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Kutch Indian Silver Raj Period Salver - Card Tray
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Reference: S11290
Period: Victorian
Year: Circa 1890
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Place: India
Price: $ 320.00
Weight: 127 grams
Dimensions: 15.7 cm diameter
Condition: Excellent.
Description: A beautiful Kutch Indian silver salver, wih stunning decoration, clearly made by a master craftsman. The salver has a central boss which is unengraved, surrounded by a typically Kutch style repousse (embossed) foliate design, with flowers, rims of leaves and gadrooned borders. This has hundreds of individual punch marks, so clearly made by hand. The central portion is surrounded by a pierced border, with more scrolls and flowers, and an additional cast applied border, also of scrolls, in addition to being extremely decorative this also strengthens the rim and provides grip. The rear of the salver clearly shows the repousse work, and where the cast rim has been soldered on. No hallmarks are present, as is usual for Indian silver of this period. These small salvers were used by servants to present visitors calling cards, or to serve a small drink (for example sherry). A very similar salver, made by the reknowned Oomersi Mawji, can be seen on the website "Indian Silver from the Raj" by Harish Patel, see http://silverfromindia1850-1920.blogspot.com/ - we highly recommend this website for information on Indian silver.
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Kutch Indian Silver Raj Period Salver - Card Tray
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Kutch Indian Silver Raj Period Salver - decoration
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