SEVEN INDIAN STEEL AND BRASS WORKING TOOLS AN... Lot 48
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SEVEN INDIAN STEEL AND BRASS WORKING TOOLS AN EYE FOR DETAIL: PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ESTATE IN NORTHERN LONDON India, 18th century and later Comprising two small-scale steel tweezers, possibly used by jewellers or blacksmiths, the longest 14cm; a portable powder container, possibly for lime paste or other ground minerals, of cylindrical shape, with a hinged lid and a chainlet attached to the accompanying measuring spoon, the container 10.8cm long; and four different styles of prongs, two featuring single-edged crescentic blades at the end of one of the narrow handles, one made of brass and incised with chevron patterns, and another decorated with silver koftgari inlay with a variety of geometric fretwork bands, gridwork, and vegetal motifs around the handles and head, the longest 36cm.
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