A MAGNIFICENT MUGHAL RUBY AND EMERALD INSET GOLD AND SILVER LINED AND INLAID JADE COVERED FLASK North India, first half 17th century With spherical body, slightly widening cylindrical neck, cusped vertical foot and rounded cover with claw-set ruby knop, the body with eight shaped pale green nephrite jade panels each inset and inlaid with rubies forming a delicate lattice divided by vertical bands of emerald inset linked arcading, the neck with a lattice linked by inset rubies and emeralds, divided by bands of similar alternating inset stones, a similar inset floral inset jade panel under the foot, the cover similar, the top of the mouth with alternating flat-set emeralds and rubies forming leaf-motifs, the gold-lined interior of the base of the neck with an openwork wire rosette with central claw-set ruby, the underside rim of the gold-lined cover with a band of black composition inlaid meandering vine, very minor old repair at base of neck, together with Lord Clive's original plain wooden travelling case carved in two halves completely to enclose the flask and with grooves for the string fixing, traces of sealing wax in various places 9¾in. (24.5cm.) high
A MAGNIFICENT MUGHAL RUBY AND EMERALD INSET GOLD AND SILVER LINED AND INLAID JADE COVERED FLASK North India, first half 17th century With spherical body, slightly widening cylindrical neck, cusped vertical foot and rounded cover with claw-set ruby knop, the body with eight shaped pale green nephrite jade panels each inset and inlaid with rubies forming a delicate lattice divided by vertical bands of emerald inset linked arcading, the neck with a lattice linked by inset rubies and emeralds, divided by bands of similar alternating inset stones, a similar inset floral inset jade panel under the foot, the cover similar, the top of the mouth with alternating flat-set emeralds and rubies forming leaf-motifs, the gold-lined interior of the base of the neck with an openwork wire rosette with central claw-set ruby, the underside rim of the gold-lined cover with a band of black composition inlaid meandering vine, very minor old repair at base of neck, together with Lord Clive's original plain wooden travelling case carved in two halves completely to enclose the flask and with grooves for the string fixing, traces of sealing wax in various places 9¾in. (24.5cm.) high
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