AUCTION 32: APRIL 2022 DECORATIVE AND FINE ART SALE

A 19TH C. INDO PERSIAN KOFTGARI LEAF PLATE WITH INLAY

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $600 - $800

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A very fine antique Indo-Persian iron plate skillfully hand-forged in the form of grape leaves damascened with silver in the famous koftgari technique. The leaf stems are made of brass. Decorated with a geometric silver koftgari decoration on the reverse. Such decorative pieces were made by the same craftsmen that made armor – helmets, shields, and arm guards. Dated from the mid 19th to the early 20th-century.

Dimensions: D: 9 in., (22.9 cm.)

Condition: Excellent.