Strauss & co - 7 October 2019, Cape Town

THE ANDREW NEWALL COLLECTION LOTS 1-164 41 121 A pair of Indian silver bud vases, Cutch, Bhuj, Shamji Mukonji, circa 1880 each embossed with scrolling flowers and foliage against a stippled ground, raised on a double knopped stem and spreading circular foot, with diamond, rope-twist and beaded borders, 15cm high, 195g all in ; and an Indian silver covered jug, possibly Cutch, late 19th century, the front and reverse embossed with a pair of birds flanking a vacant shield-shaped cartouche, with s-shaped scroll handle, the hinged cover with a spire-shaped finial, 11,5cm high, 240g (3) R8 000 - 10 000 LITERATURE cf. Wynyard R T Wilkinson (1999) Indian Silver 1858-1947, Silver from the Indian sub-continent and Burma made by local craftsmen in Western forms , Wynyard R T Wilkinson, 99D Talbot Road, London, W11 2At, illustrated on page 87, illustration 125 where a similar pair is illustrated in black and white. 122 An Indian silver bowl, Kashmir, Srinagar, late 19th century lobed and embossed with panels of flowers and foliage, the rim pierced with a ‘Rosette pattern’ raised on a slightly flared foot engraved with further flowerheads, minor dent, 14cm high, 665g R9 000 - 12 000 123 A large Indian silver pedestal bowl, Lucknow, late 19th century with undulating rim and raised on a domed foot, the body embossed with the ‘Jungle pattern’, incorporating a continuous scene of animals, including elephants, tigers, hares, deer, birds and a dog before a stylised forest with figures climbing coconut trees between double fish bands, the foot similarly embossed with animals and birds, heightened with palmette decoration, the interior with traces of gilding, 20cm high, 1360g R15 000 - 20 000 LITERATURE cf. Wynyard R T Wilkinson (1999) Indian Silver 1858-1947, Silver from the Indian sub-continent and Burma made by local craftsmen in Western forms , Wynyard R T Wilkinson, 99D Talbot Road, London, W11 2At, illustrated on page 131, illustration 127 where a similar bowl is illustrated. 124 A Mongolian style engraved silver and jade-mounted seven-light candelabra, early 20th century each candle branch set with a Chinese jade belt hook, a dragon issuing each candle sconce with fitting, the central candle sconce set on a green jade column, above a columnar waisted support embellished with coral and turquoise scroll and lappet-shaped motifs, the whole with clouds, raised on a circular domed foot cast in high relief with four engraved dragons amongst clouds chasing two flaming pearls set with cabochon-cut coral, minor hole to one sconce arm, 34,5cm high, 1930g all in R15 000 - 20 000 *This lot is not suitable for export 123 124 121 122