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  • A pair of colonial Indian silver salt and pepper casters, Twentyman & Company, 1821-1854


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India
A pair of colonial Indian silver salt and pepper casters, Twentyman & Company, 1821-1854
each cylindrical with reeded borders, raised on a circular pedestal footrim, 215g all in
(2)
height: 8cm

Notes

The work of this firm has been thought of as being produced by the firm of Lawrence Twentyman & Company of the Cape of Good Hope. This is not the case. The Indian Registers show that Twentyman & Company started activities in Calcutta in 1821. It was one of the most important firms in Calcutta until 1840.

Wynard T. Wilkinson (1973), Indian Colonial Silver, European Silversmiths in India and their marks (1760-1860), London: Argent Press.

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Private Collection.

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