AN INDIAN SILVER ROSEWATER SPRINKLER (GULABPASH)
India, 19th century

Of compressed bulbous shape, resting on an openwork circular foot decorated with a band of fleshy palmettes, rising to a tapering, faceted neck and curved terminal in the form of a blossomed flower head, a pair of regardant peacocks resting on the shoulders, a crown of foliage and palmette leaves decorating the base of the neck, 25cm high, weighs 265g.