A Kangxi blue and white porcelain huqqa base for the Indian market, China, 1662-1722 AD

the porcelain body of squat bulbous form with a later added silver neck and mouth piece, decorated in underglaze blue with six panels each containing a different floral stem, the shoulder with a frieze of flowerheads

In good condition, body intact, silver spout later replacement/addition, as viewed.
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A similar example sold in these rooms, 6 April 2011, lot 363.