A SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLER
Possibly Lucknow or North India, 19th century

Of typical bulbous shape, resting on a stepped flared base decorated with a band of chased palmettes, rising to a tapering ringed neck, ending in a very elaborate mouth designed as an open lotus flower with lush foliage all around, further flowers underneath the long leaves, the bulbous base of the neck engraved with a decreasing diamond grid pattern, around the base an almost faded engraving with the letters 'PKLKA', 25cm high.