Bidri Pandan with Silver Inlaid Tray

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Bidri Pandan with Silver Inlaid Tray

Amir Mohtashemi Ltd.

Date 19th century

Period 19th century, 1750-1850, 1850-1900

Origin India, Bidar

Medium silver

Dimension 10 x 13 cm (3⁷/₈ x 5¹/₈ inches)

A blackened zinc alloy rectangular box, cover and tray inlaid with silver and decorated with poppies within oval cartouches and border designs; Hindi inscription inside the lid. The name bidri derives from the city of Bidar in Deccan which was the capital of the Bahmani kingdom. The poppy motif was a popular Bidar style in the mid 19th century. Click here to see a similar example of a mid 19th century bidri ware with poppy motif

Stock no.: A4023

Date: 19th century

Period: 19th century, 1750-1850, 1850-1900

Origin: India, Bidar

Medium: silver

Dimension: 10 x 13 cm (3⁷/₈ x 5¹/₈ inches)

Literature: Susan Stronge, Bidri Ware: Inlaid Metalwork From India, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985, p. 15, 60-61.

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