A fine Silver Filigree Rosewater Sprinkler and Tray, Deccan, India, Late 18th/19th Century

the sprinkler composed of two component parts, of baluster form with splayed foot, the bulbous fluted body with petalled shoulder rising to globular moulding below a slender tapering faceted neck terminating in a lotiform finial, decorated with panels of openwork filigree, resting on a round, petal rimmed tray, decorated with various scrolling patterns, also in openwork filigree

In overall fairly good condition, with tarnishing to silver and overall surface abrasion, the tray with minor dents to extremities and some fine filigree work missing to central decoration, as viewed.
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