Lot 377* ♣ - A197AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia - Wednesday, 02. June 2021, 02.00 PM
A MUGHAL IVORY PRIMING FLASK (BARUTDAN).
India, second half of 17th c. Length 23 cm.
In the form of a fishlike composite animal of two curved ivory sections, carved in low relief to depict leopards attacking antelopes in a field of flowers, one end of the lid with head, inlaid eyes, ears and front legs of two antelopes joined to look like one head, the other end with an antelope with an elephant head above and rabbit heads below. Brass lever and pins are holding the priming powder container and lid together. Minor restoration.
This object contains material of endangered species and is subject to certain trade restrictions. Prospective buyers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import it into another country.
Comparable examples are preserved in the Victoria & Albert Museum, no. IS.382.1896, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, no. 2009.1357 and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, nos 32.25.2420 and 07.71.
Compare also catalogue entries 103-107 in: Fighting, Hunting, Impressing – Arms and Armour from the Islamic World 1500-1850. The David Collection exhibition catalogue, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2021.
Provenance: Formerly in a Belgian private collection.
CHF 30 000 / 50 000 | (€ 30 930 / 51 550)