A LARGE BIDRI SILVER-INLAID SPITTOON WITH ARABESQUE MOTIF
Bidar, Deccan, Central India, 19th century

Hour-glass shaped, resting on a circular flared base, rising to narrow shoulders and opening again into a chalice-shaped spittoon vase with everted flat rim, the bidri silver-inlaid decoration on the body consisting of vegetal arabesques embellished by rosettes and flower heads, the interior with a petal-shaped decoration band and a continuous vegetal scroll around the rim, 17.5cm high.