RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 6th August, 2019
20th Century Exceptional Indian colonial solid silver six-piece tea service, comprising of coffee pot, water jug, teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug, sugar tongs and a tray, each body is profusely and beautifully repousse' decorated with religious processions, a typical scenes from the Meenakshi Amman temple in southern India, depicting the story of Vishnu's decent to earth as Jagganath. The realistically modelled snake shaped handles, lids mounted with finials depicting a seated Shiva on an elephant and a cow, the tray with numerous panels depicting traditional rural scenes and mounted around the edge with a cast snake boarder and intertwining handles.
Reference Number: A5864
20th Century Indian Karachi-Cutch silver repousse lidded bowl on stand, each piece is profusely and beautifully repousse' decorated with scrolling foliage and flowers on a fine tooled matted ground, the lid mounted with a cast model of two seated deers, the bowl supported by three cast elephants on an unusually shaped base. Judging by the style and quality is undoubtedly made by J. Manikrai & Co.
Reference Number: A5959
19th Century Imperial Russian silver-gilt trompe l'oeil throne salt, richly gilt and beautifully engraved, pierced geometric back, the seat engraved to simulate wood grain, the interior of the lid engraved with dedication inscription in Russian 'From the employees of the Association of Tver Manufactory in Moscow, 2 January 1872'.
Reference Number: A5802