A LARGE BRASS PEACOCK, INDIA, DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY |

of typical form, the body and tail finely casted with an applied openwork panel in front, on a wood base

Christie’s London, 14 October 2003, lot 85.

In generally good condition, the body of the peackock affected by some rubbing and patination, weathering to surface and one small crack affecting the wing, soldered in three parts, on a later wooden stand, remainig of red pigments,as viewed
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