Asian Art II - 8th December 2020
Lot 570
A MIDDLE EASTERN SILVER-COLOURED METAL HOOKAH BASE AND A WATER SPRINKLER
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A MIDDLE EASTERN SILVER-COLOURED METAL HOOKAH BASE AND A WATER SPRINKLER
19TH CENTURY
The hookah base decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage on brass sections of the body, with a paper label reading '56', the water sprinkler marked to the body with a bird of prey below an inscription, the tall detachable tapering neck terminating in a flowerhead, 21cm and 32.4cm, 635g and 379g. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of Dr Edward M Brett (d.2018), Hampstead.