Description
CHARMING INDO-PORTUGUESE POWDER FLASK formed by a marine conch, the upper part of the body enhanced by mother-of-pearl plates with cut edges, applied and fixed by brass studding. The shoulder is decorated with a large, eight-petaled flower, the heart of which is formed by a bulbous stopper. India, probably 19th century or later. A LOVELY INDO-PORTUGUESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL POWDER FLASK, INDIA, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY OR LATER. HEIGHT. 17 CM (6 11/16 IN.)
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CHARMING INDO-PORTUGUESE POWDER FLASK formed by a marine conch, the upper part of the body enhanced by mother-of-pearl plates with cut edges, applied and fixed by brass studding. The shoulder is decorated with a large, eight-petaled flower, the heart of which is formed by a bulbous stopper. India, probably 19th century or later. A LOVELY INDO-PORTUGUESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL POWDER FLASK, INDIA, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY OR LATER. HEIGHT. 17 CM (6 11/16 IN.)
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