QAJAR ENGRAVED BRASS WATER SPRINKLER

Ca. 19th century AD A brass water sprinkler with a globular body on a fluted spreading foot and a tall cylindrical neck with projecting collars. The body is divided into hexagonal panels filled with scrolling arabesques, with radiating flutes around the base of the neck. The long central section of the neck is engraved with overlapping ring-and-dot motifs and bordered by pierced interlace bulges. Further scrolling vegetal ornament decorates the upper section, terminating in a slightly flaring rim. Size: 310mm x 110mm; Weight: 265g Provenance: Private UK collection; ex Oxfordshire ancient art collection; ex Canadian collection, 1970s�2000.

Estimate:£100

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