Asian Art II - 15th November 2016
Lot 460
A MASSIVE PAIR OF INDIAN SILVER AND COPPER GUJARAT-STYLE BOWLS LATE 19TH CENTURY The exterior...
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A MASSIVE PAIR OF INDIAN SILVER AND COPPER GUJARAT-STYLE BOWLS
LATE 19TH CENTURY
The exterior decorated with floral friezes and Hindu gods and dancers in arcades, the interior with a stylized lotus flower and an engraved 'S' to the side, 41cm. (2)
Such bowls were colonial export products for the British market. The decoration resembling a temple frieze with rows of figures is similar in style to so called 'swami silver' inspired by the architectural motives of the southern Indian temples.