on a short splayed foot, rising to a flared neck with a wide circular mouth, the lid hemispherical and topped by a bud-shaped finial, the bidri decoration on the body consisting of an articulate lattice filled with flower heads framed within concentric decorative bands of lush foliage, geometric motifs and hatched patterns, palmette tendrils and geometric motifs to the lid, 13.5cm high.