A Lucknow jungle pattern silver tea and coffee set. Northern India. Late 19th century - image-1
A Lucknow jungle pattern silver tea and coffee set. Northern India. Late 19th century - image-2
A Lucknow jungle pattern silver tea and coffee set. Northern India. Late 19th century - image-1A Lucknow jungle pattern silver tea and coffee set. Northern India. Late 19th century - image-2

Lot 29 Dα

A Lucknow jungle pattern silver tea and coffee set. Northern India. Late 19th century

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 600 € - 900 €
Result: 945 € (incl. premium)
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A Lucknow jungle pattern silver tea and coffee set. Northern India. Late 19th century

The tea pot with an elephant knob on the lid, the coffee pot with a moveable handle, the tea pot and the milk jug with a snake handle, all chased with the jungle pattern including elephants, lions and other animals amidst date palms with men and animals climbing up the trees. Weight 511 g; 278 g; 117 g
Height 15.8 cm; 15 cm; 9.8 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Southern France

Literature

Cf. Vidya Dhejia, Delight in Design, Indian Silver for the Raj, Mapin Publishing 2008, p. 86-87, no. 19