Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 5 March 2018
Decorative Arts
About this Item
Bombay, India
A Colonial Indian silver christening mug, Thomas Mathies & James Barron, Bombay, second quarter 19th century
the cylindrical body chased with two bands of acorns and oak leaves, engraved with initials, the side applied with leaf-capped scroll handle, 10cm high, 260g
Literature
Wynyard R. T. Wilkinson (1973) Indian Colonial Silver: European Silversmiths in India and their Marks, Argent Press. Illustrated on page 91.
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