An enamelled silver-gilt cup and cover, Lucknow, India, circa 1800

of baluster form, the deep cup supported on a narrow foot with stepped splayed base, decorated with blue and green enamels of scrolling vegetation and flowers with minor bands of acanthus leaves reserved on a blue enamelled ground above and below, the cover with bud finial decorated with full-frontal flowerheads reserved against an blue enamelled ground with foliate borders

overall good condition, minor repairs, as viewed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

The use of blue and green is characteristic of Lucknow enamel wares from the eighteenth century onwards. An eighteenth-century silver-gilt pandan in the Victoria and Albert Museum that reputedly belonged to the last king of Oudh, Wajid 'Ali Shah, displays the delicate use of the blue and green palette against a silver-gilt ground, see Indian Heritage 1982, no.332.