RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 23rd October, 2017
19th Century Indian Colonial silver three-piece tea set, comprising of teapot, sugar bowl, & cream jug, each straight tapered body is profusely and beautifully repousse' decorated with a religious processions with men carrying idols, a typical scenes from the Meenakshi Amman temple in southern India, handles mounted with snake whisperers and finials depicting Shiva on an elephant.
The bases are all stamped P. Orr & Sons, MADRAS, also engraved with inventory numbers, 2034, No52.
Reference Number: A5104
Antique 19th Century Norwegian solid silver and cloisonné enamel tea cutlery set, consisting of a tea spoon, tea strainer and sugar tongs, the silver is richly gilt, decorated with blue turquoise enamel on wirework scrolls, with white beaded boarder on matted silver ground.
Reference Number: A5101
19th Century Indian Colonial silver three-piece tea set, comprising of teapot, sugar bowl, & cream jug, each straight tapered body is profusely and beautifully repousse' decorated with panels of Shiva in various posses, inspiration was often taken from the Meenakshi Amman temple in southern India, worked scroll handles and finials depicting Shiva on an elephant.
This style is typically from Madras and it closely reminds the work of the famous firm P. Orr & Son.
Reference Number: A5105
20thC Exceptional Burmese, Myanmar silver Thabeik bowl, repousse' decorated in high relief depicting different traditional scenes from the Burmese mythology, showing very detailed figures set against a chiselled matted background in landscapes. Around the scenes and the top chased with scrolling foliage, the base decorated with pluming peacocks and pouncing mythological tigers.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5099
20th Century Exceptional Burmese, Myanmar solid silver Thabeik bowl, repousse' decorated in high relief depicting different traditional scenes from the Burmese mythology, showing very detailed figures set against a chiselled matted background in landscapes. Around the scenes and the top chased with scrolling foliage, the base decorated with pluming peacocks and pouncing mythological tigers.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A5100
Antique 19th Century Austrian solid silver & cloisonne enamel pair of coffee cups and saucers, each part gilt and beautifully enamelled with varicolor flowers, scrolling foliage, Islamic calligraphy, stylized scroll handle. Made especially for the Ottoman market.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4557
