A silver rosewater sprinkler, India, 18th century

made of three component parts, with a bulbous body rising through a set of filigree petals worked in relief and leading to a slender tapering neck terminating in a lotiform finial, the surface decorated with floral-designs comprising filigree scrolls  

In good condition, recently replaced screw, as viewed.
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Decorated with scrolling floral ornamentation notable for its fleshy, composite forms, this rosewater sprinkler illustrates the exchange of artistic motifs between Europe and India prevalent during this period. These designs are particularly associated with indigenous craftsmen’s interpretations of European botanicals that would have been in circulation during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.