Two silver-inlaid bidriware bottles and a huqqa base, probably Bidar, India, 19th century

the two bottles with spherical bodies and straight necks, one with silver-inlaid reticulated leaf pattern, the other with floral stems, leafy fronds and domed lid, the huqqa base with compressed body and gently flaring neck with domed lid, decorated with dense floral motifs

All in generally good condition, the tall huqqa bottle with some minor tarnishing and losses including light abrasion to surface, minor chips to foot of base, the other huqqa bottle also with some abrasion to surface and resulting minor losses, finial of lid partly broken, the bottle-vase with some discoloration due to tarnishing (each could benefit from a clean, please consult a professional restorer for advice), as viewed.
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For comparable examples, see: S. Stronge, Bidriware: Inlaid metalwork from India, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 1985, p.60, no. 27 and p. 82, no.69.