AIGUIÈRE Probably Bidar, Deccan, 18th century In gilt brass, the flattened pear-shaped body, on a flared pedestal, with a long tapering spout and arched handle, decorated with a network of small engraved floral motifs inlaid with white paste. The lid has been replaced and the spout re-welded. Height: 35 cm A very similar ewer has been attributed by Mark Zebrowski to Bidar in the 17th century (Mark Zebrowski, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, no. 486). The brass ewer shown here is probably later than the example published by Zebrowski. A similar eighteenth-century brass ewer, also from Bidar, was sold at Christie's South Kensington on 3 April 2009, lot 309. A Fine Brass Ewer (Aftaba), Probably Bidar, Deccan India, 18th century