A silver cup and saucer bearing the name of Maharaja of Bareilly, North East India, 19th century

the silver cup with cover, set in a saucer, each with a bordering band with pounced decoration comprising a foliate vine on a gilt ground, the cup featuring an engraved inscription in fine nasta'liq

In overall good condition, some rubbing to gilded details, small minor crack near rim of cup, as viewed.
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inscriptions

‘S.M. MOENS Esq. RE’

‘The son of Raja Misir Baijnath, Chief of Bareilly, Babu Ganga Preshad’