Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

119 320 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 R –  LITERATURE Wynyard R. T. Wilkinson (1973) Indian Colonial Silver: European Silversmiths in India and their Marks , Argent Press. Illustrated on page 91. 321 A pair of Colonial Indian silver pepper pots, Charles, Nephew & Co, Calcutta, mid-19th century urn-shaped, with fluted bodies, engraved ‘PEPPER’ and ‘SALT’, with pierced detachable covers, with bud-and-foliate finial, 11cm high, 250g all in (2) R –  322 A pair of Colonial Indian silver covered beakers, Hamilton & Co, Calcutta, 19th century each tapering cylindrical, engraved with floral sprays and the initials W.G.O., with wrigglework border, the conforming cover with flowerhead finial, silver-gilt interior, later nut and washer, 585g all in, 16cm high (2) R –  323 A Colonial Indian silver and ivory parasol handle, 19th century moulded in relief with three dancers against a stippled ground, the handle engraved with a double flowerhead, set to an ivory shaft, hairline cracks, 25cm long R –  *This lot is not suitable for export 320 321 322 323