RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 27th January
ANTIQUE 19thC INDIAN SOLID SILVER SURAHI WATER BOTTLE, LUCKNOW c.1870
£1,995.00
Antique 19th Century Indian (Lucknow) solid silver wine or water flask (surai or surahi), featuring a globular body, tall tapering cylindrical neck, domed hinged lid, and bud-shaped finial. Unusually, the piece is richly adorned with thistle and floral grapevine motifs, an exceptionally rare decorative choice for Indian silverware.
As often the case for Indian silver the bottle is unmarked, but acid tested shows a 900+ silver standard, it dates to the 1870's.
Reference Number: A00012