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4 juillet 2019

A set of rock-crystal and gold cutlery, Sri Lanka or Goa, India, 16th-17th century or later

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Lot 349. A set of rock-crystal and gold cutlery, Sri Lanka or Goa, India, 16th-17th century or later. Estimate USD 100,000 - USD 150,000. Price realised USD 225,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019

The gold mounts set with rubies and sapphires, the ends decorated with dragon shaped heads, the metal marked with a mark on all knives, the reverse of the spoon bowls decorated in low relief, the set comprising four knives, four forks and four spoons
Knife 8 5/8 ins. (21.8 cm.) long; fork 5 5/8 ins. (14.3 cm.) long; spoon 6 1/8 ins. (15.5 cm.) long.

Exhibited: The Doge’s Palace, Venice 2017, p.169, no.112
The Palace Museum, Beijing 2018, pp.194-95, no.116
de Young Legion of Honor, San Francisco 2018, p. 79, no. 25.

Christie's. Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence, New York, 19 June 2019

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