
A Rare Bidri Tray
Of tear or heart shape
The centre cartouche inlaid in silver with a dense poppy design
Within similar borders
Raised on four feet
Bidar 1st half 19thC
Length;10 1/4″ (26.0 cm)
Condition; excellent
This is a rare shape
See The Metropolitan Museum 91.1.539 for a similar slightly larger tear shaped dish as 18/19thC. From the Edward C. Moore Collection
Not in such good condition. From the Edward C. Moore Collection
Also there is the spectacular 17thc dish which was subject to an export ban in early 2019 and is now in the V&A Museum