A silver-inlaid alloy bidri ewer India, 17th/ 18th CenturyA silver-inlaid alloy bidri ewer India, 17th/ 18th Centuryof flattened bulbous form on a flared foot, the tapering neck with moulding and neck ring flaring to a hinged domed lid with bud finial, the curved handle terminating in an applied palmette where it meets the body, with multifaceted tapering spout, decorated in silver inlay with bands of circular motifs, the body with bands of stylised foliate motifs and scrolling foliate vines, the shoulder with a band containing a scrolling foliate vine, the neck and lid with geometric designs, the base of the handle with floral motifs 29 cm. highProvenance Private US collection, acquired at Spink & Son, London, in 1992.PublishedSpink & Son, Indian & Islamic Works of Art, London, 1992, p. 33, no. 23ExhibitedArt of the Islamic World, Houston Museum, 2015.