AUCTION 27: ANTIQUE ARMS & MILITARIA

AN INDO-PERSIAN ISLAMIC NAUTILUS SHELL POWDER FLASK

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Start price: $1,000

Buyer's premium: 25%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

An antique Mughal period powder flask formed from a nautilus shell. The upper cylindrical part has a mother-of-pearl frame lined with geometrical fragments. Attached to the sink is a bronze suspension ring with a green velvet loop. Such vessels are also called "barutdan". Small chips, traces of use but mostly in good condition. Mugal Indian, 18th cen.

Dimensions: H: 8 in., (20 cm.)

Condition: Please refer to the lot description