A Burmese presentation silver casket

A Burmese presentation silver casket,

maker's mark of a peacock,

rectangular form, the cover heavily embossed with figures and chased foliate scroll borders, the sides with elephants and figures, on a spread rectangular base, the inside of the cover inscribed 'Presented to Liet. Col. W.A.W. Strickland, M.V.O. Commandant, on his relinquishing command of the Corps, by the Officers, N.C.O's and Men of the Upper Burma Volunteer Rifles as a slight token of the high esteem in which he is held by all ranks', length 21.5cm, approx. weight 31oz.

For an image of a similar maker's mark see: Wilkinson, W., Indian Silver 1858-1947, Silver from the Indian Sub-Continent and Burma during Ninety Years of British Rule, private publication, 1999, page 41.