AN OCTAGONAL BRASS BRAZIER, 17TH-18TH CENTURY India. Of classic form, each side finely incised with ibex, camels, and birds amid foliate scroll works, each panel separate and joined by eight elements with splayed foot and pawn-shaped finials, with two handles.

Provenance: From a noted British private collection, by repute acquired at Nagel, Stuttgart.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, extensive traces of use, some casting irregularities and associated flaws, rust and encrustations to the interior, the base with small dents, the handles attached with modern screws. Minor nicks and losses here and there.

Weight: 7.2 kg
Dimensions: Diameter 39.3 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related bronze brazier, dated to the 15^th century, similarly decorated and also with pawn-shaped finials, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1988.293.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's London, 30 March 2022, lot 105
Estimate: GBP 80,000-120,000 or approx. EUR 93,500-140,500 converted at the time of writing
Description: A cast brass octagonal brazier, India or Central Asia, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decorative elements of the brazier, and the similar size (41 cm). Note the openwork décor and the earlier date.