An Indian Colonial silver water jug, unmarked, Cutch, circa 1880

the tapering cylindrical body finely chased with a profusion of flowering foliage inhabited by seven groups: an elephant trampling a lion, two monkeys, a man with an axe rescuing a companion from a leopard attack, a stage attacked by beasts, an axe-weilding man beside a lion and dead antelope, a lion and deer and a camel attached by a leopard, beetle finial to the hinged lid, crocodile handle

Condition is good although the hinge to the lid is a little strained, heavy gauge, very nice overall. For further queries regarding this lot please contact the Silver Department directly on +44 (0)207 293 5100
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For further information on the silversmiths of the Cutch region of India and illustrations of comparable examples of their work, see Wynyard R.T. Wilkinson, Indian Silver 1858-1947, London, 1999, pp. 64-101