AN INDIAN COLONIAL SILVER EWER AND BASIN

MARK OF P. ORR AND SONS, MADRAS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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AN INDIAN COLONIAL SILVER EWER AND BASIN
MARK OF P. ORR AND SONS, MADRAS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The ewer of amphora form, on circular foot, the body with floral decoration, the basin with beaded rim and engraved with lotus flowers and marsh plants, marked on reverse of ewer and basin
20½ in. (52.1 cm.) high overall; 115 oz. (3,578 gr.)

Lot Essay

P. Orr & Sons established prominence among Indian silver manufacturers when it produced ceremonial gifts for the Prince of Wales, who visited India in 1875. (Dipti Khera, "'Designs to Suit Every Taste' P. Orr & Sons and Swami Silverware," p. 21, from Vidya Dehejia, Delight in Design: Indian Silver for the Raj, 2008)

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