Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023

Lot 1699

A pierced silver-gilt Bezoar-stone holder,

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2394

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Description

A pierced silver-gilt Bezoar-stone holder,
unmarked, probably Indian late-17th/early-18th century,
ovoid form with a gilded band around the middle, with openwork scrolling foliate decoration, and each end with a rosette motif, with silver liner, diameter 3.7cm, approx. weight 1.2oz.

Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Christie's East, The Estate of Duane Voth, 13 December 1994.