A MUGHAL-STYLE CORAL SET AGATE MINIATURE FLASK
India, 19th century. Of compressed globular body rising into an elongated neck surmounted by a pointy stopper, carved with foliate designs, the shoulder inset with coral beads and gilt wire.

Condition: With surface wear, few natural age cracks, notches to exposed areas and rims, as well as few old fills, otherwise good condition.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 161 g
Dimensions: Height 14 cm