ANTIQUE 19thC RARE INDIAN CUTCH OOMERSI MAWJI SOLID SILVER BOWL c.1880
19th Century Indian Colonial silver twin handles bowl, on a round spreading foot and a wavy rim to the top. The detailed engraving is particularly crisp and ornate. Marked O.M for Oomersi Mawji.
Reference Number: A4329
19th Century Indian Colonial silver twin handles bowl, on a round spreading foot and a wavy rim to the top. The detailed engraving is particularly crisp and ornate. Marked O.M for Oomersi Mawji.
Reference Number: A4329
19th Century Indian Colonial silver twin handles bowl, on a round spreading foot and a wavy rim to the top. The detailed engraving is particularly crisp and ornate. Marked O.M for Oomersi Mawji.
Reference Number: A4329
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century exceptionally rare Indian Colonial solid silver twin handles bowl, on a round spreading foot and a wavy rim to the top. The detailed engraving is particularly crisp and ornate.
The base bearing the marks O.M of Oomersi Mawji, the most celebrated Indian silversmith of all time. Oomersi Mawji is mostly known for his silver tableware and tea-ware, and is very rare to find silver centerpieces by him. Oomersi Mawji was appointed Royal Silversmith for the Maharajah of Kutch and producing silverware for a wide elite of European and British clientele. The piece dates to the 1880's.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - no damage.
SIZE
Height: 11cm
Width: 23 x 17cm
Weight: 525g
