INDIAN BIDRIWARE VASE
A charming early 20th Century antique Indian silver-inlaid bidriware vase decorated with twelve sections of foliate design and further decoration to the neck and plinth. Bidriware originated in the town of Bidar in Southern India. It is a complex eight stage manufacturing process which involves patinating white brass with copper oxide to give a black colour, the design is chiselled and pure silver is inlaid into the surface.
Date: early 20th Century.
Condition. Good condition, no damage.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 7.694 cm (3.029")
Height: 20.276 cm (7.982")
Weight: 714 g
Stock number: AC2567