Service à thé en argent à décor d'éléphants, Bombay, vers 1930, poinçon de l'orfèvre T.P.R & Co

comprenant une théière, un pot à lait et un sucrier, chaque pièce reposant sur quatre pieds boules aplatis, les anses et bec verseur en forme de têtes d'éléphant, la prise du couvercle en forme de déesse assise sur un éléphant, le corps repoussé de divinités, certaines chevauchant des animaux divers, les intérieurs du cerémier et du sucrier dorés

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Pour un service à thé similaire, voir Christie's  Londres, 25 octobre 2011, lot 123