A NEAR-PAIR OF BIDRI SILVER-INLAID LIDDED BOWLS WITH DISHES Bidar, Deccan, Central India, 19th century Each bowl with a hemispherical body resting on a short flared foot, with a domed lid topped by a lotus bud-shaped finial, the body and lid decorated with a variety of floral bloom and vegetal motifs, including rosette and carnation sprays, the interior of one bowl fully inlaid with silver petals directed to a central rosettes, the latter with a simple flower head to the centre, the circular dishes with a similar decoration to the body, the bowls approximately 13.5cm high and 13.2cm diam., the dishes 18cm diam.