A SILVER FILIGREE ROSEWATER SPRINKLER (GULABPASH)
Karimnagar, Deccan, Central India, 19th century

Of typical flattened drop-like shape, resting on a raised polygonal filigree foot, rising to a ringed neck with a faceted tapering stem, the globular finial at the top worked as a bouquet with overlapping rows of rosettes, the filigree decoration on the body and foot in line with Karimnagar productions and consisting of stylised spirals and scrollwork, 27.5cm high, 364gr.