A Poona oval silver swami pattern footed tray. Late 19th century - image-1
A Poona oval silver swami pattern footed tray. Late 19th century - image-2
A Poona oval silver swami pattern footed tray. Late 19th century - image-1A Poona oval silver swami pattern footed tray. Late 19th century - image-2

Lot 30 Dα

A Poona oval silver swami pattern footed tray. Late 19th century

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 819 € (incl. premium)

A Poona oval silver swami pattern footed tray. Late 19th century

Of oval shape chased with Vishnu reclining on a snake with Brahma emerging from his navel and Lakshmi massaging his feet, surrounded by six swami roundels and two lobed cartouches with figures, to the border figures and birds amidst scrolls and the rim shaped by intertwining snakes. Restorations to the underside and dent to the rim. Weight 504 g.
Height 1.8 cm; length 34.7 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Southern France

Literature

Cf. Vidya Dhejia, Delight in Design, Indian Silver for the Raj, Mapin Publishing 2008, pp.218