Large Kashmiri copper & brass lidded water ewer, pitcher jug with foliate detail

  
A lovely late 19th Century tinned copper lidded water ewer from the Kashmir region of Northern India. The body has profuse foliate design.

The lid is similarly decorated and is hinged from the top of the shapely brass handle in the manner of a stylised serpent. It is a large size and weighs 1.3kg. The jug is for decorative use only as it is not quite watertight, unless it has a repair. Condition: Fair to poor condition.

Externally the finish has a good antique tarnished colour (left uncleaned). The body is in fair order but has some dents, misshapen lid flange and a tiny hole somewhere on the base flange causing a slight weep of liquid. The brass lid finial has movement. The handle and the finial have had some solder repairs. Height: 24.918 cm (9.810). Width: 24.640 cm (9.701) inc. Diameter: 14.638 cm (5.763) at base of body.