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Gloucestershire, UK
Indian Colonial Silver Sugar Caster - Madras c.1920
REF: LA508279
£495
€578
$623
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Description
This is a rare early 20th Century Anglo-Indian silver sugar caster on a circular foot, unmarked, from Madras, c1920. The body has five large oval embossed panels, bordered with plain silver and floral motifs, depicting a Vaishnava deity standing on a lotus, in the Swami style. The domed screw thread top presents a chased decoration of stylised semi-circular acanthus leaves and drill pierced holes.
An almost identical silver sugar caster from Madras is illustrated in Vidya Dehejia’s Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj, (2008), p.121
measurements
Height:
14 cm
Weight:
149 g
declaration
The Purply Shop has clarified that the Indian Colonial Silver Sugar Caster - Madras c.1920 (LA508279) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1920
condition
In excellent condition, with the expected wear commensurate with age.
additional info
Category:
Material:
Date of Manufacture:
c.1920
location
This Indian Colonial Silver Sugar Caster - Madras c.1920 is located in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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